Photographer/Retoucher (onsite)

Arthrex, Inc. is a global medical device company and a leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. This role is based in Arthrex’s manufacturing facility in Pendleton, SC. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Photograph employee events, group photos, and manufacturing environments • Transport and set and strike photography equipment in a variety of industrial locations • Observe all safety standards while working in environments such as manufacturing floors, clean rooms, roofs, ladders, and lifts • Pose, direct, and photograph employees for corporate portraits • Choose selects of event, commercial, portrait, and product photos based on technical and subjective criteria • Perform basic corrections on all types of imagery including exposure, color-balance, sharpening, cropping, etc. • Append appropriate metadata: keywords, descriptions, and custom fields • Ingest images into a digital asset management system (DAM) following established guidelines and standards • Manage and fulfill clipping requests for product photos • Work closely with photographers and internal clients to provide all imaging services in an accurate and timely manner • Receive and manage assignments through Arthrex service desk application • Work with the Corporate Communications team on photography needs for PR, social media, employee communications and other internal and external initiatives • Perform cross-functional duties and other special projects, as assigned • Plan and fly drone routes for aerial photography and video capture • Work as a Digital Technician/ Lighting Technician/ Photo Assistant for other Arthrex photographers as assigned • Work with Photography Coordinator to organize, plan and schedule photography assignments • Work independently as well as under the direction of the Photography Supervisor • Build and maintain photo collections • Requires occasional evening and weekend work • Travel up to 10% Education and Experience: • Associate degree required; Bachelor’s degree in photography or visual arts preferred • 5 years of experience in full-time photography required • 3 years of experience in digital photography post-production required • Experience with a digital asset management system required • Experience with portrait and event photography required • Experience with studio lighting (strobes) required • Adobe Certified Expert in Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom preferred • Drone Pilot with Part 107 license a plus • If not currently licensed, successful candidates must be willing to obtain and maintain their part 107 license