Coordinator, Photography – Chicago Stars FC

JOB TITLE: Coordinator, Photography
DEPARTMENT: Marketing

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Coordinator of Photography is a member of the Marketing Department and reviews to the Senior Manager of Photo and Video Production. This function contributes to a wide range of enterprise initiatives by photographing Chicago Stars house and away video games, Corporate Partnerships occasions, neighborhood involvement, and different CSFC programming. Post-production obligations embrace culling, including metadata, and treating digital property.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
To carry out this job efficiently, a person should be capable to carry out every important job obligation satisfactorily. Reasonable lodging could also be requested to allow certified people with disabilities to carry out important job features

• Demonstrate management in accordance with Chicago Stars FC mission, imaginative and prescient and values.
• Capture impactful, model aligned, pictures throughout a number of properties together with however not restricted to:
o Chicago Stars FC house and away matches, in-season and low season practices, workforce media day, neighborhood features, company initiatives, and inside/exterior occasions
• Assist in sustaining and overseeing digital picture archiving system. Work to make sure the picture archiving system is the first useful resource for all advertising and sponsorship picture property.
• Assist with the group of all inside and exterior pictures
• Plan and execute shoots—from concepting and equipment prep to lighting and site scouting
• Must be accessible for 90% of house matches and 50% of away matches
• Support correct documentation and retention of all job postings, job descriptions, interview notes, and many others.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
• 2-3 years of pictures expertise, ideally inside sports activities, music, editorial, or life-style manufacturers
• Strong portfolio demonstrating a mixture of sports activities motion, portrait, behind-the-scenes, and editorial work
• Proven expertise managing and organizing massive volumes of visible property inside an asset administration system
• Advanced expertise in Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop most well-liked
• Experience in studio lighting and portraiture most well-liked
• Understanding of inventive course of and willingness to collaborate with advertising workforce members
• Develop a powerful rapport with gamers, employees, and creatives to allow genuine storytelling
• Strong organizational and time administration expertise with the flexibility to prioritize and handle a number of duties in a high-energy setting.
• Uphold CSFC model requirements and pictures tips throughout all deliverables
• Demonstrate a successful perspective and a powerful work ethic within the efficiency of all job obligations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
• Capacity to carry 35lbs overhead.
• Work in inclement climate and ranging temperatures
• Prolonged durations sitting at a desk and dealing on a pc.

LOCATION/SCHEDULE
• Work hours are usually 9:00 am- 5:00 pm, Monday – Friday. Must have
capacity and willingness to work a versatile schedule together with evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Must have dependable Transportation to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, IL, Central workplace positioned in Downtown Chicago, and Northwestern University in Evanston, IL

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT CHICAGO STARS: We supply aggressive compensation packages and alternatives for skilled development inside our group.
• Medical Insurance, together with FSA and HSA plan choices
• Vision and Dental Insurance
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(okay) and employer match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Tickets
• Fun and Engaging Volunteer Opportunities

ABOUT US
Established in 2007, the Chicago Stars have been a founding member of the previous Women’s Professional Soccer and later turned one of many unique eight groups to type the National Women’s Soccer League in 2013. They are the longest repeatedly working skilled girls’s soccer workforce within the United States. The Chicago Stars have made the playoffs in seven consecutive years, from 2015-2021, whereas additionally competing in three championship matches in as a few years, together with the 2019 and 2021 NWSL Championships and the 2020 Challenge Cup Championship.
At Chicago Stars FC, we consider within the energy of neighborhood. Our mission extends past the pitch as we try to make a constructive impression within the lives of our followers, gamers, and native organizations. With our companions, together with Wintrust, we’re dedicated to fostering connections, selling inclusivity, and empowering people by way of the attractive sport of soccer. We attempt to help a various neighborhood the place everybody feels valued, impressed, and empowered.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are an equal alternative employer and place a excessive worth on range and inclusion at our firm. We don’t discriminate on the idea of any protected attribute, together with race, faith, colour, nationwide origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender id, gender expression, age, marital or veteran standing, being pregnant or incapacity, or every other foundation protected below relevant regulation. We additionally make affordable lodging for candidates’ and workers’ spiritual practices and beliefs, in addition to psychological well being or bodily incapacity wants. If you want affordable lodging for any a part of the employment course of, please e mail us at [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans