Creative Photographer for Brand, Entertainment & Campaigns

The Antwi Group; Mount Pocono (PA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Antwi Group is seeking a creative Photographer to join our Content & Media Production Department in the United States. You will shoot professional photography for marketing, entertainment, corporate and social media across campaigns, events, headshots, and studio sessions.

The role requires strong technical ability, lighting skills, and a keen eye for detail to produce high-quality images. You will collaborate with directors, producers, and marketing teams to understand objectives, manage

Qualifications

• Strong photographic technique and creative visual judgment.
• Professional lighting abilities and good color management.
• Attention to detail and excellent organization.
• Ability to work effectively with artists, employees, executives, clients, and production teams.
• Willingness to manage shoots from setup to delivery and maintain archives.

Responsibilities

• Photograph assigned company, artist, promotional, corporate, and production projects.
• Work with production leadership to understand objectives and deliverables.
• Review briefs, mood boards, shot lists, schedules, and production requirements.
• Prepare cameras, lenses, lighting, storage media, and other equipment.
• Create professional portraits, promotional images, event photography, and other content.
• Direct or assist subjects with positioning and posing as needed.
• Choose lenses, lighting, backgrounds, camera settings, and composition.
• Maintain exposure, focus, white balance, and image quality.
• Capture photos while identifying additional creative opportunities.
• Review images during shoots to spot problems and adjust.
• Coordinate with Design, Marketing, Social Media, and production teams.
• Transfer and organize photography following media-management procedures.
• Select images for editing and internal review.
• Perform editing, retouching, cropping, and color correction as assigned.
• Prepare images in appropriate sizes, formats, and color spaces.
• Maintain organized archives and backups.

Skills

Photography

Lighting

Editing

Organization

Team collaboration

Job description

The Antwi Group is seeking a creative, technically skilled, and detail-oriented Photographer to join our Content & Media Production Department.

Working under the direction of the Director / Manager of Content & Media Production and Producer / Production Manager, the Photographer will create professional photography for The Antwi Group and its businesses across marketing, entertainment, corporate, social media, promotional, and production activities.

Assignments may include artist photography, portraits, executive and employee headshots, promotional campaigns, studio sessions, events, behind-the-scenes coverage, product and brand photography, social media content, recruitment materials, and other approved projects.

The successful candidate should combine strong photographic technique with creative visual judgment, professional lighting abilities, attention to detail, excellent organization, and the ability to work effectively with artists, employees, executives, clients, and production teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Photograph assigned company, artist, promotional, corporate, and production projects.
• Work with production leadership to understand creative objectives and required deliverables.
• Review creative briefs, mood boards, shot lists, schedules, and production requirements.
• Prepare cameras, lenses, lighting, storage media, and other photography equipment.
• Create professional portraits, promotional images, event photography, and other assigned content.
• Direct or assist subjects with positioning and posing when appropriate.
• Select appropriate lenses, lighting, backgrounds, camera settings, and composition.
• Maintain consistent exposure, focus, white balance, and image quality.
• Capture required photographs while identifying additional useful creative opportunities.
• Review images during shoots to identify technical or creative problems.
• Coordinate with Graphic Design, Marketing, Social Media, and production personnel regarding image requirements.
• Transfer and organize photography following established media-management procedures.
• Select appropriate images for editing and internal review.
• Perform professional photo editing, retouching, cropping, and color correction when assigned.
• Prepare images in appropriate sizes, formats, resolutions, and color spaces.
• Maintain organized photography archives.
• Protect original files and maintain required backups.
• Maintain photography equipment and report damaged or malfunctioning equipment.
• Assist with equipment inventory.
• Follow applicable releases, permissions, and usage requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding unreleased projects, artists, campaigns, and company activities.

Photography Assignments

Projects may include:

• Artist portraits
• Promotional photography
• Executive portraits
• Employee headshots
• Corporate photography
• Music-related photography
• Studio-session photography
• Behind-the-scenes photography
• Event photography
• Social media photography
• Marketing campaigns
• Advertising photography
• Product photography
• Lifestyle photography
• Recruitment photography
• Website photography
• Press and publicity photography
• Partner or client projects
• Other approved assignments

Portrait & Artist Photography

The Photographer may photograph:

• Recording artists
• Musicians
• Producers
• Executives
• Employees
• Models
• Actors
• Content creators
• Business partners
• Other approved talent

The Photographer should be comfortable directing individuals who may have varying levels of experience in front of a camera.

Studio Photography

Studio responsibilities may involve:

• Lighting setup
• Background selection
• Camera setup
• Light modifiers
• Exposure testing
• Tethered shooting
• Subject positioning
• Creative direction
• Equipment breakdown

The Photographer should maintain an organized and safe studio environment.

Location Photography

Assignments may occur at:

• Company offices
• Studios
• Event venues
• Outdoor locations
• Commercial locations
• Partner locations
• Client locations
• Other approved production sites

The Photographer should adapt equipment and techniques to changing lighting, space, weather, and environmental conditions.

Event Photography

Event assignments may include:

• Company events
• Artist events
• Performances
• Meetings
• Industry events
• Promotional events
• Launches
• Recruitment activities
• Partner events

The Photographer should capture both required moments and natural candid coverage while minimizing unnecessary disruption to the event.

Product & Brand Photography

Assignments may involve photographing:

• Products
• Merchandise
• Packaging
• Promotional materials
• Company facilities
• Equipment
• Branded environments
• Other commercial assets

Images should accurately represent the subject while meeting approved creative and brand requirements.

