Team Lead, Photography

Stantec•Miami, FL

About The Position

The Team Lead, Photography leads the strategy and day-to-day operations of Stantec’s MCPR photography program. The role ensures photography is planned, produced, managed, and used as a strategic brand and marketing asset. It combines program strategy, art direction, production management, education, hands-on creative work, and team leadership to support project storytelling, marketing priorities, and business objectives. The role builds on existing processes and standards, partnering with MCPR teams across business units and regions to create photography that builds brand awareness, strengthens industry positioning, and supports growth. The position develops and maintains program strategy, standards, and scalable workflows; prioritizes requests; tracks activity, budgets, and spend; and measures photography program performance and image usage. It maintains guidance, templates, tools, training, and resources, and oversees organization and distribution through Stantec’s photography asset library. It also evaluates emerging technologies, including AI, for photography tools and image processing. The Team Lead develops a qualified network of photography resources and supports photographer selection, contracting, agreements, and licensing. The role champions Stantec’s visual identity, develops creative briefs and shot lists, directs photographers on key shoots, selects and approves images, and advises teams on the use of existing, stock, or commissioned photography. It leads, coaches, and develops photography specialists, setting priorities and objectives, allocating workload and resources, conducting performance and development conversations, supporting onboarding and training, and fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in marketing, photography, or a related field.
At least 7 years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
2–3 years in a people leadership role.
Demonstrated craft in photography, art direction, or both.
Strong understanding of photography, branding, and AI.
Committed to exceptional internal client service and able to navigate and lead in team-oriented environments.
Detail-oriented and organized, with strong prioritization skills and the ability to balance conflicting priorities.
Able to communicate effectively with senior management, supervisors, peers, and direct reports.
Available to work overtime as needed to meet project deadlines.
Innovative mindset, with curiosity and confidence to bring forward new ideas and approaches.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the MCPR photography strategy, approach, and standards, balancing enterprise consistency with flexibility across businesses and regions.
Review existing workflows and build scalable processes for photography planning, intake, prioritization, production, and delivery.
Prioritize requests according to business impact, marketing value, timing, budget, and support requirements, and define levels of photography support.
Track program activity, budgets, photography spend, and project schedules.
Define measures of program success and track image usage and impact across the website, the Lens intranet, marketing channels, and business teams to inform priorities and investment.
Maintain photography guidance, templates, tools, training, and internal and external resources.
Manage archiving, organization, and distribution through Stantec’s photography asset library so approved images are easy to find, license-compliant, and ready for reuse.
Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI, and integrate them into photography tools and image processing to improve efficiency, quality, and consistency.
Develop and maintain a qualified network of photography resources, including a photographer database.
Support photographer selection and contracting, including contract negotiation, and coordinate photography agreements, image licensing, and usage requirements.
Champion Stantec’s photography standards and visual identity, ensuring photography supports project storytelling and broader brand objectives.
Partner with Brand & Creative and marketing teams on image needs and art direction.
Develop creative briefs and shot lists, direct photographers on key shoots, and select and approve final images.
Review and approve imagery for the website and the Lens intranet.
Help teams determine whether existing imagery, stock photography, or commissioned photography is most appropriate.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of photography specialists, setting priorities, expectations, and objectives aligned with business goals.
Plan and allocate workload and resources across the team to balance concurrent priorities across business operating units and geographies.
Hold regular check-ins, performance reviews, and development conversations, and support each team member’s growth.
Participate in onboarding and training team members.
Foster a collaborative and engaging team culture and encourage knowledge sharing.