Photography Program Lead: Brand Storytelling & Strategy

Stantec; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 105,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Wellness program

401(k) plan

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Team Lead, Photography to direct the MCPR photography program. This role balances strategy, art direction, and production management with hands-on work and team leadership to deliver storytelling images that support marketing priorities and business objectives.

You will develop briefs, lead a network of photographers, and partner with Brand & Creative to maintain brand standards across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, photography, or related field.
• 7+ years of related work experience.
• 23 years in a people leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the MCPR photography strategy and standards.
• Define scalable workflows for planning, intake, prioritization, production and delivery.
• Prioritize requests using business impact, marketing value, timing and budgets.
• Track program activity, budgets and photography spend; keep projects on schedule.
• Define how success is measured; track image usage and impact across channels.
• Maintain photography guidance, templates, tools, training and resources.
• Manage archiving and distribution in the photography asset library.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI, and integrate into tools.

Skills

Photography leadership

Art direction

Branding

AI awareness

Adobe Creative Suite

Communication

Project prioritization

Education

Bachelor3s degree in marketing or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Team Lead, Photography to direct the MCPR photography program. This role balances strategy, art direction, and production management with hands-on work and team leadership to deliver storytelling images that support marketing priorities and business objectives.

You will develop briefs, lead a network of photographers, and partner with Brand & Creative to maintain brand standards across regions.