At Manchester United, our focus is to create a high-performance environment where everyone can be their best, working together towards our common goal of football success. We believe the key to achieving this goal is connection and collaboration. Everyone coming together, working from one of our Manchester United office locations every working day to share skills, knowledge and ideas, building on the best of what we already do and looking at where we need to change and innovate. 

The Purpose:

We are seeking a passionate Photographer who can skillfully capture moments on film and use images and video to tell captivating stories about our club. The successful candidate will demonstrate creative flair, technical excellence, and have an eye for innovative and captivating formats that are sharable and authentic.

The Role:

Capturing, processing, editing and crafting creative digital content that will be used on our websites, app and social media channels, that will resonate with the club’s diverse global fanbase.
Still (Photography) and Video capture for our teams, players and partners to use on their channels.
Live matchday photography and video capture.
Working in close collaboration with our Photodesk, to ensure the timely distribution of photos.
Building and maintaining strong working relationships with key internal stakeholders, including our Communications team, players and coaching staff, to ensure highest standards of production are achieved.
Constantly improve image quality using various editing methods
Use and maintain modern and traditional technical equipment (cameras, lenses etc)
Plan and setup sets, backdrops, scenes, lighting and backgrounds to meet a brief.
Direct participants
Archive photographic images and maintain database – you will experience the ‘back office’ Photodesk department too.
Maintain an in depth understanding of photographic best practices and the next tech/innovations around the corner.

The Person:

Experience working for brands, commercial clients or sports teams/athletes.
Ability to work flexible hours, including regular evenings and weekends.
Ability to work on your own, often on location on your own.
Knowledge of photography techniques, equipment and technology.
Proficiency with capturing video on your camera, and with a mobile phone, and ability to edit both video and still together in short video edits.
Comfort with standing or crouching for hours during photoshoots and live football matches.
Proficiency with photo editing software and camera equipment.
Strong communication skills.

As part of your application, we would love you to include a link to your portfolio or some examples of your work.

If you'd like to submit your application, please do so by Thursday 29th August 2024

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Junior Content Creator (Photography)