Photo Services Specialist
Photo Services Specialist
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$ 105000 - 120000
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Job Description
Summary
The Photo Specialist owns our Portfolio of Photo Services that includes management of the photo studio corporate photo shoots scheduling and of daily requests as well oneoff high profile large projects. The Specialist also helps with our new Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform called Bynder. Bynder centralizes our photo assets by building and curating enterpriselevel repositories and reimagining the asset management processes. The Specialist will lead team members across the firm to translate business creative and operational requirements into a Bynder development roadmap and be responsible for leading the ongoing development integrations migrations and best practices for the Bynder platform. Additionally the Specialist will collaborate with our Multimedia Production team as a videographer to record various productions in our video studio in all of our offices and on location.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversees projects that include onsite and offsite photo shoots professional portraits for lawyers and staff generating social media content photographing firmwide events as well as create products for the internet intranet photo books publications social media all of which includes photo retouching.
- Operates and maintains a variety of digital photographic equipment and accessories including cameras lenses tripods electronic lighting and light meters photographic studio systems reflectors filters props and more.
- Coaches reviews and delegates work to other professionals as well as trains staff in all 21 offices on how to take photos and maintain their gear to meet the Firms standards.
- Maintain a new DAM which includes importing keywords tagging organizing assets.
- Works with senior staff stake holders and department heads on implementing and integrating the Bynder DAM into the Firms other photo databases to reduce redundancy and streamline processes.
- Leads and coordinates the work of internal and external photographers to develop new and streamline old processes.
- Anticipates internal and/or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues; recommends process product or service improvements.
- Is recognized as an expert and advisor within the organization that solves unique and complex problems.
Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors including but not limited to the relevant market skills experience and education of the selected candidate. If an estimated salary range for this role is available it will be provided in our Target Salary Range section. Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits information can be found at Sidley/Benefits.
Target Salary Range
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each Essential Duty and Responsibility (the Essential Duties) satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the Essential Duties. If you need such an accommodation please email (current employees should contact Human Resources).
Education and/or Experience:
Required:
- Minimum of 10 years experience of professional photography photo editing and archive experience.
- Experience with digital technology and editing software packages.
- Experience with Lightroom and Adobe Creative Cloud including Photoshop and Illustrator and Premiere.
- Experience with digital asset management systems (uploading assets editing metadata creating workflows etc.
- A strong portfolio that demonstrates artistic judgment and creativity.
- Ability to travel up to 20 of the time.
Preferred:
- Experience with environmental and studio portraits
- Ability to setup and facilitate large production shoots for brochures and magazines
- Law firm experience
- A minimum of 1015 years of experience in photography with some ideography/cinematography
- Department leadership or management experience
Other Skills and Abilities:
The following will also be required of the successful candidate:
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Good judgment
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills
- Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
- Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities
Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Unclear
