Chief Photographer

Sinclair Broadcast Group; Mount Pleasant (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sinclair Broadcast Group's WCIV is hiring a full-time Chief Photographer to lead our team of Photographers and Multimedia Journalists. You will guide storytelling with video and sound, and set a high standard of excellence across the staff.

You will recruit and train staff, supervise ENG truck operations, Live U workflows, and AVID editing, while ensuring equipment maintenance and on-time news gathering.

Qualifications

• Must have at least three (3) years of television news photography and non-linear editing experience.
• Must also be professional, organized, and highly motivated.
• Knowledge and experience with television news photography is required.
• Technical knowledge of SAT vehicles, LIVE U, and AVID editing is a must.
• The ability to work with reporters and Multimedia Journalists, as well as independently be able to gather and meet news deadlines is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide constructive feedback on shooting and editing of videographer staff
• Train staff on ENG truck and Live U operation
• Assist News Director with hiring and scheduling of staff
• Maintain Avid system

Skills

TV news photography

Non-linear editing

Leadership

Staff training

Tools

Avid editing

LIVE U operation

SAT vehicles

Job description

WCIV has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Chief Photographer to lead our staff of Photographers and Multimedia Journalists (MMJs). We are looking for a leader who knows how to tell great stories with video and sound, and can inspire excellence from the staff. Our Chief Photographer manages, evaluates, and develops a team of photographers and MMJs. Along with daily news gathering, the Chief Photographer is responsible for recruiting and training staff photographers and editors, and ensuring vehicle and equipment maintenance is being performed regularly.

Candidate must be able to perform the following:

• Provide constructive feedback on shooting and editing of videographer staff
• Train staff on ENG truck and Live U operation
• Assist News Director with hiring and scheduling of staff
• Maintain Avid system

Requirements:

• Must have at least three (3) years of television news photography and non-linear editing experience
• Must also be professional, organized, and highly motivated
• Knowledge and experience with television news photography is required
• Technical knowledge of SAT vehicles, LIVE U, and AVID editing is a must
• The ability to work with reporters and Multimedia Journalists, as well as independently be able to gather and meet news deadlines is required

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.