Photographer #504

US SENATE; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Senate, represented by the Senate Sergeant at Arms, seeks a Photographer to record and edit video for short-form outputs and to direct shoots on location. The role requires strong collaboration with staff and the ability to manage relationships with diverse subjects while meeting deadlines.

Candidates should have 5–7 years of professional photography experience and be proficient with the Adobe Creative Suite, Photo Mechanic, and Microsoft Office across PC and Mac.

Qualifications

• Five to seven years of professional photography experience.
• Knowledge of photographic principles including framing and practices of shoots.
• Ability to assess color, density, and contrast with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of AP style caption writing.
• Batch imagery processing and metadata ingesting.
• Proficiency with Adobe suite (Photoshop) and Photo Mechanic, on PC and Apple platforms.

Responsibilities

• Records and edits video to produce short-form video products.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors and customers.
• Effectively communicates with a diverse group of subjects and provides clear direction in a respectful manner.

Skills

Professional photography

Color theory

AP style captions

Subject direction

Communication

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Photo Mechanic

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking a Photographer. The complete vacancy announcement and application can be found on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/1VNZQ. This vacancy announcement closes at 7pm EST on the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted.

Other Duties/ Responsibilities

• Records and edits video to produce short-form video products.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors and customers.
• Effectively communicates with a diverse group of subjects and provides clear direction in a respectful manner.

Required Work Experience

• Five (5) to seven (7) years of experience working as aprofessional photographer.

Required Special Skills/ Knowledge

• As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role.
• Knowledge of photographic principles includingthe framing and practices of photographicshoots.
• Skill in accurately assessing color, density, andcontrast in photographic images with acuteattention to detail.
• Knowledge of AP style caption writing.
• Skilled in batch imagery processing and metadataingesting.
• Demonstrated skill with the Adobe suite andPhotoshop, Photo Mechanic, and the MicrosoftOffice suite, on PC and Apple platforms.
• Communication and collaboration skills.
• Critical evaluation.

Desired Qualifications

• Captures, edits, and plans photography and short-form videos for a variety of projects.
• Produces engaging and relevant visual products that document meaningful, high-visibility, and often historic moments with skill, accuracy, discretion, and deadline discipline.
• Creates retouched images and intricate composites in Photoshop, suitable for official portraits of government officials.
• Adheres to Senate Photo Services’ quality, style, and technical standards.
• Conceptualizes and develops visual assets that align with SAA in a collaborative team environment.
• Assesses color, density, and contrast by applying principles of color theory to enhance visual appeal.
• Employs skilled batch imagery processing and metadata ingesting techniques for accuracy.

In addition to the duties listed on the photographer position description, the other duties of the position are outlined below. These are not to be interpreted as exclusive or all-inclusive, and other duties may be required and assigned.

Working Conditions

• Since this position requires onsite presence in support of the U.S. Senate when in session, this position requires the employee to be available and prepared to work during a lapse, in inclement weather, on holidays, and during late night, overnight, and weekend sessions. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.
• This position directly supports essential services of the U.S. Senate. As such, this position requires the employee be available and prepared to work during a lapse, in inclement weather, on holidays, weekends, and during late nights to ensure essential services to the Senate continue without interruption. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.
• Moderate (carrying of items less than 50 pounds); work requires employee to be outdoors in a variety of weather conditions.
• Work requires frequent physical effort walking, bending, crawling, and standing for long durations; working on ladders, scaffolding, or stages.
• Working in confined spaces (bending and crawling).
• Schedule fluctuates and the employee is expected to work early mornings, late evenings and weekends, with little to no notice.
• Some traveling may be required.