Photography Instructional Support Manager - SL-3

Purchase College; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telecommute possible

Health, dental, vision insurance

Tuition assistance

PSLF program

Job summary

Purchase College, SUNY is seeking a Photography Instructional Support Manager to oversee facilities across darkrooms, studios, digital labs, and galleries. You will partner with faculty to support the curriculum, ensure safety, and manage procurement and equipment.

The role requires multisite coordination, supervisory experience, and a commitment to accessible learning in a busy art and design environment on campus in Purchase, NY. This is a full-time on-site position with benefits.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in traditional darkroom, non-silver, large format, and digital photography techniques and practices.
• Three or more years of technical support experience preferred.
• Two or more years preferred managing a photo studio or equivalent relevant experience, including procurement protocols and tracking expenditures; facilities, operations, maintenance, space and equipment administration; coordinating schedules and projects in educational or research environments; health and safety compliance; supervisory experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse constituencies.
• Excellent organizational abilities and attention to detail.
• BFA in photography or related field required.

Responsibilities

• Manage photography facilities and support teaching, learning, creation, and presentation of lens-based art in studio programs.
• Handle account management, procurement, and inventory control of materials and equipment.
• Maintain facilities, calibration and repairs of analog and digital equipment; plan facility upgrades; supervise student workers.
• Support demonstrations and lessons for safe use of photography; interface with other study areas relying on Photo facilities.

Skills

Darkroom tech

Digital photography

Technical support

Procurement/supplies

Safety compliance

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

BFA in photography or related field

Job description

Photography Instructional Support Manager - SL-3

Job Title Photography Instructional Support Manager - SL-3

Application Deadline

Application Deadline 10/10/2026

Department

Department School Of Art And Design

FT - PT

FT - PT Full Time

Part-time %

Minimum Salary

Minimum Salary $50584 + $4,150 (location pay)

Maximum Salary

Maximum Salary $50584 + $4,150 (location pay)

Description

The School of the Art+Design at SUNY Purchase seeks candidates for the position of Photography Instructional Support Manager (SL3) beginning in Fall 2026. The successful candidate will be a flexible, inquisitive, personable and reliable individual, able to be productive within an educational setting and fluent in a broad range of traditional and contemporary photography processes and techniques. The Photography Department serves all A+D first-year students, Photography BFA , Photography Interdisciplinary BFA , Photography Concentration BSVA , and electives for all A+D majors and graduate students. The Photography Instructional Support Manager works to assure the safety and accessibility of space, equipment, and materials for these students and the faculty. Under their charge is the management of facilities spread over two floors: traditional darkroom, non-silver darkroom, photography studio, digital lab, galleries, tech spaces, equipment storage, classrooms, and junior and senior studio spaces. They partner with faculty to support the curriculum, advise on best practices, and stay current with advances in the field.

The essential function of the Photography Instructional Support Specialist is to manage all photography facilities and support the teaching, learning, creation, and presentation of lens-based art within the professional studio programs in a manner that is both safe and accessible to students and faculty. Duties include account management, procurement, inventory control of materials, supplies and equipment, maintaining facilities including calibration and repairs of both analog and digital equipment, planning for facilities upgrades, supervising paid and for-credit student workers, and supporting students and faculty working within the area. Working with a team of instructional staff supporting academic programs in the School of Art+Design, they will also interface with other areas of study within the that rely on the Photo facilities, processes, and equipment supported by this position and may be called upon to provide demonstrations and lessons for safe use of photography. The position reports to the Operations Manager of the School of Art+Design. This is full-time job, requiring five full days on campus.

The full-time Photography Instructional Support Specialist works to ensure the safety and accessibility of spaces, equipment, and materials for these students and the faculty. Under their charge is the management of facilities spread over two floors: traditional darkroom, non-silver darkroom, photography studio, digital lab, galleries, tech spaces, equipment storage, classrooms, and junior and senior studio spaces. They partner with faculty to support the curriculum, advise on best practices, and stay current with advances in the field. They support learning by providing a safe and organized communal shop where students make their work.

This is an in-person position (working 10 months/year) located in Purchase, NY. We offer yearly union contract-negotiated pay increases and potential for permanency. Benefits include comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance; retirement options; access to campus fitness facilities, library, and course offerings; generous paid holidays, and vacation and sick days. The position also provides professional development opportunities and the chance to contribute meaningfully to an arts education community.

Qualifications

• - Proficiency in traditional darkroom, non-silver, large format, and digital photography techniques and practices
• - Three or more years of technical support experience preferred
• - Two or more years preferred managing a photo studio or equivalent relevant experience, including: experience following procurement protocols and tracking expenditures; knowledge and experience in managing facilities, operations, maintenance, space, and equipment administration; ability to coordinate and manage multiple schedules and projects within an institutional, educational or research environment; familiarity with health and safety compliance regulations, supervisory experience
• - Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• - Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with diverse constituencies
• - Excellent organizational abilities and attention to detail
• - BFA in photography or related field required

Special Note

About Purchase College, SUNY

A top 10 public school, according to U.S. News & World Report, Purchase College, part of the State University of New York ( SUNY ) system, is a dynamic campus

that combines conservatory training in the visual and performing arts with programs in the liberal arts and sciences, in order to inspire an appreciation for both intellectual and artistic talents in all students.

Purchase College, SUNY is a community of students, faculty, and friends where open-minded engagement with the creative process leads to a lifetime of intellectual growth and professional opportunity. For more information about the college, visit Purchase College.

Benefits –

• Health, dental, and vision benefits are available to eligible employees after a 28-day waiting period. More information regarding other benefits such as generous paid time off, tuition assistance, and retirement systems can be found on SUNY’s Benefit Summaries website .
• Purchase College is a qualifying government employer allowing eligible employees to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
• Access to the NAEYC -accredited, on-campus child care at The Children’s Center.
• Discounted access to the world-class Performing Arts Center, free admission to the Neuberger Museum of Art, and free access to the athletic facilities.
• Other benefits include business-casual dress and an opportunity to telecommute (dependent on job function and operational need). For detailed information on some of the College’s employee benefits, visit the College’s Human Resources/Benefits website .

Nondiscrimination Policy – Purchase College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to service, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual’s race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the Purchase community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic. To view the entire policy, please visit the following website: Purchase College Human Resources Policies and Procedures website.

Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Purchase College is an AA/ EEO employer. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish, and distribute an Annual Security Report. Purchase College’s Annual Security Report is available at Purchase College NYS University Police Website.

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735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577