Club Photographer - Vancouver, Canada - Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Position Title:

Club Photographer**
Location:788 Beatty Street & National Soccer Development Centre (UBC)**
Terms:Full-time, Permanent**
Reports to:Senior Manager, Content**Vancouver Whitecaps FC is looking for a new team member to join our Marketing & Content department in the position of
Club
Photographer.

The
Club
Photographer **is responsible for overseeing high-level photography production and will be responsible for working with the content team on the ideation, planning and execution of photoshoots and archival capture.

Specific Job Duties include, but are not limited to:

Lead day-to-day photo administration and operations, including maintaining and evaluating network of freelance photographers that are used for gamedays throughout the first team, second team and L1BC levels
Photograph all home games, select road games and/or major travel events (i.e. Postseason, All-Star, etc), along with capturing photography from training sessions and events
Ideate, plan, and execute all studio, lifestyle, and media day shoots
Edit and provide efficient delivery of Matchday images in realtime to digital team
Manage the clubs photo archive through metadata and tagging
Follow brand guideline specifications and ensure consistency on quality during production
Build relationships with professional athletes and coaches
Act as a goto resource for Creative Team, Content team, and other business members for finding, sourcing, and curating quality and appropriate imagery options for a variety of projects and initiatives

Qualifications/Experience:

Must be legally authorized to work in Canada
Bachelor's degree in relevant field or extensive experience in sports photography.
A minimum of 3 years in professional photography experience, specializing in sports and entertainment
Experience with editorial photo shoots
Specialist in studio configurations with the use of strobe lights and other studio accessories
Professional photography skills, specializing in sports and entertainment (including portfolio)
Extensive knowledge of photo archiving and digital asset management systems
Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite
Competence in Adobe Premiere video editing software
Strong personal and communication skills including the ability to interact with both athletes and executives.
Must possess a serviceoriented mentality
Fluency in Spanish is an asset
Experience in design and video production is an asset
Ability to work nonstandard work week, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays

The Club
Vancouver Whitecaps FC is the longest-running professional soccer club in Canada and the United States. Since its inaugural season in 1974, the club has united generations of loyal fans in British Columbia and beyond.

With academies in eight out of ten provinces, a network of partner clubs, and hundreds of camps and clinics every year, Whitecaps FC provide a foundation for Canada's soccer future.

In addition to its two professional men's teams, the Club is proud to be one of the first two founding teams for a new professional women's league in Canada, which will be launched in the year 2025.

We are also strongly committed to providing opportunities to Canadian athletes, both male and female, with the largest soccer development structure in Canada.

This includes academy programs in eight of ten provinces across the country.

In addition to building a winning team on and off the pitch, the Club places great importance in giving back to our community, harnessing the power of sport to create a stronger, more equitable & inclusive society through three key community goals: helping meet critical needs, using soccer to build life skills and creating soccer participation opportunities in Indigenous communities.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

No recruiters or agencies, please.