Corporate Photographer/Video

About the role

The corporate photographer/videographer creates high-quality photography and videography to support marketing, ecommerce, corporate communications, executive, and internal business needs. Subjects include products, equipment, facilities, people, and workplace environments. Responsibilities span corporate, product, situational, portrait, and event photography/videography, post-production editing, and preparation of digital assets for use across web, email, social media, paid advertising, marketplace, sales, and corporate communications channels. The role translates business objectives into visual concepts that engage target audiences and support business results.

Candidates must reside within a 40-mile commuting distance of the corporate campus and be available to work onsite three days per week. Travel to various video and photo shoot locations is required. Reliable transportation and the ability to travel independently to assigned shoot sites are required.

Responsibilities

• Perform photography and videography services to support sales, marketing, and corporate needs.
• Apply contemporary photography, lighting, styling, and composition techniques to elevate brand perception.
• Shoot photos and video in the studio, at any interior or exterior J. J. Keller location, or at external locations as relevant.
• Plan and coordinate studio and on-location photo/video shoots, including creative concepts, schedules, locations, models, props, equipment, and external partner relationships.
• Perform post-production editing and optimize visual assets for deployment across digital, print, social media, advertising, sales, and corporate communication channels.
• Develop and maintain business contacts and vendor relationships that support photography, videography, external location access, and visual content production needs.
• Catalog, organize, and store images to ensure accessibility throughout JJKA.
• Maintain studio equipment inventory, determine new equipment to add and old equipment to retire, and prepare an annual studio equipment budget with rationale for management consideration.
• Acquire and maintain general knowledge of JJKA products, markets, and related regulations and best practices to ensure logical and accurate situational photography and visual storytelling.
• Develop visual concepts, shot lists, storyboards, and creative briefs aligned with marketing objectives, corporate goals, and target audience needs.
• Provide direction to models, employees, customers, and other subjects to create natural, authentic, and engaging imagery that accurately reflects customer environments, workflows, and real-world use cases.
• Partner with product marketing, ecommerce, creative, and communications teams to identify visual content gaps and proactively develop solutions.
• Build and maintain a library of evergreen situational photography assets that can be leveraged across campaigns, channels, and product lines.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Associate's degree in Photography, Visual Communications, Digital Media, Marketing, Creative Arts, or a related field; or equivalent combinations of education and directly related experience.
• 5+ years of professional photography experience in a corporate, commercial, product, ecommerce, studio, agency, or related environment.

• Other Qualifications:
• Proficiency with Macintosh operating systems, Adobe Creative Cloud applications (including Photoshop and Premiere Pro), image processing software, and digital asset management/archive systems.
• Experience directing and executing on-location and studio photo shoots involving employees, customers, professional models, products, equipment, and operational environments.
• Experience photographing industrial, manufacturing, transportation, construction, or similar workplace settings is preferred.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating commercial, lifestyle, environmental, and product photography, as well as visual storytelling that effectively communicates brand, product, and customer experience messaging.
• Proficiency in professional photo and video production workflows, including image editing, retouching, color correction, image optimization, basic video production, audio capture, and video editing.
• Knowledge of photographic techniques, including lighting, lenses, composition, and post-production best practices.
• Experience creating content optimized for digital commerce, social media, marketplaces, and other digital marketing channels.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize competing deadlines, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong communication, professionalism, attention to detail, and ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment.
• Work involves operation of photography equipment and computer equipment for extended periods of time.
• Occasional travel required to support photo and video shoots.