Buffalo Sabres & Buffalo Bills Photographer Job at Pegula Sports & Entertainment

Pay Competitive

Employment type Full-Time

Job Description

Req#: PHOTO001931

Summary

Pegula Sports & Entertainment (PSE) is looking for a talented Team Photographer to join the existing staff photography team and overall creative department of designers, videographers, and creative directors. The Team Photographer will be responsible for photographing, editing, archiving, ideating, and collaborating creatively for our three professional sports teams – The Buffalo Bills, Sabres, & Bandits. This job entails producing high quality content on tight deadlines for home games, practices, studio campaigns, community events, and business development objectives as well as other relevant internal requests. The ideal candidate is an experienced and proactive creative with a strong eye, knowledge of the sports photography industry, and a diverse photo experience.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Create high-end still photography for all facets of PSE and its outside clients.
• Assist in photo asset management process including curation and maintenance of PhotoShelter and physical archive.
• Work with internal teams to ensure high-quality photo production across social media, website content, creative assets, sales and marketing collateral.
• Develop and implement best practices for team photo galleries to increase page views, ad-revenue generation, and long-term success.
• Pitch and execute photo essays.
• Creatively handle studio portraits, on-location events, concerts, press conferences, food, and venue photography.
• Produce compelling content in high-pressure, deadline situations.
• Provide production assistance to all PSE Creative staff as needed.
• Work closely with PSE Traffic Coordinators for scheduling/updating assignments.
• Other related duties as requested.

Minimum Qualifications for the Position:

• 3-5 years of relevant professional experience
  • 2+ years working full time for a team or university athletics department.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience required.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Expert knowledge of Photo Mechanic.
• Strong working knowledge of Sony Alpha cameras.
• Advanced knowledge of lighting techniques, both strobe and continuous lighting.
• Proficient in remote photography.

Critical Competencies

• Expert collaborator with a team-first mentality.
• Willing and able to think big and take risks while covering the assignment needs.
• A strong advocate for process and project management that possesses strong organizational skills.
• Expert knowledge of professional camera and lighting equipment as well as industry trends across all major brands.
• Strong knowledge of current social media trends, web content, digital advertising tactics and strategies.
• An excellent written and verbal communicator that is comfortable sharing ideas across functions, and to different levels of the organization.
• Multi-tasker that is comfortable in an environment of ambiguity, where decisions need to be made quickly.
• Demonstrated leadership in setting expectations, coaching and managing freelancers.
• Self-starter that can work independently and show initiative to solve problems in new ways.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Results oriented with strong strategic instincts.

Work Environment

This job operates both in an office setting and in the field. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones. Live event coverage consists of being around loud stadium noise as well as walking through crowds of fans.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, run, reach, stop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear. Hockey & Lacrosse coverage requires the ability to sit on a small folding stool during the duration of the event. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and focused vision.

• Ability to operate, transport and manipulate camera equipment up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions for prolonged periods of time, including severe cold and snow.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate camera equipment.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

Ability to work a flexible schedule, including extended hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Travel

Intermittent travel will be expected in this role.

Pegula Sports & Entertainment, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

About the company

Pegula Sports & Entertainment is an American sports and entertainment company based in Buffalo, New York.