Marketing Photographer

Fort Lewis College•Durango, CO

17d•$52,000 - $55,000•Onsite

About The Position

Position Summary: The Photographer plans, executes, and delivers high-quality photography for recruitment, stewardship, institutional memory, and reputation-building communications. This role owns the organization, optimization, and long-term management of the College’s digital photo archives, ensuring assets are easily discoverable, archived, and aligned with branding standards. In close association with other members of the Marketing & Communications team, the position articulates the college-wide and recruitment brands to internal and external constituent groups. The ideal candidate is an ambitious self-starter with strong creative vision, excellent logistical and planning abilities, and the drive to work proactively with exceptional customer service. They bring organization, problem-solving skills, and the ability to balance fast-turnaround assignments as well as long-term strategic projects. This person will demonstrate the ability to thrive independently, as part of the creative team, and within the larger Marketing & Communications department. This position is on-site at the Fort Lewis College campus. Job Description: Major responsibilities Shoots high-quality, creative photography that visually represents the Fort Lewis College brand in editorial, event-based, environmental, and studio settings. Photoshoots could include regular and one-time college events, academic classes, student life activities, outdoor activities (on- and off-campus), athletics, general campus scenery, and community. Photography will also include headshots and in studio portraits. Photos will be used across recruitment, web, social media, fundraising, and advertising. Leads the planning, logistics, and execution of photoshoots, including scouting locations, coordinating with campus partners, building shot lists, managing equipment, and ensuring efficient on-site workflow. Manages and maintains the College’s digital asset management (DAM) system, including ingesting, culling, editing, tagging, and archiving assets according to naming conventions and keyword standards. Ensures photos are organized, consistently labeled, and easily accessible to campus stakeholders. Attends regular marketing meetings and is a strategic contributor and creative innovator within the scope of Photography, offering an elevated level of experience to benefit the department and campus-partners. Helps vision and manage the College’s general brand(s), in coordination with the Art Director on visual branding. Leads, manages, and mentors student interns in conjunction with the Art Director, Social Media Coordinator, and Videographer. Produces and remediates digitally accessible materials in accordance with FLC standards. Perform other duties as assigned. This position reports to the Art Director and as part of the Marketing & Communications department.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Photography, Art, Journalism, Communication, or relevant experience equivalent.
Two or more years of professional photography experience and proficiency in natural and studio lighting scenarios.
Full literacy with photo editing suites such as Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom.
Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to plan photoshoots end-to-end, including scouting, scheduling, developing shot lists, and preparing equipment.
Demonstrated professionalism while on assignment and a high level of organization.
Experience in front line customer service.
A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of professional photography experience.
Video shooting and editing experience.
Drone certification and experience.
Experience working with a digital asset management tool and archiving.
Understanding of and creative, fresh approach to photography and visual storytelling.
Familiarity with Fort Lewis College and its culture.
Ability to work with and communicate in a digital workflow environment – including email, online data storage and content exchange, multiple file formats, digital project management and reporting systems, etc.
Experience designing and managing high-volume workflows for digital asset management systems.
Strong production skills—including talent coordination, location scouting, and shoot logistics.
Proven ability to pitch creative concepts and visually interpret brand messages.

Responsibilities

Shoots high-quality, creative photography that visually represents the Fort Lewis College brand in editorial, event-based, environmental, and studio settings.
Leads the planning, logistics, and execution of photoshoots, including scouting locations, coordinating with campus partners, building shot lists, managing equipment, and ensuring efficient on-site workflow.
Manages and maintains the College’s digital asset management (DAM) system, including ingesting, culling, editing, tagging, and archiving assets according to naming conventions and keyword standards.
Attends regular marketing meetings and is a strategic contributor and creative innovator within the scope of Photography, offering an elevated level of experience to benefit the department and campus-partners.
Helps vision and manage the College’s general brand(s), in coordination with the Art Director on visual branding.
Leads, manages, and mentors student interns in conjunction with the Art Director, Social Media Coordinator, and Videographer.
Produces and remediates digitally accessible materials in accordance with FLC standards.
Perform other duties as assigned.