Job Description

Job Description

Montgomery College has an immediate need for a full-time Photographer and Digital Asset Manager in the Central Services Building. The standard work schedule is Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5:00 pm., hours subject to change to accommodate evening and weekend events. This is a bargaining, nonexempt, grade 29 position. Montgomery College promotes and creates a working and learning environment rooted in the basic tenets of fairness, diversity, and inclusiveness.

Under general supervision, the incumbent establishes and maintains the overall image direction and management of photography services for marketing, graphic design, web, media relations, public relations, and other communication purposes. The incumbent creates and manages all types of professional quality imagery including but not limited to portrait, event, and artwork reproduction photography of faculty, staff, students, facilities, architecture, and public events. In addition to providing photography services, the incumbent uses software to manage the College’s digital assets. These digital assets include photos, video files, graphics, logos, audio files, portable document formats (PDFs), marketing copy, and collateral for advertisements.

Contacts and interactions vary and involve multiple constituencies such as direct interactions with administrators, faculty, staff, students, contractors, representatives of external organizations, and community members.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide professional quality photographic services to the College community, using creative and artistic skill.

• Manage the College’s digital assets using a digital asset management database. Acquire, catalog, manage, store, and protect digital assets contained in a digital library.

• Develop strategies for managing digital assets such as version control, collaboration, metadata tagging, search capabilities, file permissions, and usage rights.

• Oversee the acquisition, scheduling, and management of freelance photographers that will be assigned to various photo shoots across the College community. Actively recruit student photographers and, with approval, oversee the hiring of a photography intern.

• Manage the College’s photo studio: Scheduling photo shoots, log headshots, and upkeep all studio lighting and camera equipment.

• Serve as photographic expert and resource to the College community: Consult, educate, and guide College employees on how to capture events.

• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public.

• Ability to effectively use and operate various items of office related equipment, such as, but not limited to: a personal computer, calculator, copier, and fax machine.

• Ability to effectively use photography equipment.

• Ability to carry all photography equipment necessary to photo shoot locations and to carry equipment throughout shoot, and stand for long periods of time on photography shoots.  

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree in photography, communications, or a related field that included coursework in photography or an equivalent combination of education, training, certification and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and expertise to perform the essential functions of the job may be considered. A bachelor degree is preferred.

• Three years of progressively responsible experience as a professional photographer is required. Two years oversight and/or management experience is preferred.

• An equivalent combination of education, training, certification and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and expertise to perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.

Hiring Range $33.49 – $43.55 per hour. Initial salary placement is based on candidate experience and internal equity.  Please include a complete resume including all relevant and related work experience.

Application Process:

• Click Here to apply online

• Position will remain open until filled

• For consideration, you must:

  Include dates of employment in your application or attachment;

  Cover letter recommended and preferred

As a condition of employment, the following are required at the time of hire:

• Successful completion of a background check and degree verification (if applicable).

• For international degrees, you must provide US degree equivalency verified by a nationally recognized credential evaluation service.

• Participation in a retirement plan. If you are retired from the Maryland State System, you may not enroll in either the pension, or optional retirement plan, per state law.

As a condition of employment, the following are required at the time of hire:

• Successful completion of a background check and degree verification (if applicable).

• For international degrees, you must provide US degree equivalency verified by a nationally recognized credential evaluation service.

• Participation in a Maryland State Retirement System plan (Pension or Optional Retirement Plan, depending on the position). If you are already retired from the Maryland State Retirement System, you may not enroll in a Maryland State Retirement System plan at Montgomery College and may have earn​ings restrictions, per state law.

Our benefits package includes: generous paid vacation, sick, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, group legal benefits, professional development, retirement plan, educational assistance, tuition waiver for employee and dependents, wellness programming including onsite gyms, pools and classes.

If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management at 240-567-5353 or HRSTM@montgomerycollege.edu.  We require at least two weeks advance notice to enable us to provide the requested accommodation.

Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty, and staff.

Montgomery College is a tobacco-free and smoke-free workplace.

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