Freelance Wedding Photographer Assistant

Company Overview:
Orca Creative Team is a diverse network of wedding photographers and videographers based in San Diego, California. Our team of freelancers captures weddings, engagements, and elopements for couples across the San Diego metro area, the surrounding coastal regions, and throughout Southern California. We're creatives with a passion for photography, video production, filmmaking, and storytelling — and we'd love to tell you more about our team!

Orca Creative Team is one of the largest and highest-rated wedding photo and video studios in the country. Visit our website at orcacreatives.com to learn more!

You’re Perfect For This Role If:
• You’re new to wedding photography and don’t know where to start
• You’ve shot at least 3 events (photography or videography)
• Highly preferable: You’ve covered at least 1 wedding
• You’re a seasoned photographer/videographer who knows their way around professional equipment
• You get genuinely excited about love stories and want to be part of someone’s happily-ever-after
• You love to travel within 150 miles of San Diego

Your Equipment Requirements:
• A camera with dual memory card slots (because backup plans save the day)
• Prime and zoom lenses at f/2.8 or lower across multiple focal ranges
• Experience with flash and lighting equipment
• Reliable transportation to reach weddings within 150 miles of San Diego
• Extra batteries and SD cards

Benefits:
• NO culling. NO editing. Just pure creativity
• Real-world mentoring from experienced lead photographers and videographers
• Opportunities to build your portfolio with some of Southern California’s most beautiful wedding venues
• We’re looking for photographers ready to capture weddings with us throughout 2026

Apply Here — Please Include:
• Your résumé
• Your portfolio
• A short story about why you’re interested in this program

Job Type: Contract

Pay: From $15.00 per year

Application Question(s):
• Portfolio Required - Failure to provide a workable link will be automatically rejected.
• What camera equipment do you have? (Camera Body and Lenses)
• Why you are interested in this program?

Work Location: On the road