Senior Photographer

Portfolio Requirements

Submit a portfolio featuring recent work that demonstrates a strong creative range, commercial sensibility, and attention to craft. Portfolios that are outdated, underdeveloped, or lacking range will not be considered.
Primary Responsibilities

Lead productions from end to end, including pre-production, creative alignment, on-set execution, post-production, and final delivery.
Own high-visibility shoots and initiatives while maintaining a consistently high creative standard.
Build shot lists, lighting plans, and production approaches that align with brand strategy and business goals.
Direct talent, crew, and partners with confidence while creating a clear and collaborative set environment.
Occasional travel to support productions, events, and other business initiatives. Travel may occur several times throughout the year, sometimes for up to a week at a time, most trips being typically 3‑5 days in length. Weekend travel may also be required.
Evaluate imagery based on strategic impact, including clarity, trust, usability, and overall brand fit.
Protect and elevate the brand standard across lifestyle, product, campaign, event, and internal communications photography.
Provide structured feedback and mentorship to other photographers to help grow creative judgment, technical craft, and consistency.
Drive improvements to team workflow, quality control, and post-production standards.
Maintain excellent operational discipline across file hygiene, releases, metadata, naming conventions, archive practices, and Bynder standards.
Collaborate cross-functionally with producers, designers, marketers, creatives, and external vendors to deliver work that meets deadlines and business needs.
Work independently and make strong decisions in fast-moving environments with shifting priorities.
Work extended hours as needed to support productions and key business initiatives.
Required Skills

6+ years of planning, shooting, and editing commercial photography projects, with experience owning complex productions.
Demonstrated ability to lead major initiatives end-to-end with a high degree of autonomy.
Strong creative point of view and taste, with the ability to defend decisions using brand rationale and business context.
Advanced understanding of digital photography, production equipment, lighting techniques, and commercial on-set workflows.
Strong experience directing talent, crew, stylists, and creative partners on larger-scale productions.
Expert proficiency in Lightroom and Photoshop; Capture One experience preferred.
High standard for retouching, color consistency, image selection, and client-ready delivery.
Excellent mentoring and feedback skills, with a track record of helping others improve.
Deep understanding of non-destructive editing, export workflows, file hygiene, releases, metadata, archive practices, and DAM/Bynder standards.
Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions while working under tight timelines and competing priorities.
Organized, proactive, strategic, and calm under pressure.
Required Education / Experience

Bachelor's degree in Photography or related experience preferred.
Equal Employment Opportunity

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.
EEO is the Law Poster (the poster can be found at http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf)
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