costar is hiring: VP, Photography North America in Richmond

Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed, and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. Ensure that the team is not just reporting on activity but inspecting the teams work and activity on a regular basis and taking action when necessary to improve outcomes.Ensure we continue to evolve capabilities and stay on top of the latest trends by testing and adopting new hardware and software technologies impacting drone capabilities, photography, and videography.Collaborate with Sales leaders, Product, Research, and IT to deliver impactful media on behalf of our customers.Evolve on-boarding and training programs that focus on driving integration of new team members and the on-going development of photographers and managers.Focus on continuous improvement of workflows and processes to drive optimization and innovation.Create a community of photographers that bring to the table innovation, collaboration and support for the mission of digitizing the visual world of real estate.QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLSBachelors required and Masters preferred.10+ years leading a team of photographers responsible for delivering a product against deadlines.5+ years of experience leading large-scale dispersed teams (200+) against deadlines and deliverables.Prove track record establishing operational frameworks that aligned to achieving business goals.Experience establishing operational metrics and aligning organization to execute against those metrics.Proven track record driving accountability with Directors and Managers and leading in a metric driven organization.Demonstrated ability to operate in fast paced environment with high creative and delivery standards.Ability to collaborate across functional areas to deliver assignments.Strong communication skills required both written and including an ability to influence others through data.About You:Your impressive attention to detail is a point of pride.You value building and leading strong teams that are focused on delivering excellence.You want to make great work every day and help your teammates do the same.You’re nimble but intentional with every effort.You find the right answer to a problem quickly, then move to the next problem’s answer.You understand the importance of brand consistency and existing guidelines but know when to break, embellish, and scale them.You’re self-sufficient, able to absorb and act upon objectives, feedback, and enjoy collaborating with colleagues across departments.You’re comfortable working independently with partners in different time zones.CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing #J-18808-Ljbffr