Associate Photographer- Newark, NJ

Overview

CoStar Group is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. We have been in the industry for over 35 years and are committed to digitizing real estate to empower all people to discover properties, insights, and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

Role

The Associate Photographer role supports marketing efforts on CoStar's industry-leading marketplaces, Homes.com and Apartments.com, by capturing beautiful 3-D virtual tours and floor plans. They are responsible for scanning homes and apartments with Matterport Pro3 cameras, creating virtual tours and floor plans, and taking residential photography for marketing purposes.

Responsibilities

• Support marketing efforts on Homes.com and Apartments.com by capturing 3-D virtual tours and floor plans.
• Create a portfolio of photographs to best feature homes and apartments using photography techniques.
• Closely work with scheduling and dispatch teams to maximize appointments and meet client demands.
• Professionally communicate with clients, sales associates, researchers, and management to evaluate priorities, initiatives, and tasks.
• Own the market! Navigate one-mile square grids to ensure complete commercial real estate data coverage, identify new inventory, missing availability, and commercial properties to be photographed.
• Absorb CoStar safety standards to safeguard company vehicles and equipment.
• Represent CoStar in a professional manner at all times.
• Participate in conference calls with sales and research teams as needed.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of professional experience in Real Estate Photography.
• Experience working as a professional photographer or a recently earned degree in photography.
• High School Diploma/GED.
• Strong customer service experience with a client-first mindset.
• Experienced Drone Photographer with a FAA Part 107 License/Certification obtained within 30 days of offer.
• Strong time management skills and very detailed-oriented.
• Capability to accurately capture and enter data.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office, and Internet applications.
• Apple IOS products.
• Enjoys working independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Field experience preferred.
• Current and valid driver’s license.
• Satisfactory completion of a Driving Record/Driving Abstract check prior to start.

Physical Requirements

• Repetitive and frequent sitting in a car, standing and walking for up to 8 hours per day.
• Lift, carry, and maneuver equipment weighing up to 5 pounds.
• Repetitive hand and arm movements for typing on a tablet or laptop and operating camera equipment.
• Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, lifting, twisting, and carrying to perform job functions.
• Ability to work and drive outside during all seasons.
• The ability to work weekends on a rotating schedule.

Compensation

This position offers an hourly wage equivalent to $49,000-$50,000 annually, based on relevant skills and experience, and includes a generous benefits plan. The benefits package includes comprehensive healthcare coverage, life, legal, and supplementary insurance, virtual and in-person mental health counseling services, a 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions, an employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups.