Freelance Photographer of Ireland

About you
Youll be passionate about classic and specialist vehicles and through that passion youll be able to demonstrate excellent technical knowledge to produce outstanding imagery for our platform.

Youll be confident enough to self-organise and work independently using your own initiative. Youll be comfortable speaking with people from every corner of the classic and specialist car world from home-based enthusiasts to specialist dealers with stock valued in the millions. And on that note youll be just as engaged and invested in photographing a Morris Minor as you would be a Maserati Merak.

Youll be a skilled photographer with some experience in basic videography and be able to demonstrate this through previous work in the automotive field. Automotive experience is an advantage; however were happy to review applications from photographers with experience in other sectors.

Youll have a consistent and thoughtful approach to your work along with a strong understanding of the principles of vehicle photography enabling you to deliver accurate and informative imagery. This also relies on your vehicle knowledge as youll be expected to capture all the important details of each vehicle. Specific photography and video guidelines will be provided to successful applicants.

Above all youll be someone who wants to join a great team of enthusiasts helping to reshape the classic and specialist car market. Car & Classic is now a household name and we want people to join us on this exciting journey.

About the role
Were looking for freelance agents to photograph listings for our rapidly expanding auction platform. Since we launched in June of 2020 we have sold over 16500 cars totalling over in value. We have a full-time team of auction consignors a dedicated support team and dedicated marketing team in place to manage this explosive growth.

We have freelance agents all over the UK and Europe and are looking to expand in the areas listed below so if you fit the bill we want to hear from you. You will have your own photography equipment and your own car (including business insurance).

You will be assigned customers who have decided to sell their car with us via auction. You will then be the liaison and the in person face of the company. You will be responsible for booking jobs assigned to you and you will be responsible for the delivery of the images within a reasonable time-frame. You will be an ambassador for the brand so we expect excellent customer service and customer interaction.

This is a fantastic role for any professional vehicle photographer who wants to spend their days shooting the biggest mix in vehicles you can imagine for the biggest classic and specialist website in Europe.

At this time applications are invited just from photographers in the following high priority areas:

• Galway

• Kildare

• Limerick

• Dublin

Please indicate in your application for which region you are applying.

Please note Although we are expanding rapidly this is a freelance role and we cannot guarantee volume of work.

Role and responsibilities

• Booking jobs via supplied customer information from our Curation team

• Keep the Curation team up to date at all times on the status of your assigned vehicles

• Photograph each auction car at least 100 pictures including car details paperwork and defects. Provide a 60 second walk around video of the vehicle (guidelines will provided during the onboarding stage)

• Reporting back any defects or red flags we should be aware of

• To be a brand ambassador for Car & Classic

• Book shoot and return each job to tight deadlines and keeping us informed of progress along the way

• Upload your work to our bespoke CMS

• Be willing to take on jobs outside of your designated area if possible

The skills attributes and experience you must have:

• Proven demonstrable understanding of vehicle photography

• Ideally you will have an understanding of vehicle sales

• Passionate about classic and specialist cars

• Independent self-motivated and full of initiative

• Able to work to strict deadlines

What do you get (remuneration & benefits)

• Competitive fee mileage paid

• The chance to work with a massive variety of cars

• Direct line support to assist you

• The chance to have your work published on the biggest classic and specialist car website in Europe

Our application process

We want to make sure we hire the best available talent! Weve had an incredible few years and we want the best onboard to continue to support our company growth moving forward!

To be considered as one of our esteemed freelancers please…