Title: Director of Photography and Multimedia Production

Position Purpose:

Working with Bates Communications and Marketing (BCM) colleagues and supervising student photographers, freelancers, and the Multimedia Producer, the Director of Photography and Multimedia Production will provide strategic vision for campus-wide visual and multimedia assets. The Director will work closely with colleagues in marketing, editorial, and design to ensure a cohesive and intentional visual identity across all platforms and media.

Job Duties:

Leadership, Mentorship, and Collaboration:

Supervise and mentor the Multimedia Producer and student photographers.
Provide strategic vision for campus-wide visual and multimedia assets.
Act as a central creative partner for the BCM team, balancing the need for real-time coverage of campus news and events with high-level brand strategy and long-term planning.

Strategic Visual Storytelling and Production:

Lead the creation of compelling video, multimedia pieces, and photography that promote the College’s brand and mission.
Partner with campus offices and the Bates Magazine editorial team to plan annual visual strategies, producing fresh imagery for web banners, digital monitors, and featured online stories.
Manage end-to-end production workflows, including scheduling, equipment maintenance, and the styling/staging of complex photo and video shoots.

Digital Asset Management and Technical Oversight:

Provide executive oversight of the College’s Digital Asset Management (DAM) system in collaboration with web and library (ILS) leadership to ensure assets are organized, accessible, and preserved.
Maintain expert-level proficiency in industry-standard software (Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, Photo Mechanic, PhotoShelter and DaVinci Resolve) and stay ahead of emerging multimedia trends and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Photography, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.

Experience

5+ years of professional experience in professional photography and multimedia production, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills and Knowledge

Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
Deep knowledge of still photography and video principles, including storyboarding, lighting, composition, and post-production.
Ability to prioritize and balance competing demands, exercise critical judgment, and thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
A high level of organization and attention to detail.
Experience managing professional staff and freelancers.
Ability to write engaging scripts and supportive text that complements visual media.
Proven ability to build relationships with faculty, students, and colleagues in a fast-paced environment.
Comfortable working in diverse environments, from professional office settings to rugged outdoor locations in varied weather conditions.

Benefits:

Bates College offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, sick leave, 24 days of vacation, 2 personal days, 13 paid holidays, dependent care subsidy, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug and smoke-free workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at glexow@bates.edu.

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.

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