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Job Title

Photographer

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Business Administration Marcomm

Proposed Minimum Salary

$4,583.34 monthly

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

What We Want

We are seeking a skilled Photographer with a strong aesthetic eye and deep technical understanding of lighting, posing, and composition across events, candids, and portrait work. This photography role at Mays Business School offers a dynamic blend of creativity, technical mastery, and purpose. You’ll produce high‑quality imagery for a wide range of creative, editorial, and marketing needs while maintaining the equipment and archival systems that keep our visual library running smoothly. Your work will become a cornerstone of the school’s marketing and communications efforts, capturing compelling moments and elevating the brand across every channel. This is a chance to bring your advanced photographic skills to a place that values excellence, innovation, and the power of strong visual storytelling.

Essential Duties/Tasks

Manages media assets

+ Manages the processing and use of images. Discusses technical problems, checks for quality, and deals with client concerns.

+ Maintains photography archives, retrieves photos upon request, and maintains the portfolio archival system.

+ Produces high quality photographs of people and events in several different venues, including on and off campus locations for editorial publications, reports, advertising, events, and for public relations and news stories.

+ Sets up and operates cameras, lighting, and related equipment for field and studio production.

+ Creates and edits images using the appropriate technical methods and software.

+ Communicates with, encourages, and directs photographic subjects, putting them at ease.

+ Photo deliverables will include but are not limited to:

+ Portrait photography of students, faculty, and staff

+ Stock/candid photography capturing student life, used for a variety of purposes

+ Student storytelling photography for social media channels

+ Event photography

+ Building/environment photography

+ Editorial photography for two yearly magazine publications ​

Works with the creative teams

+ Works with the creative teams to research, develop, implement, and evaluate creative marketing campaigns, strategy development, and implementation of visual assets.

+ Manages business aspects of the work, including administration, scheduling, and project management of shoots.

Assists with video projects

+ Manages business aspects of the work, including administration, scheduling, and project management of shoots.

Student Worker Supervision

+ Manages business aspects of the work, including administration, scheduling, and project management of shoots.

What You Need to Know

Salary: $55,000 - $65,000/annually

We strongly recommend candidates upload a resume and portfolio which includes:

+ Portraits

+ Event coverage

+ Group photos

+ Stock photos (staged or candid business-related images)

Other Requirements and Factors:

+ May require work outside of standard work hours, including evenings and weekends.

+ Must be able to move or lift heavy cameras and lighting gear.

+ Please note this position is located on-site in College Station, TX.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

+ Bachelor's degree.

+ 2 years of experience providing professional photography services.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Video production experience.

+ 3+ years professional experience providing professional photography services.

+ Experience working within project management software (ClickUp, Monday, MS Project, Teamwork, Trello, etc.).

+ Experience working within the confines of a brand guide.

+ Experience working for a higher education institution.

+ Must be able to travel in and out of College Station.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

+ Expert proficiency with professional photography equipment, lighting, and editing software.

+ Knowledge of developing and executing concept photography for marketing and communications.

+ High visual standard to capture exceptional photography visuals.

+ Understanding of technical components that produce a quality photo, including environment, lighting, positioning, color, etc.

+ Ability to work cooperatively and professionally with clients, and external stakeholders.

+ Strong verbal and written communication skills to ensure clarity and understanding with clients and subjects.

+ Strong organizational skills.

+ Ability to balance multiple competing deadlines and make efficient use of time and human resources.

+ High attention to detail, anticipating needs and improvements to result in error-free, excellent visual assets.

+ Ability to work as a motivated self-starter who positively contributes to the culture and social dynamics of the marketing & communications team.

+ Diverse photography portfolio including editorial, portrait, and event photography.

Who We Are

The Marketing & Communications Team at Mays Business School is building a preeminent brand to support the school’s aspiration to become the no. 1 public business school in the nation. The team has doubled in size from 2023 to 2024 and is forecasted to double in size again by the end of 2025. New team members will have early opportunities to lead and manage large projects. We are looking for ambitious, high-achieving, positive individuals ready to tackle new problems , start new initiatives, and elevate the standard of excellence across the school.

Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School is a vibrant learning organization of more than 175 faculty members, 125 staff members, and 6,400 undergraduate and graduate students in accounting, finance , management, management information systems, marketing, and supply chain management. Mays Business School’s vision is building a better future through business. To fulfill this vision, our mission is developing leaders of character who make a positive difference in the communities where they live, work, and serve.

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

+ Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) prescription drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

+ 12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

+ Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)  and at least  eight hours of paid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html)  each month

+ Automatic enrollment in the  Teacher Retirement System of Texas (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

+ Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

+ Professional Development: All employees have access to free  LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

+ Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance)  for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

+ Living Well, (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/) a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experience . Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.