The Photography Associate is a paid season long (temporary) position designed for new or recent graduates who are looking to grow their professional sports experience. The format allows for structured professional development and hands-on learning.

We are seeking a seasonal photographer who is passionate about football to help lead projects, develop creative assets, assist our full-time photographer, and edit photos for our digital media and creative teams. This role works out of the Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park, Michigan.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The Photography Associate will have daily responsibilities including, without limitation, the following:

• Photograph Lions games, practices, community, and special events 
• Apply metadata to photos 
• Maintain image archives 
• Assist with building photo galleries from training camp, practices, gameday, and other various club events  
• Edit, retouch photos for various media platforms (social, digital, etc.) 
• Coordinate daily art content, find, and suggest compelling images, develop templates 
• Communicate with staff to ensure needs are met 
• Support Team Photographer on gameday by running cards, shooting and uploading photos for use on social and other platforms
• Other duties as assigned 

NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, while taking direction from the Team Photographer, collaborating with the rest of the Creative Services team and multi-tasking projects.
• Works independently to achieve brand awareness throughout multiple media channels and platforms.
• Manage relationships with internal partners and external vendors
• Will accept other responsibilities and duties required by the supervisor consistent with the objectives and essential functions of this position. Such responsibilities shall be incorporated into the position description if they are ongoing.

 QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's Degree in photography, journalism, or related field 
• Previous experience in sports preferred 
• Demonstrated photography and photo editing experience including proficiency in Photoshop, Adobe Bridge, Photo Mechanic. Experience using Photoshelter a plus.
• Ability to conceptualize and demonstrate skillful storytelling, strong decision making and the ability to produce and distribute work in real time
• Strong knowledge of current social media trends
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and handle feedback
• Ability to show engagement and collaboration with departments across the organization
• Strong teamwork and intrinsically motivated by the desire to see a group succeed as opposed to individual accolades
• Confident and disciplined work ethic to produce efficiently on tight deadlines
• Possess excellent relationship building and communication skills to include the ability to gain the trust of players, coaches and staff is required
• Must be able to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Must be able to travel to various sites and events across the Detroit area and potentially road games
• You may use AI as a tool in creating your application, but this role is powered by human talent—your judgment, experience, and character are integral. Please let your personal talent shine.