Photographer

Babcock International; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and engineering company is seeking a Photographer for its RAF Halton site. The role involves capturing key military moments and documenting important events. Candidates must adhere to specific photographic guidelines and maintain security clearance. Attractive benefits include generous holiday allowance and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

Volunteering paid leave

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience with photographic practices and procedures as outlined in AP112P-0009-1.
• Maintain photographic KPIs and manage timesheet for the Photographic Section.
• Standard security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily tasks set by the supervisor.
• Carry out photographic and video assignments.
• Advise on media matters and review incoming tasks.

Skills

Photography

Video production

Event documentation

Job description

Overview

As a Photographer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. We are seeking a dynamic and ambitious individual to represent RAF Halton's Media Section with professionalism and creativity. Day-to-day, you will include capturing key moments such as Recruit Training Squadron group photographs, documenting senior personnel events—including recruit graduation ceremonies—and covering training exercises at locations like Bramley and Crickhowell.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily tasks assigned by the supervisor and manage allocated resources.
• Carry out photographic and video assignments in line with SOR Section 8 and the Parenting Statement.
• Advise the Media and Support Services Manager on relevant matters.
• Review and approve all incoming tasks for the Photographic Section per SOR guidelines.
• Maintain photographic KPIs, monitoring data, and required statistics for reporting.
• This role is full time working 39 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire.

Essential experience and qualifications

• Adhere to AP112P-0009-1: Manual of Photographic Practices and Procedures.
• Maintain photographic KPIs, monitoring data, and required statistics.
• Advise customers on Section 8 of the SOR.
• Understand and apply relevant Section TORs.
• Oversee timesheet management for the Photographic Section.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Photographer at our Aylesbury site.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This window opens February through to March annually.
• e Kind Day enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International: For over a century, Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.