Photography Specialist

UMBC•Baltimore, MD

19h•$63,000 - $71,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Photographer will work closely with University Communication and Marketing members on various photography projects, including marketing and recruitment projects, campus events, performances, magazine photos, and storytelling and campus life images. The position will play a critical role in supporting upcoming high-profile departmental initiatives, including UMBC’s strategic plan, development campaign, and increased digital and social media opportunities. In addition, the position will play an important part in the implementation and maintenance of a digital asset management system. Specific duties include coordinating shoots, performing hands-on photography work, edits and color corrections, delivering images promptly, communicating efficiently with clients, and performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree preferably in photography, fine arts, graphic design, web design, related area
2 years of professional experience
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, Google Suite, and MS Office.
A general understanding of design and production, work management tools, digital asset management (DAM) systems, metadata, and tagging/labeling photos is a plus.

Nice To Haves

Three to five years of professional experience and an M.A./M.F.A. in a related field are preferred.
Team player
Positive self-starter
Detail-oriented
Produce work that is on brand, current, and polished.
Enjoy working with clients
Sincere desire to help meet their communications goals
Able to assess strategies to help create the most effective images.
Able to learn new skills independently
Coordinate photoshoots
Manage our DAM
Work within the development cycle for communication initiatives
Manage time to meet aggressive deadlines.

Responsibilities

Taking pictures for our materials by working with the latest technologies
Editing, color correcting, taging production-ready photos with Adobe Creative Cloud, and adding them to our DAM (Bynder) and Archive (Box)
Participating in photography efforts related to UMBC Magazine
Working with project managers to deliver assets in a timely manner
Assisting the production coordinator, other designers, and the video producer with their work.
Developing assets for Canva and the style guide
Coordinating shoots
Performing hands-on photography work
Edits and color corrections
Delivering images promptly
Communicating efficiently with clients
Performing other duties as assigned

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Over 4 weeks of vacation for regular full time roles
Tuition remission is also available.
Generous Leave which includes accruing: 22 Days of Annual Leave, 15 Days of Sick Leave, 15 Holidays, 3 Personal Days
Tuition remission at UMBC for eligible dependents after two years of FT employment
Life and disability insurance
Retirement plans (including the choice of joining the pension plan)
Professional development opportunities
Wellness opportunities
Much more