Photographer

Overview

Purpose of Role : Concept, lead, and develop photo shoots in order to visualize the brand story. Organize and execute product photography and lifestyle photo productions on campus and on location.
Key Accountabilities

Ensures photo content represents emotional storytelling, aligns with brand strategy, and delivers on time to stakeholders
Ensures photography represents the brand and style guide accurately and consistently
Ensure talent and production crew deliver content that elevates the brand experience
Drives and ensures the adoption of creative best practices and trends to elevate brand experience
Primary Responsibilities

Creates and presents pre-production documents (i.e. storyboards, shot lists, and equipment lists) that outline Photo and Lighting needs to deliver on creative brief
Shoots and edits photo content (in addition to live events and tradeshows) that represent the brand and style guide accurately and consistently
Directs onset (lighting, talent, etc.) and production crew
Prepares assets according to specs and deliver files to the proper asset management system for all stages in the production lifecycle
Edits and completes finishing touches (i.e. color correction, photo retouching, title graphics, etc.) to the final deliverable
Reviews trends in support of creative best practices in Photography
Core Functional Competencies

Design: Create visual content to effectively share product and brand attributes with target audience
Photography: Concept and execute photo content for all channels
Production: Produce a print or video asset
Project Management (Account Services): Plan, organize, and manage tasks and resources to bring about successful completion of a specific project
Requirements Definition: Ability to gather, understand and communicate the business needs and end result of a project
Social Media: Use social media channels to attract and engage customers, and to promote the brand and products
Storytelling: Communicate Brand Promise in an emotional manner
Core Behavioral Competencies

Yamaha Way (Will, Integrity, Initiative, Challenge, Commitment)
Customer Focus
Decision Quality
Plans and Aligns
Collaborates
Self-Development
Situational Adaptability
Qualifications

Ideal
Travel up to 20% of the time (including weekends and holidays)
Experience directing, shooting, and editing photo projects
Extensive photo experience, with broad range of techniques in portrait and product photography
Passionate about Photojournalism, knowledge of cameras and techniques for creating shots, and a keen eye for detail and vision behind the camera
Preferred
BA/BS degree
Prior advertising agency or in-house agency experience
Adept in Adobe Photoshop software
5+ years relevant experience directing, shooting, and editing Photo projects
Compensation

The hiring range for this position is $70,500 - $99,300 annually + bonus. This is the hiring range and does not include the value of benefits. The hiring range does not reflect total earning potential over time.
Final offers within the posted compensation range are based on qualifications, skills and experience required for the role.
Here’s What We’ll Bring

Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, LTD, Life-Insurance and 401k with match AND automatic contributions
Performance based bonus program
Robust employee wellness programs including free music lessons
Gym and wellness reimbursement program
Tobacco cessation reward program
Free concerts from award winning artists
Discounted hotel, travel, entertainment, and other attractions
Employee product purchase program
Flexible work options (including hybrid schedule)
Casual dress
Vacation, sick-time and personal floating holidays
In-office events, for example -- Bring Your Dog to Work Day, Employee Singing Competitions, Spirit Week and other fun events
Inclusive and passionate culture

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