Portrait Photographer (Entry Level)

Attention high-energy, fun-loving individuals!

We are on the lookout for your upbeat personality. If you are great with school aged kids and love taking photos, this is the job for you.

Join our Spring Season Field Photography Team!

(January through April)

Additional $75 per week Performance Bonus!

*We welcome experienced photographers, however experience is not required*

You are our ideal candidate if you are interested in:

• Working with others and interacting with kids
• Learning about portrait photography
• Learning to operate Canon DSLR 70D, 80D and newer
• Working a combination of outdoor and indoor photo shoots in a new environment every day
• Part-time hours Monday through Friday

Job Summary:

As a vital member of our team, the Portrait Photographer will work alongside our seasoned Picture Day Leads to deliver our brand promise of creating successful, enjoyable, and fun picture day experiences for everyone we encounter. This entry-level role offers the perfect platform for you to showcase your talent and passion for photography.

Essential Duties:

• Smile, it is part of the job! You smile, they smile!
• Repeatedly greet and engage students, providing verbal instruction to achieve portrait posing standards for a prolonged period of time.
• Perform routine visual inspections of individual students.Using an eye for detail, instruct students to style themselves for high quality portraits. Ex: fixing hair, straightening clothes, wiping face clean etc.
• Use a tailored approach in drawing out smiles and personalities from camera shy students as needed.
• Apply training provided to ensure portraits are captured without glass glare.
• Report all lack of functionality of any equipment to Picture Day Lead.
• Perform photography duties in both indoor and outdoor environments.
• Treat all equipment with great care, ensuring equipment is returned in the same condition it was received.
• Travel to a variety of schools throughout San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange and LA Counties for outdoor and indoor Picture Day Photography Events.
• Operate camera equipment while standing for prolonged periods of time.
• Set up and tear down photography equipment at the start and end of each picture day event, working together as a team until completion.

Required skills/abilities include:

• Willingness to be trained
• Ability to verbally build fast rapport with elementary age school children
• Experience working with elementary age children is a plus
• Able to set up/teardown camera stations, operate simple mechanical devices (tripods, stands, etc.) with care
• Willing and able to work as part of a team
• Must be able to withstand regular exposure to flashing lights
• Ability to verbally communicate with and give direction to a high volume of elementary aged students
• High School Diploma or equivalent (Required)
• Experience in a customer-facing environment

At School Portraits by Adams Photography we are in the people business! Relationships between our team and our customers are the driving force behind what we do every day. Since 2003 we have been providing memorable picture day experiences to schools throughout Southern California. We deliver full in-house service to hundreds of schools from the moment our fun and friendly Photographers capture that perfect smile, to the moment our production experts ship out customized products from our own production lab.

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