Team Photographer - URFC

Miller Sports + Entertainment; Sandy (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Utah Royals FC is seeking a Team Photographer to create and deliver high-quality visuals reflecting the club’s identity across Utah Royals FC and Miller Sports and Entertainment entities. The role covers matches, training, events, and special projects for digital, print, and stadium platforms.

You will collaborate with the Director of Content Production and provide a diverse portfolio demonstrating work in sports photography. A portfolio link is required with application.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of professional photography experience, preferably in sports or live events.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop; Premiere Pro a plus.
• Demonstrated creativity, attention to detail, and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, and travel.
• Ability to work outdoors in varied weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Capture high-quality games, training, portrait, and lifestyle photography that showcases players, fans, and the club’s identity.
• Lead shoots for media day, kit launches, schedule releases, sponsor activations, and editorial features.
• Provide rapid-turnaround edits for breaking news moments and urgent marketing needs.
• Travel to at least 90% of away matches and cover home matches throughout the season.
• Photograph community events and club programs to highlight impact beyond the pitch.
• Maintain and manage the digital photo archive with proper organization.
• Support photography needs for MSE entities, ensuring brand-aligned storytelling.
• Collaborate with social, videography, and content teams for cohesive visuals.
• Produce photography meeting league and sponsor requirements across platforms.
• Maintain professionalism and strong communication with players, staff, executives, and partners.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Photography

Adobe Lightroom

Photoshop

Premiere Pro

Communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree in photography or related field

Tools

Canon cameras

Job description

Utah Royals FC, Real Salt Lake, Real Monarchs, and the RSL Academy are united by a shared mission of winning together through development. We are committed to building world-class teams by investing in people—developing players, staff, and leaders through collaboration, growth, and a high-performance culture. If you’re passionate about sport and motivated to grow your career in a purpose-driven organization, we invite you to join us.

Summary

The Team Photographer is a full-time, at-will position responsible for creating and delivering high-quality visual content that reflects and elevates the values, identity, and brand of Utah Royals FC and other affiliated organizations within Miller Sports and Entertainment (MSE), including Real Salt Lake, Real Monarchs, the RSL Academy, Salt Lake Bees and Megaplex entities. This role requires coverage of matches, training sessions, community events, and special projects, producing a wide range of assets for digital, print, and in-stadium platforms. The Team Photographer collaborates closely with the Director of Content Production to ensure all visual needs across the organization are met.

Applicants must provide a portfolio link demonstrating recent, relevant photography work.

Responsibilities Include

• Capture high-quality games, training, portrait, and lifestyle photography that showcases players, fans, and the club’s identity.
• Lead and execute photoshoots for media day, kit launches, schedule releases, sponsor activations, and editorial features.
• Provide rapid-turnaround edits for breaking news moments, including signings, announcements, and urgent marketing needs.
• Travel to at least 90% of away matches and capture at least 90% of home matches throughout the NWSL season.
• Photograph community events, youth initiatives, and club programs to highlight the team’s impact beyond the pitch.
• Maintain and manage the Utah Royals FC digital photo archive, ensuring proper organization, naming, and distribution.
• Support photography needs for MSE entities when requested, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and content strategy.
• Collaborate closely with social media, videography, and content teams to deliver cohesive and consistent visual storytelling.
• Produce photography that fulfills NWSL, league partner, and sponsor requirements across digital and commercial platforms.
• Uphold professionalism, reliability, and strong communication when working with players, staff, executives, and partners.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of professional photography experience, preferably in sports, live events, or editorial storytelling.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Lightroom and Photoshop (Premiere Pro experience a plus).
• Demonstrated creativity, attention to detail, and ability to produce high-quality work on tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, and frequent travel throughout the season.
• Ability to work outdoors in inclement weather, including snow, rain, heat, and varying field conditions.
• Proven ability to work professionally around athletes, coaches, executives, and high‑profile individuals.
• Reliable, self‑directed, and capable of managing multiple assignments simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in photography, marketing or related field
• Basic knowledge of soccer
• Familiarity with Canon camera bodies and lenses

Physical Demands And Work Environment

The job requires regularly lifting/pushing up to 25 pounds and occasionally lifting/pushing more than 50 pounds or exerting heavy force, in a wide disparity or environmental conditions. The job involves standing, stooping, bending, lifting, pushing, typing, etc.

Utah Royals provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

Note: The need may arise to revise, supplement, or rescind portions of this job description, and Utah Royals reserves the right to do so at any time. Employees shall be required to meet the qualifications and perform the duties of any revised job description.