Visual Storyteller & Photographer — Flexible Hours

Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oak Ridge (TN); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, TN is seeking a Visual Storyteller to produce high-quality imagery and provide video support, documenting research, people, facilities, and mission impact. The role sits in the Photography Group of the Digital & Visual Communications Directorate.

The successful candidate will combine artistic craft with scientific accuracy, maintaining a durable visual archive for ORNL's mission and communications across diverse environments and stakeholders.

Qualifikationen

• BS degree in Photography or related field with 5+ years of experience.
• Strong portfolio: environmental portraiture, events, industrial/technical photography.
• Knowledge of controlled lighting and composition.
• Post-production quality with accurate captions and metadata.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud and timely outputs.
• Working knowledge of video capture and editing to support tasks.

Aufgaben

• Produce a wide range of still imagery including portraits, events, and facility photography.
• Capture high-detail scientific imagery with controlled lighting techniques.
• Work safely across office, industrial, outdoor, and lab environments with PPE.
• Deliver time-sensitive imagery, including same-day coverage and quick edits.
• Coordinate with communications, safety, security, facilities for efficient shoots.
• Orchestrate on-site production: setup, timelines, and directing subjects.
• Collaborate to plan visual stories accurately representing research and operations.
• Build relationships to identify story leads and evergreen imagery.
• Draft publication-ready captions and long-form descriptions.
• Support video production with b-roll and short-form edits.
• Ensure proper metadata, captions, rights, and licensing.
• Follow security, export control, privacy, and release requirements.

Kenntnisse

Environmental portraiture

People-focused storytelling

Event coverage

Industrial/technical photography

Controlled lighting

Composition

Post-production quality

Adobe Creative Cloud

Video capture

Video editing

Digital asset management

Ausbildung

BS degree in Photography or related field

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Photoshop

Digital Asset Management

Jobbeschreibung

Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, TN is seeking a Visual Storyteller to produce high-quality imagery and provide video support, documenting research, people, facilities, and mission impact. The role sits in the Photography Group of the Digital & Visual Communications Directorate.

The successful candidate will combine artistic craft with scientific accuracy, maintaining a durable visual archive for ORNL's mission and communications across diverse environments and stakeholders.