Student Media Photographer​/Operations Assistant

Position: Student Media Photographer/Operations Assistant

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Job : 680

# of Openings:4

Job Number: 762

Salary: $18-$35.00

Department:
Operations/Photography

Monday-Friday, 8-20 hours/week during business hours

Note that during the peak season will you be asked to work closer to 10-20 hours/week and on weekends.

• Photographer (70% of the job): As a photographer, you will be doing 90% studio photography & 10% field photography. Within the studio, you will assist the main career photographer with taking graduation portraits, passport photos, and professional portraits. Field photography consists of doing photo assignments for any of the news magazines when needed and for the Bruin Life website and yearbook regularly when the grad season has not picked up.
  • Marketing/Sales:
    Being part of the studio staff requires that you get the word out that our studio exists. This entails tabling, flyering, posting in social media groups, etc. Effective marketing must be done to better boost awareness of our studio and products. You are responsible for the sales, marketing, and promotion of the photo studio and yearbook. This includes acting as the model for stock images on the website.
  • Studio Production Management:
    You are also responsible for sales entry, data entry, fulfilling orders (printing, packaging, shipping) and providing customer support.
• Operations Assistant (30% of the job):
  During downtimes, you serve as an operations assistant. This entails assisting the career operations manager with day-to-day tasks for the department and year-long departmental projects. Tasks include but are not limited to alumni outreach, data entry, archiving, stock management, construction of new furniture, office maintenance & upkeep.

• SUBMIT A PHOTO PORTFOLIO to  within 24 hours of applying for this position or your application will be considered incomplete. Your portfolio should consist of people-based portraits. Minimum of 6 portraits.
• Must know how to use a DSLR camera (Nikon a +)
• Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop or photo editing skills.
• Basic writing skills required.
• Applicant must have good communication skills, be detail-oriented, have phone skills, be organized, be punctual, and have a friendly demeanor.
• Applicant must work well with others as this position requires being a team player.
• Applicants must be able to work well under pressure since it can become hectic during the high peak of the graduation season.
• Applicants must be able to follow directions and safety protocols in place. Customer service experience is desired but not required.
• Must be afull-time UCLA Student. Needs to work during midterm/finals week and during spring break.
• The ability to work during Summer is preferred but not a requirement.