Freelance Sports​/Action Photographer - Milwaukee

Position: Freelance Sports/Live Action Travel Photographer - Milwaukee
Job Description

Job Description Freelance Photographer Get paid to travel and photograph some of North America's largest dance competitions.

DanceBUG is hiring experienced photographers for our February–June competition season. If you have experience shooting sports, concerts, dance or other fast-moving live events, we'll train you on our workflow and the world of dance photography.

You shoot. We handle the editing.

Why You'll Love It Starting at $25/hour Guaranteed minimum daily and event payPaid travel days Flights, hotels and rental cars paid by DanceBUGPrivate hotel room Meals or per diem provided

Up to $700 equipment stipend

Paid training

No editing required

Consistent weekend opportunities throughout the season

Season:
February–June Typical Travel:
Thursday/Friday through Sunday/Monday Events:
Throughout the United States What You'll Do Photograph fast-moving dance performances under changing stage lighting

Capture sharp, well-timed action images

Work alongside DanceBUG's media team at live competitions

Back up, transfer and upload images using DanceBUG's workflow

We'll Train You Dance photography experience is not required.

Every new photographer receives virtual training in January followed by at least two live training events alongside experienced Senior Photographers before working independently.

If you know how to photograph action, we'll teach you dance.

Photography Experience We're looking for photographers experienced with fast-moving subjects such as:

Sports
• Dance
• Concerts
• Theatre
• Gymnastics
• Figure Skating
• Cheerleading
• Live Events You should be comfortable shooting in manual mode with continuous autofocus (Servo/AF-C) under changing lighting conditions.

Portrait, studio, real estate, landscape, product or architectural photography alone does not meet the action-photography requirements for this role.

Requirements Authorized to work in the United States Live within approximately one hour of a major airport

Available for regular weekend travel throughout the season

Valid U.S. driver's license

Passport or REAL
-compliant driver's license

Comfortable driving 5–6 hours when required

Able to work long production days and lift approximately 25 lbsAble to successfully complete a criminal background check

Equipment Photographers provide their own professional equipment:

Two Canon, Nikon or Sony mirrorless camera bodies
24–105mm, 24–120mm, 24–70mm or 35–150mm constant-aperture zoom
70–200mm zoomf/2.8 preferred; f/4 accepted

Four 64GB+ memory cards and compatible card reader

Minimum three batteries and two chargers

MonopodDSLR cameras and other brands are not compatible with DanceBUG's proprietary photography system.

Ready to Apply? Please include:

A link to your live-action photography portfolio

Your current city and stateA brief overview of your relevant photography experience

For nearly 25 years, DanceBUG has been a leader in dance media and event technology. Join our team for a season of travel, live events and photography across the country.

Apply today — we'd love to hear from you.

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