Photographer

Texas A&M • College Station, TX

23h • $55,000 - $65,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled Photographer with a strong aesthetic eye and deep technical understanding of lighting, posing, and composition across events, candids, and portrait work. This photography role at Mays Business School offers a dynamic blend of creativity, technical mastery, and purpose. You’ll produce high‑quality imagery for a wide range of creative, editorial, and marketing needs while maintaining the equipment and archival systems that keep our visual library running smoothly. Your work will become a cornerstone of the school’s marketing and communications efforts, capturing compelling moments and elevating the brand across every channel. This is a chance to bring your advanced photographic skills to a place that values excellence, innovation, and the power of strong visual storytelling.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 2 years of experience providing professional photography services.
• Expert proficiency with professional photography equipment, lighting, and editing software.
• Knowledge of developing and executing concept photography for marketing and communications.
• High visual standard to capture exceptional photography visuals.
• Understanding of technical components that produce a quality photo, including environment, lighting, positioning, color, etc.
• Ability to work cooperatively and professionally with clients, and external stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to ensure clarity and understanding with clients and subjects.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to balance multiple competing deadlines and make efficient use of time and human resources.
• High attention to detail, anticipating needs and improvements to result in error-free, excellent visual assets.
• Ability to work as a motivated self-starter who positively contributes to the culture and social dynamics of the marketing & communications team.
• Diverse photography portfolio including editorial, portrait, and event photography.
• Must be able to move or lift heavy cameras and lighting gear.
• Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached.
• Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Nice To Haves

• Video production experience.
• 3+ years professional experience providing professional photography services.
• Experience working within project management software (ClickUp, Monday, MS Project, Teamwork, Trello, etc.).
• Experience working within the confines of a brand guide.
• Experience working for a higher education institution.
• Must be able to travel in and out of College Station.

Responsibilities

• Manages media assets
• Manages the processing and use of images.
• Discusses technical problems, checks for quality, and deals with client concerns.
• Maintains photography archives, retrieves photos upon request, and maintains the portfolio archival system.
• Produces high quality photographs of people and events in several different venues, including on and off campus locations for editorial publications, reports, advertising, events, and for public relations and news stories.
• Sets up and operates cameras, lighting, and related equipment for field and studio production.
• Creates and edits images using the appropriate technical methods and software.
• Communicates with, encourages, and directs photographic subjects, putting them at ease.
• Photo deliverables will include but are not limited to: Portrait photography of students, faculty, and staff Stock/candid photography capturing student life, used for a variety of purposes Student storytelling photography for social media channels Event photography Building/environment photography Editorial photography for two yearly magazine publications
• Works with the creative teams
• Works with the creative teams to research, develop, implement, and evaluate creative marketing campaigns, strategy development, and implementation of visual assets.
• Manages business aspects of the work, including administration, scheduling, and project management of shoots.
• Assists with video projects
• Manages business aspects of the work, including administration, scheduling, and project management of shoots.
• Student Worker Supervision
• Manages business aspects of the work, including administration, scheduling, and project management of shoots.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees