Photo Operations Coordinator

Tennis Australia Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tennis Australia Limited's Photography team seeks a coordinated desk role to support delivering world-class imagery for the Australian Open and Summer of Tennis. You will coordinate briefs from stakeholders and ensure timely, high-quality images meet operational, marketing, commercial and media needs.

Working with the Photography Manager and photo team, you will manage briefs, captioning, keywording, categorisation, archiving, and CMS workflows, while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ experience on a photo desk within a sports body, agency or news organisation.
• Strong knowledge of photography workflows and asset management systems.
• Experience managing and delivering photography briefs.
• Excellent editorial skills, especially captioning.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management.
• Exceptional attention to detail and administrative capability.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and work under pressure.
• Experience in sport, media or event environments.
• Knowledge of tennis, players and the Australian Open.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage photography briefs from stakeholders, ensuring requirements are accurate and delivered.
• Support delivery of captioned and keyworded imagery with the Photography Manager.
• Coordinate photographers and photo editors to cover editorial, marketing and partnership needs.
• Assist with image categorisation, archiving and digital asset management.
• Caption and keyword images for Tennis Australia’s online archive and support quality control.
• Manage image uploads and CMS workflows.
• Adapt to changing priorities during the tournament period.
• Identify content themes and storytelling opportunities aligned to daily activity.
• Maintain high levels of accuracy, organisation and confidentiality.

Skills

Photo desk experience

Photography workflows

Asset management systems

Brief management

Editorial captioning

Stakeholder communication

Attention to detail

Under pressure

Sports/event environment

Knowledge of tennis/Australian Open

Tools

Asset management systems

Job description

As part of the Tennis Australia Photography team, this role supports the delivery of world-class photography services across the Australian Open and Summer of Tennis events. Working closely with the Photography Manager and photo team, the position is responsible for coordinating and managing photography briefs from across Tennis Australia, ensuring key stakeholders receive high-quality, timely imagery to meet their operational, marketing, commercial and media requirements.

The Australian Open and Summer of Tennis photography operation is one of the largest sporting image services in Australia, engaging more than 40 freelance photographers, managing over 1,000 assignment briefs, and producing in excess of 150,000 images each season. Images are distributed to a broad range of stakeholders including sponsors, players, media organisations and internal departments. The role plays a critical part in ensuring all imagery is delivered to the requested brief from each stakeholder.

What You'll Be Doing

• Coordinate and manage photography briefs from stakeholders, ensuring requirements are accurate, clearly defined and successfully delivered.
• Work closely with the Photography Manager to support the delivery of captioned and keyworded imagery.
• Coordinate photographers and photo editors to ensure comprehensive event coverage across editorial, marketing and partnership requirements.
• Assist with image categorisation, archiving and digital asset management.
• Caption and keyword images for Tennis Australia's online archive and support quality control processes.
• Manage image uploads and workflows within content management systems.
• Adapt to changing priorities and photography requirements throughout the tournament period.
• Identify and suggest content themes, galleries and storytelling opportunities aligned to daily event activity.
• Maintain the highest levels of accuracy, organisation and confidentiality in all aspects of the role.

What We're Looking For

You’ll be a highly organised and detail-focused professional who thrives in a fast-paced sporting environment and enjoys working with a broad range of stakeholders.

You’ll bring:

• 3-5 years' experience working on a photo desk within a sports body, agency or news media organisation.
• Strong knowledge of photography workflows and asset management systems.
• Experience managing and delivering photography briefs.
• Excellent editorial skills, particularly in photo captioning.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong administrative capability.
• The ability to exercise sound judgement, make decisions and perform under pressure.
• Experience within sport, media or event environments.
• Knowledge of tennis, players and the Australian Open.
• A collaborative, proactive and solutions-focused approach to work.

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of the Australian Open and Summer of Tennis, supporting the delivery of iconic moments seen by fans around the world. You’ll work alongside a passionate photography team, contribute to world-class sporting events and play a key role in ensuring stakeholders receive the imagery they need to tell the stories of the tournament.

Required Checks

• Current Police Check, or willingness to obtain one.
• Current Working with Children Check, or willingness to obtain one.

We believe playing makes life better and we are always on the lookout to talented people to join our team and help us create a playful world through tennis.