Photographer Job at Kinship in Chicago

NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES WITH PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE AND HOTELS WILL BE CONSIDERED. THIS JOB IS BASED ONSITE IN CHICAGO, IL.

About Us

Kinship is an integrated marketing agency that serves leaders in food, travel and culture. We blend the best of Public Relations, Social Media, and Digital Marketing.

About the Position

We are searching for an entrepreneurially-minded photographer with a minimum of 5 years of professional photography experience. For this position, we prize technical abilities in photography, editing, styling, and content creation.

Select Job Responsibilities

• Produces and executes a variety of high-quality photography shoots, including food & beverage, hospitality lifestyle, event coverage, and architectural photography.
• Directs lifestyle photography shoots with confidence and skill, including guiding models and talent for natural, engaging shots.
• Scouts shoot locations and angles for optimal composition on location
• Compose, stylize, and stage shots with a perfectionists eye for detail
• Maintains high standards in lighting, color accuracy, and exposure.
• Proficiency in using professional photography equipment, including cameras, lenses, and lighting setups.
• Advanced skills in photo editing software
• Pulling photo selects from photo shoots and editing original photo content
• Manages pre- and post-production tasks, including researching, organizing, shot list creation, photo editing and managing assets.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to balance multiple shoots, manage scheduling platform and meet deadlines.
• Ability to capture and convey the brand story through compelling visuals that resonate with target audiences.
• Creates and maintains content for social media networking sites, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc., as well as content-sharing platforms pertinent to our partner businesses in culture, food, and travel
• Interfaces with team members in other disciplines for strong coordination of integrated marketing campaigns
• Understands that this is a flexible lifestyle job, often requiring atypical work hours
• Brainstorms and innovates to improve company, job, and partners; appreciates the big picture and complexity in decision-making
• Tells us what we do not know with regular candor

Personal Traits & Habits Set

• An unshakeable passion for culture, food and travel
• Jedi-level brightness
• Desire to outdo oneself, above all others
• Empathy
• Optimism
• Easily obsessed with our partners
• Impeccable with ones word
• Creativity
• Comfort with new business development
• Self-awareness
• Curiosity

Professional Skills Set

• Grows with the discipline
• Maintains a nuanced understanding of social media networking, content sharing and reputation management platforms pertinent to businesses in culture, food and travel
• Adept at promoting learning, influencing choices and fostering connections vis--vis social media channels
• Monetizes the discipline on behalf of a business bottom line, wherever possible
• Has a keen understanding of measurement and reporting tools
• Offers mature written and verbal skills

Considerations

• Willing to travel within Chicagoland
• Willing to travel out of state (15% - 35%)
• Work evenings and weekends