Associate Photographer- San Fernando Valley

Associate Photographer - San Fernando Valley / La Habra, CA
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real‑estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. We digitize the world’s real‑estate to empower people to discover properties, insights, and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

Overview
The Associate Photographer is a versatile team member responsible for media collection for Homes.com and Apartments.com. Equipped with a Pro 3 Matterport camera, digital camera equipment, and iPad, the photographer creates virtual tours, floorplans, and photography for residential homes. Each photographer is assigned a core territory to service clients.

Role
The role runs appointments on defined dates and times to scan homes and apartments with Matterport Pro3 cameras, capturing virtual tours and footprints. Photographers also produce residential photography for marketing purposes to advertise homes and apartments to future owners and renters. The role works closely with clients, sales associates, logistics, and management teams, and is managed remotely by a Photography Manager in local markets.

Responsibilities

Support marketing efforts on Homes.com and Apartments.com by capturing 3‑D virtual tours and footprints.

Create a portfolio of photographs to best feature homes and apartments, using photography techniques to capture spaces pleasingly.

Work closely with scheduling and dispatch teams to maximize appointments and meet client demands.

Communicate professionally with clients, sales, researcher partners, and management to evaluate priorities, initiatives, and tasks.

Own the market: while not on a residential home, navigate one‑mile square grids to ensure complete commercial real‑estate data coverage; identify new inventory, missing availability, and commercial properties to be photographed.

Abide by CoStar safety standards to safeguard company vehicle and equipment.

Represent CoStar professionally at all times.

Participate in conference calls with sales and research teams as needed.

Physical Requirements of Position

Repetitive and frequent sitting in a car, standing, and walking for up to 8 hours per day.

Must lift, carry, and maneuver equipment weighing up to 5 pounds.

Repetitive hand and arm movements are required to type on a tablet or laptop and operate camera equipment.

Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, lifting, twisting, and carrying are necessary to perform job functions.

Ability to work and drive outside during all seasons.

Ability to work weekends on a rotating schedule.

Qualifications

At least 2 years of professional experience.

Real‑estate photography experience required.

Experience as a professional photographer, or a recently earned degree in photography.

Experienced drone photographer with an FAA Part 107 license/certification obtained within 30 days of offer.

Strong time‑management skills and meticulous attention to detail.

Capability to accurately capture and enter data.

Excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills.

Knowledge of Windows, Apple OS, Microsoft Office, and internet applications.

Enjoys working independently in a fast‑paced environment.

Field experience preferred.

Must possess a current and valid driver’s license.

Must pass a Driving Record/Driving Abstract check prior to start, with a record reflecting responsible driving behavior and compliance with traffic laws.

Compensation
The Associate Photographer is an hourly position with a base pay equivalent to $54,000–$55,000 annually, plus monthly performance‑based bonuses. The role is designed for individuals who thrive in a metrics–driven environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare coverage: medical, vision, dental, prescription drug.

Life, legal, and supplementary insurance.

Virtual and in‑person mental health counseling services for individuals and families.

401(k) retirement plan with matching contributions.

Employee stock purchase plan.

Paid time off.

Tuition reimbursement.

Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employee Resource Groups.

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.

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