Staff Sports Photographer, Houston
About the job
Sports Staff Photographer
Duration: Permanent
Location: Houston, TX
Start: ASAP
Who You Are
The Sports Photographer shoots and edits imagery based on the content needs of the organization. Photographers may work independently or with the direction of the directors of photography or assignments group on the event or subject. They have intermediate to advanced skills in most sports photographic areas and subjects including proficiency of digital photography, video, lighting and editing, photographic technologies including transmitting content. Sports Photographers shoot a variety sports events depending on their personal expertise. From sports events with lower visibility to large scale events, like the World Cup or Olympics. Some with expertise in portraiture may work on sport client commissioned assignment and studio portraiture photography. Most are primarily a sports action shooter. Ideally they will have professional to advanced level skills in capturing key peak of action with the quantity and quality needed to support our client commitments. They will be required to travel for assignment shoots for short and long term duration. Typically this person will have have 5+ year’s professional experience.
Your Next Challenge
The starting salary range for this position at the time of posting is USD $69,100 to USD $92,100 per annum. Getty Images has different ranges in different locations within the US, and this range represents the starting base pay range. Actual compensation will depend on factors including but not limited to: qualifications, geographic location, skills, experience, certification, business needs, performance, and level of responsibility along with the requirements of the position. The company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any point in the future. Getty Images is committed to the health and well-being of its employees and benefits for full-time permanent employees may include participation in the company incentive program, equity, and benefits package which is inclusive of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid company holidays and time off, and paid parental leave. Visit our career site to learn more about our career opportunities and Diversity & Inclusion commitments .
Who We Are
Getty Images is a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace. Through Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash, we offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer—no matter their size—around the globe.
Getty Images encompasses the largest and best path to market for visual creators through their premier brands including its core, Getty Images; iStock, a value offering of creative stills and videos providing a significant volume of exclusive content to small and medium-sized businesses; and Unsplash, a free offering of creative stills servicing the fast-growing and broad-based creator economy.
Help us move the world with images! Bringing award-winning imagery to everyone, Getty Images has customers in almost every country in the world, with websites in 23 languages, bringing the world’s best content to media outlets, advertising agencies and corporations, small businesses and increasingly, direct to consumers.
Getty Images works with over 541,000 contributors and image partners to provide comprehensive coverage of more than 160,000 news, sport, and entertainment events around the globe. With over 538 million assets, of which over 320 million are digitized, encompassing the latest global news, sports, celebrity, music and fashion coverage; exclusive conceptual creative images; and the world’s largest commercial archive. New content is added daily, with over 10 million new assets added each quarter.
Getty Images offers the most exclusive and unique creative and editorial visual content globally. The breadth and quality of our content allow our customers and partners to tell their stories with greater creativity and accuracy, thereby eliciting more emotion and enabling more action. Getty Images moves the world —whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving. Getty Images offers the highest quality and most diverse visual content, based on industry-leading expertise and innovation.
We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives. Women, gender-nonbinary, people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Getty Images is committed to providing Reasonable Accommodations and will work with you to meet your needs. If you are a person with a disability and require assistance to search for a job opening or submitting an online application, please email RecruitingAccommodations@gettyimages.com .
Visit Getty Images at www.gettyimages.com to learn more about how the company is advancing the unique role of still and moving imagery in communication and business, and enabling creative ideas to come to life.
For company news and announcements, visit our Press Room , and for the stories and inspiration behind our content, visit Stories & Trends .
Find Getty Images on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , LinkedIn , Pinterest and Tumblr , or download the Getty Images app where you can explore, save and share the world's best imagery.
Getty Images is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world with images and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire on the basis of merit, competence, performance, and business needs.
Duration: Permanent
Location: Houston, TX
Start: ASAP
Who You Are
The Sports Photographer shoots and edits imagery based on the content needs of the organization. Photographers may work independently or with the direction of the directors of photography or assignments group on the event or subject. They have intermediate to advanced skills in most sports photographic areas and subjects including proficiency of digital photography, video, lighting and editing, photographic technologies including transmitting content. Sports Photographers shoot a variety sports events depending on their personal expertise. From sports events with lower visibility to large scale events, like the World Cup or Olympics. Some with expertise in portraiture may work on sport client commissioned assignment and studio portraiture photography. Most are primarily a sports action shooter. Ideally they will have professional to advanced level skills in capturing key peak of action with the quantity and quality needed to support our client commitments. They will be required to travel for assignment shoots for short and long term duration. Typically this person will have have 5+ year’s professional experience.
