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Form of workPOSITION PURPOSE: The CPA Photographer will capture the ethos of the CPA mission in daily life through the lens of a camera.
POSITION HELD BY: Vacant
SUPERVISES: None
DIRECT REPORT: Director of Communications
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Build narratives for school life through high-quality imagery and capturing small moments with big impact in a variety of settings.
- Serve as the lead photographer for all CPA visuals in the classroom, school events, and student life (this position does not currently support athletic or yearbook photography)
- Manage the CPA SmugMug account by uploading, organizing and archiving school photos
- Exhibit strong administrative capacity by constantly keeping the CPA SmugMug account organized and curated
- Exhibit a quick turn around (12-24 hours) on uploading pictures from events that are ready to display (processed and edited)
- Collaborate with the Communications team for specific photography needs, sourcing photos for social media, website, blog, headshots, the CPA Viewbook, the CPA magazine, and other digital and print publications
- Provides photography at key Academy events and works with CPA videographer to coordinate necessary visual coverage
- Assists Director of Communications on key photography projects
- Create relationships across campus with faculty and staff that will help facilitate capturing authentic school life with the camera
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QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required; strongly preferred in an area of communications
Experience
- 3-5 years of experience in photography
- Experience in a school environment is preferred
Skills and Abilities
- Proficiency in Lightroom, Photoshop, Sony, Nikon, Canon cameras
- Proficiency in Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- Experience with Finalsite or Blackbaud CMS preferred
- Must be flexible and adaptable to the often-changing variables around campus for both candid and curated photography
- Must be team-oriented and able to work with a broader communications team to achieve organizational goals, while also being self-motivated to capture campus life with the camera
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Requirements
- All employees must commit to performing their duties in accordance with the stated mission and purpose of the school, CPA 101, CPA Policies and Procedures Manual, and the Westminster Confession of Faith. All employees must be evangelical Christians and active members of an evangelical Christian church.
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All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions for which reasonable accommodation will be made. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. The position description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.
