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CoStar Group, Inc. is hiring: Associate Photographer-Atlanta in Atlanta

CoStar Group, Inc., Atlanta, GA, United States

Job type: Full Time


Overview
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 businesses and lives.

The Role
Associate Photographers are responsible for media collection for Homes.com and Apartments.com. Equipped with Pro 3 Matterport, digital cameras, and an iPad, they create virtual tours, floorplans, and photography for residential homes. Each photographer is assigned a core territory and serves clients of the two platforms. Appointments are scheduled for defined dates and times, during which they scan homes and apartments with Matterport Pro‑3 cameras, capturing virtual tours, floor plans, and marketing photography.

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, utilizing photography techniques.

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

Professionally communicate with clients, sales, researcher partners, and management to evaluate priorities, initiatives, and tasks.

While not photographing 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
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 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, including weekends on a rotating schedule.

Qualifications

At least 2 years of professional experience; real estate photography experience required.

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

High School Diploma/GED.

Strong customer service experience with a client‑first mindset.

Experienced Drone Photographer with FAA Part 107 license, obtained within 30 days of offer.

Strong time‑management skills and very detail‑oriented.

Capability to accurately capture and enter data.

Excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills.

Knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet applications, and Apple iOS products.

Enjoy working independently in a fast‑paced environment; field experience preferred.

Valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record/abstract check.

Compensation
The Associate Photographer position is hourly plus bonus‑eligible. Bonuses are paid on a monthly cycle based on performance metrics. Pay ranges to $50,000 annually, with opportunity for monthly bonuses.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, prescription drug insurance.

Life, legal, and supplementary insurance.

Virtual and in‑person mental health counseling services.

401(k) retirement plan with matching contributions.

Employee stock purchase plan.

Paid time off.

Tuition reimbursement.

Access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups.

Equal Opportunity
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. CoStar is committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full‑time in the United States to apply. However, note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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