Photography Assistant/Digital Archivist

This position has been filled - Job#: 453366153

Job Summary

Summary

The photography assistant/digital archivist will be responsible for assisting the Manager of Photography with the daily photo and digital image needs across all brands under the AMB Sports + Entertainment umbrella. In this position the candidate will play a key role in assisting to shape the visual storytelling across all of the organizations digital and social platforms while serving as a dedicated resource for maintaining our digital asset library and distributing assets to internal and external partners.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assisting Manager of Photography with daily maintenance of the Digital Asset Management System (DAM); including tagging metadata, archiving, creating portals, spotlight searches and collections
• Serve as a dedicated gameday/matchday resource in support of the Media and Creative teams; including running cards from photographers to editors, culling and post processing images for production, building photo galleries and serving as an alternate shooter as needed
• Serve as an assistant to the photographer(s) on select photo shoots
• Event photography for corporate events as needed
• Research best practices in photography across professional sports teams
• Coordinating printing and delivery of images for internal and external partners
• Assisting the Creative and Digital teams as needed

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Commitment to a 30-hour work week for a period of 1 year including weekends and evenings as required for gameday
• Recent college graduate in Photography, Photojournalism, Visual Communication, or related field
• Possess a high level of interest in working in a fast-paced, sports-centered environment
• Must have at least one (1) year related work or volunteer experience
• Must be able to show a portfolio of work that outlines an understanding of visual storytelling, ability to work with natural and studio lighting, and knowledge of image post processing and editing

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience with still photography and post processing skills
• Understanding of sports action, lifestyle and portrait photography
• Experience with Adobe Lightroom, Photo Mechanic, Photoshop and Mac operating systems
• Knowledge of DSLR and mirrorless camera systems
• Ability to work with both ambient and studio lighting including familiarity with various light modifiers
• Understanding “on” and “off” camera flash/speedlites
• Knowledge of metadata and how it effects the user experience when searching for an asset
• Understanding of the evolving nature of social media
• Attention to detail and ability to focus on one task for an extended period of time
• Maintain exceptional written and oral communication skills with ability to communicate to all levels
• Possess excellent organizational, interpersonal and customer service skills
• Demonstrate maturity and professionalism
• Positive attitude and willing to go the ‘extra mile’
• Must be able to provide transportation to AMBSE properties and shoot locations
• Experience setting up and working with remote cameras a plus
• Website CMS and DAM experience preferred
• Understanding of NFL and MLS preferred