Lighting

The Photographer should understand:

• Natural light
• Continuous lighting
• Studio strobes
• Flash
• Light modifiers
• Reflectors
• Diffusion
• Key, fill, and separation lighting
• Portrait lighting
• Product lighting
• Mixed lighting environments

Specialized electrical or rigging work should only be performed by appropriately qualified personnel.

Photo Editing & Retouching

Responsibilities may include:

• Image selection
• Exposure correction
• White-balance correction
• Color correction
• Cropping
• Straightening
• Skin retouching
• Background cleanup
• Object cleanup
• Noise reduction
• Sharpening
• Creative grading
• Export preparation

Retouching should maintain professional standards appropriate to the project’s intended use.

Digital Asset Management

Photography should follow established procedures regarding:

• File naming
• Folder organization
• Metadata
• RAW files
• Edited files
• Final images
• Backup copies
• Project archives
• Access permissions

Original files should not be deleted without appropriate authorization.

Equipment

The Photographer may work with:

• Professional mirrorless or DSLR cameras
• Medium-format systems when appropriate
• Lenses
• Studio strobes
• Continuous lights
• Speedlights
• Light modifiers
• Reflectors
• Tripods
• Monopods
• Tethering equipment
• Background systems
• Memory cards
• Storage devices
• Photography accessories

Company equipment must be handled carefully and stored according to established procedures.

Rights, Releases & Usage

The Photographer will follow approved procedures regarding:

• Talent releases
• Model releases
• Location permissions
• Property permissions
• Client restrictions
• Copyright
• Licensing
• Usage rights
• Third-party intellectual property

Questions regarding ownership or usage rights should be referred to Legal & Business Affairs.

Cross-Department Collaboration

Content & Media Production — production planning, schedules, and creative direction.

Marketing — campaigns and promotional photography.

Social Media — digital and platform-specific photography.

Graphic Design — photography for layouts, advertising, websites, and branded materials.

Audio Engineering — artist and studio-session photography.

Human Resources — approved employee, recruitment, and workplace photography.

Sales & Client Relations — approved client-facing projects.

Business Development — partnership and corporate photography.

Legal & Business Affairs — releases, permissions, licensing, and usage rights.

IT & Digital Systems — storage, backup, and media-management infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Degree, diploma, certificate, professional training, or equivalent practical experience in Photography, Visual Arts, Media Production, Communications, or a related field preferred.
• Professional or substantial practical photography experience.
• Strong understanding of camera operation and exposure.
• Strong knowledge of composition and visual storytelling.
• Experience with professional lighting.
• Strong portrait-photography abilities.
• Understanding of RAW photography workflows.
• Experience with professional photo-editing software.
• Strong color and image-quality judgment.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and file-management skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally with subjects and production personnel.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Ability to safely transport and handle photography equipment.

Preferred Skills

Experience in one or more of the following is highly desirable:

• Portrait photography
• Artist photography
• Entertainment photography
• Music photography
• Commercial photography
• Corporate photography
• Event photography
• Product photography
• Studio photography
• Adobe Lightroom
• Adobe Photoshop
• Capture One
• Professional retouching
• Tethered photography
• Digital asset management
• Studio lighting
• Location lighting

Portfolio Expectations

Applicants may be asked to provide a professional photography portfolio demonstrating areas such as:

• Portraits
• Studio photography
• Location photography
• Artist or entertainment photography
• Events
• Commercial work
• Product photography
• Lighting
• Retouching
• Creative visual work

Applicants should clearly identify their role in collaborative projects.

Professional Expectations

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Creativity
• Technical competence
• Professionalism
• Reliability
• Patience
• Attention to detail
• Strong communication
• Respect for subjects
• Respect for equipment
• Organization
• Adaptability

The Photographer should help create a comfortable and professional environment for individuals being photographed.

Career Development

A potential career path may include:

Photographer → Senior Photographer → Lead Photographer / Photography Supervisor → Senior Content & Media Production Leadership

Employees may also develop toward cinematography, creative direction, production management, retouching, or other visual-media specialties.

Confidentiality

The Photographer may have access to unreleased artists, projects, products, campaigns, company activities, executive events, and other confidential material.

Images must not be copied, uploaded, posted, sold, distributed, or used in personal portfolios without appropriate authorization.

Location

Poconos, Pennsylvania

The position may involve studio-based photography, office-based work, indoor and outdoor locations, events, performances, and travel to approved production locations.

Production schedules may require early mornings, evenings, weekends, travel, or irregular hours depending on project requirements.

Employment Type

Full Time

Department

Content & Media Production

Reports To

Director / Manager of Content & Media Production / Producer / Production Manager

About The Antwi Group

The Antwi Group is a growing organization operating across creative, entertainment, media, and related business sectors. Our teams bring together creative talent, technical expertise, management, financial discipline, technology, production, operations, and business development to build projects and opportunities designed for long-term growth.

Application

Interested candidates should submit an application outlining their education or training, professional photography experience, technical skills, editing experience, and relevant creative background.

Applicants may also be asked to provide a résumé/CV, photography portfolio, professional credits, or examples of previous work.

Applicants should only provide materials they are authorized to share and should not submit confidential or unreleased photographs belonging to current or previous employers, clients, artists, or production companies.

The Antwi Group is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to characteristics protected by applicable law.