Photographer

Job DetailsJob Location: Wake Forest, NC 27587Position Type: Full TimeJOB TITLE: Photographer 
DEPARTMENT: Marketing & Communications 
DIVISION:     Institutional Advancement   
SUPERVISOR: Associate Director of Design 

1. PURPOSE OF THE JOB  

This job exists to aid in marketing and communicating the overall message of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Judson College through conceiving and developing professional images for use in seminary promotions, marketing, advertising, news materials, etc.  

2. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

Plan and execute photoshoots for a variety of institutional needs 

Capture photography of important campus events 

Coordinate photography needs for institutional and campus events 

Upload, deliver, and distribute photography assets across multiple platforms for access by the Marketing and Communications team and other offices on campus in a timely manner on a regular basis 

Work alongside the social media manager by helping capture photos and occasionally videos for social media posts 

Responsible for choosing and delivering photography files to other staff upon request 

Cover chapel twice weekly during the school year 

Cover events, conferences, or concerts on campus

3. OTHER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES  

One of the media representatives for Southeastern Seminary at the Southern Baptist Convention and at times other major conferences 


Occasional travel for photography needs 

Work collaboratively with other team members to brainstorm new ideas and projects 

Work with other team members to ensure photography needs are covered at all times 

Assist other team members as needed and as able 

4. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES  

Assign shoots to freelance photographers as needed 

5. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS  

Required 

At least 2 years of experience in photography 

Excellent grasp of photographic medium using digital equipment, including composition of subjects, lighting, equipment use and set up, etc. 

Knowledge in using a manual full-frame digital camera 

Ability to work under deadline pressure, with the ability to collaborate with a multi-task news team of writers, designers, and supervisors 

In-depth knowledge of Adobe Lightroom 

The ability to manage multiple tasks at a time 

Excellent planning, organization, and prioritization skills 

Flexibility and a willingness to learn 

Preferred 

Knowledge of content creation best practices 

Basic working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud apps or Adobe Creative Cloud Express 

6. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY  

None 

7. EXTENT OF PUBLIC CONTACT  

Within the seminary: Regular contact with other staff, faculty, students, event attendees, etc. 


Outside the seminary: Occasional need for contact with other members of the public at events, conferences, in the community, campus visitors or guests, etc. 

8. PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

Ability to carry photography equipment for long periods of time (such as at conferences or events) 


Ability to handle photography equipment quickly and easily as the situation demands 

Ability to stand for long periods of time (for example, at events where seating is not provided) 

9. WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT  

Attends certain campus events, which may be scheduled on the weekend or weeknights 

During certain weeks there may be multiple major events requiring extra hours of work, including the SBC Annual Meeting and the bi-annual meeting of the Board of Trustees and Southeastern Society 

Shares a collaborative office environment with 4–5 other staff members 

QualificationsThis position is restricted to current SEBTS students and spouses of SEBTS students