The Photography Assistant will be responsible for assisting in day-to-day photographic operations, administration, and imaging needs for the Photography Department across all brands under the AMB Sports + Entertainment umbrella, with their focus on Atlanta United and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In this position the candidate will play a key role in assisting to shape and organize the visual storytelling across the businesses while assisting with maintaining our digital asset library.

Roles and Responsibilities

Assisting in day-to-day photo administration and operations
Serve as an assistant to the photographers on select photo shoots
Assisting Digital Asset Manager and Team Photographers with daily maintenance of the Digital Asset Management System (DAM); including tagging metadata, archiving, creating portals, spotlight searches and collections
Coordinating delivery of images for internal and external partners
Assist with coordinating freelance photographers as needed
Photographing corporate events, community events and team events as needed
Assisting Team photographers with team operations and imaging needs
Research best practices in photography across professional sports teams
Serve as a dedicated matchday photographer for the Atlanta United 2’s
Assisting the Creative and Digital teams as needed

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Commitment to a 30-hour work week with availability to work irregular hours, including nights and weekends

Recent college graduate in Photography, Photojournalism, Visual Communication, or related field

Possess a high level of interest in working in a fast-paced, sports-centered environment
Must have at least 1-2 years of related work or volunteer experience
Must be able to show a portfolio of work that outlines an understanding of visual storytelling, ability to work with natural and studio lighting, and knowledge of image post processing and editing

Required Skills

Demonstrated experience with still photography and post processing skills
Understanding of sports action, lifestyle and portrait photography
Experience with Adobe Lightroom, Photo Mechanic, Photoshop and Mac operating systems
Knowledge of DSLR and mirrorless camera systems
Knowledge of metadata and how it effects the user experience when searching for an asset
Ability to work with both ambient and studio lighting including familiarity with various light modifiers
Possess excellent organizational, interpersonal and customer service skills
Maintain exceptional written and oral communication skills with ability to communicate to all levels
Attention to detail and ability to focus on one task for an extended period of time
Demonstrate maturity and professionalism
DAM experience preferred
Understanding of NFL and MLS preferred