Team Lead, Photography

Stantec Australia Pty Ltd; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Additional leave up to 4 weeks

Learning and development programs

Professional memberships

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Stantec Australia Pty Ltd in Australia seeks a Team Lead, Photography to guide MCPR photography strategy, art direction and production across business units. You will balance enterprise standards with regional flexibility and lead a talented team to deliver images that support project storytelling and brand objectives.

Reporting to the Director, Brand & Creative, you will manage workflows, budgets and a growing photographer network, while embracing emerging technologies including AI to improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, photography or related field.
• 7 years of related work experience, including leadership.
• 2–3 years in a people leadership role.
• Strong understanding of photography, branding, and AI.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain MCPR photography strategy and standards.
• Review workflows and build scalable photography planning processes.
• Lead and develop a team of photography specialists.
• Coordinate photographer selection, contracts and image licensing.
• Ensure imagery aligns with project storytelling and brand objectives.
• Monitor budgets, timelines and asset library usage.

Skills

Leadership

Photography

Art direction

Branding

AI understanding

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, photography or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Great Remuneration + Salary Packaging + Benefits

Are you ready to work alongside talented, creative colleagues, make a meaningful impact in your community, and build your career? Meet Stantec. Ranked among the world’s most sustainable companies, we’re known for delivering some of the most exciting and innovative projects across the globe with the strength of more than 34,000 team members. And we want you on our team.

The Team Lead, Photography leads the strategy and day-to-day operations of Stantec's MCPR photography programme, ensuring photography is planned, produced, managed, and leveraged as a strategic brand and marketing asset.

The role balances programme strategy, art direction, production management, and education, combining hands‑on creative work with team leadership, to deliver photography that supports project storytelling, marketing priorities, and business objectives. It builds on current processes and standards to ensure consistency across the organisation, and partners with MCPR teams across business units and regions to create photography that builds awareness of Stantec's brand and expertise, strengthens industry positioning and drives growth.

We’re looking for someone to be based in either Perth, Western Australia or Wellington, New Zealand.

Reporting to the Director, Brand & Creative, some of the activities you’ll focus your energy on include, but are not limited to:

Develop and maintain the MCPR photography strategy, approach and standards, balancing a consistent enterprise approach with flexibility for different businesses and regions.

Review existing workflows and build scalable workflows for photography planning, intake, prioritisation, production and delivery.

Prioritise requests using consistent criteria, including business impact, marketing value, timing, budget and support requirements, and define levels of photography support.

Track programme activity, budgets and photography spend, and keep projects on schedule.

Define how photography programme success is measured, and track image usage and impact across the website, our intranet, marketing channels and business teams to inform priorities and investment.

Maintain photography guidance, templates, tools, training and internal and external resources.

Manage archiving, organisation and distribution through Stantec's photography asset library, so approved images are easy to find, licence‑compliant and ready for reuse across the organisation.

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.

Coordinate photography agreements, image licensing and usage requirements.

Brand & Art Direction

Champion Stantec's photography standards and visual identity.

Ensure photography supports project storytelling and broader brand objectives.

Partner closely 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 our intranet.

Help teams determine when existing imagery, stock photography or commissioned photography is most appropriate.

Lead, coach and develop a team of photography specialists, setting clear priorities, expectations and objectives aligned with business goals.

Plan and allocate workload and resources across the team to balance concurrent priorities across business units and geographies.

Hold regular check‑ins, performance reviews and development conversations, and support each team member’s growth.

Participate in the onboarding and training of team members.

Foster a collaborative and engaging team culture and encourage knowledge sharing.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in marketing, photography or a related field.

7 years of related work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

2-3 years in a people leadership role.

Other Requirements:

Committed to exceptional internal client service and skilled at navigating and leading within team‑oriented environments.

Detail oriented and organised, with exceptional prioritisation skills and the ability to balance conflicting priorities.

Ability to effectively communicate with senior management, supervisors, peers, and direct reports.

Demonstrated craft in photography, art direction, or both.

Strong understanding of photography, branding, and AI.

Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is an asset.

Flexibility to meet key deadlines when needed.

Innovative mindset, with the curiosity and confidence to bring forward new ideas and approaches.

What we offer

We offer many benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing are ongoing.

Genuine Flexible Working Arrangements - Including work from home opportunities, provision for school term contracts, job sharing and part‑time employment.

Option to purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave.

Learning and Talent Development Programs - Including Global programmes, online learning and on‑the‑job learning.

Professional Memberships, Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI), Service Recognition Awards.

Mental Health, Employee Assistance Program and Wellbeing Programs.

Culture

Stantec is serious about healthy work‑life balance, diversity, inclusion & equity, indigenous relations, innovation, community engagement, corporate sustainability, and social wellbeing. We have employee groups for women, LGBTQI , neurodiversity, and more! Our employees play sport, fundraise, volunteer, learn, and have fun together.

We are committed to reconciliation and to building respectful relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We’re better together when different perspectives are welcomed and valued, and we’re committed to a workplace where everyone can belong and thrive. If you need any adjustments to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia or New Zealand.