Team Lead, Photography

Stantec; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Team Lead, Photography to drive MCPR photography strategy and day‑to‑day operations. The role blends art direction, production management, and team leadership to deliver photography that supports storytelling, marketing priorities and business objectives.

You will collaborate with MCPR teams across regions to ensure brand consistency, develop briefs, direct shoots, and approve imagery for digital assets and intranet usage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in marketing, photography or related field.
• 7+ years of related work experience, 2-3 years in a people leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the MCPR photography strategy, approach and standards, balancing enterprise consistency with regional flexibility.
• Review workflows and build scalable photography planning, intake, prioritization, production and delivery processes.
• Prioritize requests using set criteria including business impact, marketing value, timing and budgets; define levels of photography support.
• Track program activity, budgets and photography spend, keeping projects on schedule.
• Define success metrics for the photography program and track image usage across websites and channels.
• Maintain photography guidance, templates, tools and resources; manage asset library archiving and distribution.

Skills

Team leadership

Photography

Brand & art direction

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in marketing, photography or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

At Stantec, we have some of the world’s leading professionals passionate about enabling our business to be its best. Our business teams include finance, procurement, human resources, information technology, marketing, corporate development, HSSE, real estate, legal, and practice services. We bring diverse backgrounds, skills, and expertise and create a caring culture where everyone can thrive. Through teamwork and collaboration, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Stantec every day.

Your Opportunity

The Team Lead, Photography leads the strategy and day-to-day operations of Stantec's MCPR photography program, ensuring photography is planned, produced, managed, and leveraged as a strategic brand and marketing asset.

The role balances program strategy, art direction, production management, and education, combining hands‑on creative work with team leadership, to deliver photography that supports project storytelling, marketing priorities, and business objectives. It builds on current processes and standards to ensure consistency across the organization, and partners with MCPR teams across business units and regions to create photography that build awareness of Stantec's brand and expertise, strengthen industry positioning and drive growth.

Your Key Responsibilities

Program Strategy & Governance

• Develop and maintain the MCPR photography strategy, approach and standards, balancing a consistent enterprise approach with flexibility for different businesses and regions.
• Review existing workflows and build scalable workflows for photography planning, intake, prioritization, production and delivery.
• Prioritize requests using consistent criteria, including business impact, marketing value, timing, budget and support requirements, and define levels of photography support.
• Track program activity, budgets and photography spend, and keep projects on schedule
• Define how photography program success is measured, and track image usage and impact across the website, the Lens (intranet), marketing channels and business teams to inform priorities and investment.
• Maintain photography guidance, templates, tools, training and internal and external resources.
• Manage archiving, organization and distribution with Stantec's photography asset library, so approved images are easy to find, license-compliant and ready for reuse across the organization.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI, and integrate them into photography tools and image processing to improve efficiency, quality and consistency.

Photographer & Vendor Management

• Develop and maintain a qualified network of photography resources, including a photographer database
• Support photographer selection and contracting, including contract negotiation.
• Coordinate photography agreements, image licensing and usage requirements.

Brand & Art Direction

• Champion Stantec's photography standards and visual identity.
• Ensure photography supports project storytelling and broader brand objectives.
• Partner closely with Brand & Creative and marketing teams on image needs and art direction.
• Develops creative briefs and shot lists, directing photographers on key shoots, and selecting and approving final images.
• Review and approve imagery for the website and the Lens (intranet).
• Help teams determine when existing imagery, stock photography or commissioned photography is most appropriate.

Team Leadership & Management

• Lead, coach and develop a team of photography specialists, setting clear priorities, expectations and objectives aligned with business goals.
• Plan and allocate workload and resources across the team to balance concurrent priorities across BOUs and geographies.
• Hold regular check‑ins, performance reviews and development conversations, and support each team member's growth.
• Participate in the onboarding and training of team members.
• Foster a collaborative and engaging team culture and encourage knowledge sharing.

Your Capabilities

• Committed to exceptional internal client service and skilled at navigating and leading within team‑oriented environments.
• Detail‑oriented and organized, with exceptional prioritization skills and the ability to balance conflicting priorities.
• Ability to effectively communicate with senior management, supervisors, peers, and direct reports.
• Demonstrated craft in photography, art direction, or both.
• Strong understanding of photography, branding, and AI.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is an asset.
• Available to work overtime to meet project deadlines on an as‑needed basis
• Innovative mindset, with the curiosity and confidence to bring forward new ideas and approaches.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in marketing, photography or a related field.
• 7+ years of related work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2-3 years in a people leadership role.

ot a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Pay Range:

Locations in CO, HI, IL, MD & Various CA, CT, NJ, VA Areas-$104,900.00 - $157,400.00 Annually

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part‑time roles will be pro‑rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short‑term/long‑term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full‑time and part‑time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

Primary Location: United States | FL | Miami
Other Locations: United States | IL | Chicago
Organization: BC-2094 Marketing & Comms-US
Employee Status: Regular
Management Level: Individual contributor
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 09/11/2026 06:11:59
Req ID: 1008793

#additional

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.