13/08/2024
WE ARE HIRING!
CHILDREN'S PORTRAIT ASSISTANT
STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHER
Join us and unlock your Fairy Godmother! What can be better than working for a family-owned business focused on bringing children joy, magic, and wonder? We specialize in creating custom photographic art, capturing the innocence and joy of childhood set in a magical forest. What we provide our clients is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
One of the most important steps in our process is welcoming families into our awe-inspiring studio and providing them with a once-in-a-lifetime photography experience. We expertly guide each family through a magical photo experience that will leave them full of joy and wonder. This position requires you to learn all roles at the studio; running the front desk, assisting the photographer and photographing. You must be VERY skilled at working with children. All your appointments will be pre-booked for your studio so you can dedicate your time creating beautiful experiences for our families. You will be responsible for maintaining all studio equipment, ensuring a clean and safe studio space, and delivering breathtaking portraits and a magical experience for each and every family. We will provide extensive photography training for the right candidate. You will also be responsible for cultivating and maintaining a positive and collaborative working relationship with the team.
Our Company Culture:
We are a high-growth, exciting, and dynamic company. We strive to create daily opportunities for our employees to thrive, succeed, and build their brand to become more valuable in today’s workforce. We work in a family atmosphere where people generally love working, serving customers, and enjoying each other’s company. We do meaningful work that creates pride, joy, and self-esteem in children.
Our Studio Assistants are compensated with a starting hourly rate of $19/hour (with potential to move to a higher annual salary in the future). Photographer's salary will be negotiable based on experience.
• Must love people and families with children of all backgrounds.
• Strong ability to improvise and think on their feet.
• Strong administrative skills and familiarity with technology and office productivity tools (MS Teams, Zoom, MS Word, MS Excel, etc.).
• An eye for photography and knowledge of camera and lighting systems is a huge bonus.
• Must have some background working with children.
• High School education required
• Needs to exhibit a learning mentality and strive for continuous improvement.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Must be creative, kind, silly, patient, and love working with children.
• CRM knowledge is a plus!
Job Type: Photographer’s Assistant/Photographer
Part-time Pay: From $19.00 per hour
Expected hours: 20 – 30 per week
Location: Salem, Oregon studio
Please note: We are a company that works closely with children. Therefore, all employees must pass a criminal background check before starting employment.
TO APPLY, SUBMIT YOUR RESUME to: [email protected]
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