Your Next Challenge
- Photographs, edits and transmits imagery for editorial and/or commercial markets.
- Will be responsible for capturing and editing imagery, including stills and video, to meet the content requirements of our organization.
- Writes copy, captions and general metadata required for accurate descriptions of the content.
- Maintains assigned photo and computer equipment, “gear”, to ensure proper function.
- Develops partnerships with various industry related organizations and athletes.
- Fosters relationships in a strong team environment internally and externally.
- The ability to consistently deliver quality imagery.
- A minimum 5+ years experience in the industry
- Ability to work as a team with other photographers when needed.
- Possess superb people skills.
- Equivalent undergraduate degree or requisite experience
- The ability to travel, domestically and internationally, on short notice and frequently. This includes a valid passport
- Ability to be available to cover events on-call (on a moment’s notice).
- Potential
to broaden the representation of sports and athletes to more accurately
represent the world in which we live and the region where you work.
- Digital Photography
- Lighting
- Image Editing (including technology experience with imaging software such as Photoshop).
- Technical capabilities (transmitting, remote camera, digital manipulation, networking).
- Capturing sports events, key sports action and/or studio/portraiture work.
- Must be physically able to work for extended periods, sometimes over days or weeks, in all environments
- Must be physically able to travel, internationally and domestically
- Ability and comfort with unusual working conditions: long hours; limited or exaggerated physical movement; lack of facilities; sometimes dangerous environments
- Must be able to maneuver or travel long distances while carrying and using photographic field equipment, including ancillary technical equipment
- Must be able to physically lift and carry between 25 and 50 lbs. of technology and photographic equipment on a regular basis
The starting salary range for this position at the time of posting is USD $69,100 to USD $92,100 per annum. Getty Images has different ranges in different locations within the US, and this range represents the starting base pay range. Actual compensation will depend on factors including but not limited to: qualifications, geographic location, skills, experience, certification, business needs, performance, and level of responsibility along with the requirements of the position. The company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any point in the future. Getty Images is committed to the health and well-being of its employees and benefits for full-time permanent employees may include participation in the company incentive program, equity, and benefits package which is inclusive of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid company holidays and time off, and paid parental leave. Visit our career site to learn more about our career opportunities and Diversity & Inclusion commitments .
Who We Are
Getty Images is a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace. Through Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash, we offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer—no matter their size—around the globe.
Getty Images encompasses the largest and best path to market for visual creators through their premier brands including its core, Getty Images; iStock, a value offering of creative stills and videos providing a significant volume of exclusive content to small and medium-sized businesses; and Unsplash, a free offering of creative stills servicing the fast-growing and broad-based creator economy.
Help us move the world with images! Bringing award-winning imagery to everyone, Getty Images has customers in almost every country in the world, with websites in 23 languages, bringing the world’s best content to media outlets, advertising agencies and corporations, small businesses and increasingly, direct to consumers.
Getty Images works with over 541,000 contributors and image partners to provide comprehensive coverage of more than 160,000 news, sport, and entertainment events around the globe. With over 538 million assets, of which over 320 million are digitized, encompassing the latest global news, sports, celebrity, music and fashion coverage; exclusive conceptual creative images; and the world’s largest commercial archive. New content is added daily, with over 10 million new assets added each quarter.
Getty Images offers the most exclusive and unique creative and editorial visual content globally. The breadth and quality of our content allow our customers and partners to tell their stories with greater creativity and accuracy, thereby eliciting more emotion and enabling more action. Getty Images moves the world —whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving. Getty Images offers the highest quality and most diverse visual content, based on industry-leading expertise and innovation.
We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives. Women, gender-nonbinary, people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Getty Images is committed to providing Reasonable Accommodations and will work with you to meet your needs. If you are a person with a disability and require assistance to search for a job opening or submitting an online application, please email RecruitingAccommodations@gettyimages.com .
Visit Getty Images at www.gettyimages.com to learn more about how the company is advancing the unique role of still and moving imagery in communication and business, and enabling creative ideas to come to life.
For company news and announcements, visit our Press Room , and for the stories and inspiration behind our content, visit Stories & Trends .
Find Getty Images on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , LinkedIn , Pinterest and Tumblr , or download the Getty Images app where you can explore, save and share the world's best imagery.
Getty Images is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world with images and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire on the basis of merit, competence, performance, and business needs.
