Photography Manager

G&B Photography•Enfield, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Photography Manager is responsible for supervising a subset of the photography team, encompassing recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, coaching, and performance management. Key duties include conducting field visits to observe and coach photographers, leading team meetings, setting expectations, and ensuring accountability. The role also involves attending leadership meetings to contribute to strategy and business discussions, managing labor spending and team productivity, and conducting performance reviews. Additionally, the manager is tasked with fostering a customer-centric culture, overseeing equipment management (inventory, maintenance, distribution, collection), providing input on seasonal photography sets, and scheduling team members for onsite photography events while ensuring accurate time records.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
3-4 years of related photography experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Proven ability to lead and effectively manage a team
Knowledge of photography equipment
Strong leadership, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
Ability to travel with occasional overnight stays
Accessibility to reliable insured transportation to reach assigned locations
Vehicle insurance must be current and in compliance with provincial law
Must have a valid driver’s license
18 years of age or older
Ability to lift and operate equipment - up to 40 lbs.

Responsibilities

Provide supervisory responsibilities to a subset of the photography team
Recruiting, hiring, onboarding, new hire training
Ongoing coaching, development and training of team including seasonal reviews and performance management
Periodically visit jobs to observe and coach photographers to improve
Provide leadership to the team through team meetings, 1 on 1 meetings and setting a positive example
Provide clear expectations to team members and hold them accountable in a positive way
Set an example to the team through holding yourself to high expectations and personal accountability
Attend meetings with leadership to discuss strategy, current results, and determine any changes necessary to drive the business forward
Responsible for the labor spending and productivity of assigned team
Prepare and conduct performance reviews for team members
Create a customer centric culture and provide ongoing customer service training to all team members
Responsible for equipment management, including inventory and maintenance
Oversee seasonal distribution and collection of equipment
Provide insight on seasonal photography sets, equipment and testing
Responsible for properly scheduling team members for onsite photography events by matching skills, location and productivity
Ongoing review of employees' time records to ensure accuracy through our payroll systems