Photographer and Videographer-Communications & Marketing (9919)

Job Position(s): Photographer and Videographer-Communications & Marketing (9919)

University of Tennessee Health Science Center is hiring a Photographer and Videographer for its Communications and Marketing department in Memphis, TN. This role sits within the university’s marketing and public relations workflow, producing photo and video content across campaigns, social media channels, press releases, websites, and institutional presentations. It suits a visual storyteller with a solid grip on production workflow who wants to own brand content from concept through delivery.

About the Role

The Photographer and Videographer reports to the Vice Chancellor of Communications and Marketing and serves as the primary visual content producer for UTHSC and its units. Day-to-day work moves between planning shoots, operating DSLR and professional photo equipment, managing post-production workflow in Adobe Creative Suite, and coordinating freelancers when production volume demands it. Projects range from social media content and email campaigns to press photography and long-form storytelling video productions.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, shoot, and edit photo and video content for marketing, advertising, public relations, and social media distribution across platforms including YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook.
• Manage all photography and videography needs for the university, including scheduling, crew coordination, and oversight of freelance contributors.
• Enforce brand standards across all visual output, making decisions on style, composition, and creative direction for content produced on behalf of UTHSC.
• Execute photo shoots for press releases and publications, delivering edited files to clients within agreed timelines.
• Participate in brainstorming and strategy sessions with Communications and Marketing staff to develop visual content that supports institutional campaigns.
• Catalog and archive photo and video assets, and train faculty, staff, and students to capture on-brand, broadcast-quality content independently.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Art, Visual Communications, Videography, Photography, Journalism, Film, or a related field, with transcript required at application.
• One year of professional experience in photography and videography within communications, advertising, or a marketing production environment.
• Hands-on proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, including Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.
• Working knowledge of lighting for photo and video production using DSLRs, preferably Canon systems, alongside audio recorders.
• Valid driver’s license and availability to work evenings and weekends as production schedules require.

Why This Role

University of Tennessee Health Science Center is one of the largest academic health institutions in the Southeast, and this Photographer and Videographer position puts you at the center of its public-facing content operation with real creative authority. The hiring salary is $22.77 per hour for this full-time position based at 910 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163. For a photographer or videographer building a portfolio in institutional and editorial content production, the scope and volume of work here is genuine.

Apply now for the Photographer and Videographer role at University of Tennessee Health Science Center and bring your production skills to work that reaches a broad public audience.