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Job Summary:
The Football Photographer leads photography strategy and visual storytelling for Ole Miss Football.The Football Photographer leads photography strategy and visual storytelling for Ole Miss Football.
Job Description:
The Football Photographer leads photography strategy and visual storytelling for Ole Miss Football. This position plans, captures, edits, and manages high-quality photography for gamedays, practices, recruiting visits, studio sessions, player features, special events, and other football program initiatives.
The Football Photographer creates visual content for recruiting, social media, digital platforms, marketing, and football communications while maintaining consistent photography standards and brand quality. The role collaborates with football staff, prospective student-athletes, and the creative team to enhance the recruiting experience and support integrated creative campaigns.
Job Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute photography coverage for gamedays, practices, recruiting visits, studio sessions, player features, special events, and other program activities.
- Produce high-quality photographic content for recruiting, social media, digital platforms, marketing initiatives, and other football communications.
- Work directly with football staff and prospective student-athletes to create photography that enhances the recruiting experience.
- Establish and maintain consistent photography standards and visual quality across Ole Miss Football.
- Manage photography workflows, including planning, shooting, editing, organizing, and archiving content.
- Collaborate with the Manager of Design Services and Manager of Creative Video on larger campaigns and integrated creative projects.
- Assist with graphic design and other creative projects when appropriate and as needed by the department.
- Manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Help develop creative concepts and visual approaches for major football initiatives and campaigns.
- Maintain and manage professional photography equipment and ensure equipment is prepared and available for scheduled coverage.
- Mentor, supervise, and develop student interns and other members of the creative team. Build strong working relationships with football coaches, staff, student-athletes, athletics department personnel, and external partners.
Contribute to the overall creative strategy and culture of the Ole Miss Football creative department.
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Substitution Statement: An equivalent combination of related experience and education may be considered for this role. Substitutions of the required experience or education will be assessed on a 1:1 substitution basis.
Education Qualifications:
Bachelor's
Experience:
Relevant experience
Interview Requirement:
Interview Requirements: Any candidate who is called for an interview must notify the Department of Equal Opportunity/Regulatory Compliance in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.
EEO Statement:
The University of Mississippi provides equal opportunity in any employment practice, education program, or education activity to all qualified persons. The University complies with all applicable laws regarding equal opportunity and does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based upon race, color, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, age, disability, military status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
Background Check Statement:
The University of Mississippi is committed to providing a safe campus community. UM conducts background investigations for applicants being considered for employment. Background investigations include a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.
