Associate Photographer - Birmingham, AL
Job Description
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights, and connections that improve their businesses and lives.
Associate Photographers are the talented and versatile team responsible for the media collection for Homes.com and Apartments.com. Equipped with top-of-the-line Pro 3 Matterport, digital camera equipment, and iPad, our Associate Photographers create virtual tours, floorplans, and photography for residential homes. Each Associate Photographer is given a core territory in which they are responsible for servicing clients of Homes.com and Apartments.com.
Responsibilities:
1. Support marketing efforts on our industry-leading marketplaces by capturing beautiful 3-D virtual tours and footprints.
2. Create a portfolio of photographs to best feature homes and apartments, utilizing photography techniques to capture the spaces in the most pleasing way possible.
3. Work closely with scheduling and dispatch teams to maximize appointments and meet our client’s demands.
4. Professionally communicate with clients, sales, researcher partners, and management to strategically evaluate priorities, initiatives, and tasks.
5. Own the market! While not working on a residential home, navigate one-mile square grids to ensure complete commercial real estate data coverage.
6. Identify new inventory, missing availability, and commercial properties to be photographed.
7. Abide by CoStar safety standards to safeguard company vehicle and equipment.
8. Represent CoStar in a professional manner at all times.
9. Participate in conference calls with sales and research teams as needed.
Physical Requirements of Position:
1. Repetitive and frequent sitting in a car, standing, and walking for up to 8 hours per day.
2. Must lift, carry, and maneuver equipment weighing up to 5 pounds.
3. Repetitive hand and arm movements are needed to type on a tablet or laptop and operate camera equipment.
4. Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, lifting, twisting, and carrying are necessary to perform job functions.
5. Ability to work and drive outside during all seasons.
6. The ability to work weekends on a rotating schedule.
Qualifications:
1. At least 2 years of professional experience.
2. Recent Real Estate Photography experience and must provide links and/or website to current Real Estate Photography portfolio for consideration.
3. Experience working as a professional photographer, or a recently earned degree in photography.
4. Strong time management skills and very detail-oriented.
5. Capability to accurately capture and enter data.
6. Excellent communication (oral and written) and organizational skills.
7. Knowledge of Windows, Apple OS, Microsoft Office, and Internet applications.
8. Enjoys working independently in a fast-paced environment.
9. Field experience preferred.
10. Must possess a current and valid driver’s license.
11. Satisfactory completion of a Driving Record/Driving Abstract check prior to start.
12. Driving history must reflect responsible driving behavior and compliance with traffic laws.
Compensation:
The Associate Photographer position is hourly plus bonus-eligible position. The bonuses are paid on a monthly cycle and are based on your performance against pre-determined performance metrics.
What's In It For You?
When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed. We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives.
CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program. Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):
1. Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
2. Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
3. Virtual and in-person mental health counseling services for individuals and family
4. 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
5. Employee stock purchase plan
6. Paid time off
7. Tuition reimbursement
8. Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups
We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
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