Photography Associate

Detroit Lions•Detroit, MI

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Photography Associate is a paid season long (temporary) position designed for new or recent graduates who are looking to grow their professional sports experience. The format allows for structured professional development and hands-on learning. The role seeks a seasonal photographer passionate about football to help lead projects, develop creative assets, assist the full-time photographer, and edit photos for digital media and creative teams. This position is based out of the Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park, Michigan.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in photography, journalism, or related field
Demonstrated photography and photo editing experience including proficiency in Photoshop, Adobe Bridge, Photo Mechanic
Ability to conceptualize and demonstrate skillful storytelling, strong decision making and the ability to produce and distribute work in real time
Strong knowledge of current social media trends
Ability to communicate ideas clearly and handle feedback
Ability to show engagement and collaboration with departments across the organization
Strong teamwork and intrinsically motivated by the desire to see a group succeed as opposed to individual accolades
Confident and disciplined work ethic to produce efficiently on tight deadlines
Possess excellent relationship building and communication skills to include the ability to gain the trust of players, coaches and staff
Must be able to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays
Must be able to travel to various sites and events across the Detroit area and potentially road games

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in sports preferred
Experience using Photoshelter a plus

Responsibilities

Photograph Lions games, practices, community, and special events
Apply metadata to photos
Maintain image archives
Assist with building photo galleries from training camp, practices, gameday, and other various club events
Edit, retouch photos for various media platforms (social, digital, etc.)
Coordinate daily art content, find, and suggest compelling images, develop templates
Communicate with staff to ensure needs are met
Support Team Photographer on gameday by running cards, shooting and uploading photos for use on social and other platforms
Other duties as assigned
Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, while taking direction from the Team Photographer, collaborating with the rest of the Creative Services team and multi-tasking projects
Works independently to achieve brand awareness throughout multiple media channels and platforms
Manage relationships with internal partners and external vendors
Accept other responsibilities and duties required by the supervisor consistent with the objectives and essential functions of this position