Photographer

RowanEDC Partnership; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC seeks a Photographer to create compelling imagery that supports marketing, recruitment, enrollment, and events. You will manage the full photo production lifecycle from concept to delivery.

You will collaborate with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and external partners to reflect the College’s mission and brand. Multimedia skills may be used to support broader campaigns and platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant professional experience will be considered.
• Three+ years of professional photography experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience producing photography content for digital, web, social media, marketing, or organizational communications.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating high quality imagery and storytelling is required.

Responsibilities

• Create, edit, and produce high-quality photo content for campaigns, programs, recruitment, fundraising, alumni, athletics, campus events, and social media.
• Manage all photo production phases: concept development, scripting, storyboarding, location planning, capture, lighting, editing, color correction, and delivery.
• Capture compelling images featuring students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, campus leaders, and community partners.
• Produce content optimized for websites, social media, digital advertising, presentations, streaming platforms, and other channels.
• Collaborate with IM&C team and campus stakeholders to translate marketing objectives into visual storytelling.
• Provide photo coverage for college events, ceremonies, activities, and other tasks, including occasional evenings and weekends.

Skills

Photography production

Video editing

Photo editing software

Portfolio required

Education

Bachelor’s degree in film, media production, communications, marketing, journalism, or related field

Tools

Adobe Lightroom

Photoshop

Job description

Position

Photographer

Division:

Strategic Engagement

Department:

Integrated Marketing and Communications

Reports to:

Sr. Associate Vice President for Strategic Engagement

Position Summary

The Videographer is responsible for creating compelling, high-quality photography content that tells the Livingstone College story and supports institutional marketing, recruitment, enrollment, advancement, alumni engagement, athletics, academic programs, student life, and special events. The position manages the photo production process from concept development and pre-production through capture, editing, post-production, and final delivery.

Working collaboratively with campus departments, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and external partners, the Photographer produces visually engaging content that reflects the College’s mission, values, culture, and brand identity. Multimedia skills are also utilized as needed to support integrated marketing and communications initiatives. This role draws on the source examples’ emphasis on strategic visual storytelling, end-to-end production, brand consistency, multi-platform delivery, equipment management, and collaboration.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The results you will deliver each day that matter most!

• Create, edit, and produce high-quality photo content for campaigns, programs, recruitment, fundraising, alumni, athletics, campus events, and social media.
• Manage all photo production phases: concept development, scripting, storyboarding, location planning, capture, lighting, editing, color correction, graphic design (as needed), and delivery.
• Capture compelling images featuring students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, campus leaders, and community partners.
• Produce content optimized for websites, social media, digital advertising, presentations, streaming platforms, and other communications channels.
• Collaborate with the Integrated Marketing & Communications team and campus stakeholders to translate marketing objectives and creative briefs into effective visual storytelling.
• Provide photo coverage for college events, ceremonies, activities, and other tasks, including occasional evening and weekend work. Support event coverage for institutional events, announcements, and special programs as needed.
• Ensure all photography and design assets align with Livingstone College brand standards and meet professional technical and accessibility requirements.
• Maintain, organize, and archive photography assets for efficient retrieval and future use.
• Operate, maintain, and recommend appropriate upgrades for cameras, lenses, lighting, audio, editing, and related production equipment.
• Stay current with emerging photography, digital storytelling, editing, and production technologies, and recommend workflow and content development improvements.
• Provide technical support for marketing campaigns, publications, websites, and social media.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education/ Experience

What you will need to be successful!

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in film, media production, communications, marketing, journalism, or a related field preferred; equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant professional experience will be considered.
• Three or more years of professional experience in photography, photography production, editing, or related creative media work preferred.
• Demonstrated experience producing photography content for digital, web, social media, marketing, or organizational communications.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating high quality clean imagery, storytelling ability, technical proficiency, and professional-quality photography production is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with professional DSLR or other cameras and production equipment.
• Strong knowledge of photography editing and post-production software, such as Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, or comparable applications.
• Working knowledge of lighting, composition, color correction, photo compression and delivery formats.
• Experience creating content for multiple platforms and adapting photo formats for varying audiences and channels.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize assignments, meet deadlines, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong creative, organizational, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and external partners.
• Ability to direct and make non-professional talent comfortable and effective on camera.
• Videography and video-editing skills are preferred.
• Knowledge of graphic design, content creation, and content production and management technologies is preferred.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including occasional evenings and weekends, and travel to on- and off-campus production locations as required.

Work Environment

Office-based with regular need to attend and cover campus events, occasionally outside standard business hours.

Occasional travel may be required

Life at Livingstone College

Why we believe you will love working at Livingstone College!!

Livingstone College is a private historically black college that is secured by a strong commitment to quality instruction, academic excellence, and student success. Through a Christian-based environment suitable for holistic learning, Livingstone provides excellent business, liberal arts, STEAM, teacher education, and workforce development programs for students from all ethnic backgrounds designed to promote lifelong learning and to develop student potential for leadership and service to a global community.

About Livingstone College: http://Livingstone.edu

Livingstone College is an equal opportunity employer that employs qualified individuals based upon job related qualifications regardless of race, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition, political affiliation or any other classification proscribed under applicable federal, state or local law. Livingstone College complies with all laws regarding reasonable accommodation for disabled candidates and employees. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the interview process are requested to contact Human Resources in order to arrange such accommodation. We offer competitive compensation and an attractive benefits package. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract.