Director of Athletics Photography (7467C) Intercollegiate Athletics 86695

About Berkeley

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Departmental Overview

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics consists of more than 275 staff members and coaches and sponsors 30 varsity sports programs. These 30 programs include more than 850 student-athletes who participate in the various sports programs annually within the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA).

Position Summary

The Director of Athletics Photography focuses on capturing high-level images from Cal Athletics events while also helping guide the strategic direction of visual media for the department, including the connection between photography and revenue-generation. This position oversees student photographers and maintains a work schedule for the position as well as the student workers. The Director of Athletics Photography also partners with freelance photographers when necessary.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: 2026-06-23. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

Responsibilities

Produces strategic photography for Cal Athletics events, capturing the biggest games and moments for the department while meeting other needs across the department such as team and individual photoshoots for NIL, recruiting, general storytelling and more.
Embeds themselves in Cal's football program, covering all games both home and away while shooting other impactful events as well.
Shoots all home games for both men's and women's basketball with the potential for selected travel as well.
Oversees a group of student photographers, training and scheduling them to shoot Cal events.
Makes sure students are equipped with the right equipment to provide the best photography possible.
Partners with freelance photographers when needed.
Provides key input for strategic discussions and planning for all visual media coverage of Cal Athletics.
Helps guide the department's digital and editorial storytelling efforts.
Oversees and maintains the organization and archiving of Cal Athletics photography, utilizing an online asset platform as well as an internal server.
Ensures images are easily searchable and downloadable for a variety of internal stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

Advanced knowledge of design and communications concepts and applicable software applications.
Advanced knowledge of production processes for a variety of media and knowledge of vendor requirements for a variety of products.
Advanced knowledge of the location, including its vision, mission, goals, and objectives.
Advanced design, creative and artistic skills.
Advanced skills to devise broad design ideas, present them to clients, and produce results on time and within budget.
Advanced interpersonal communications skills, including active listening skills and skills to work effectively within teams and to effectively provide advanced design advice and consultation to clients on all aspects of visual communications.
Critical thinking skills, advanced organizational skills and proactive problem-solving / problem resolution skills.
Ability to lead and mentor others in the department.
Ability to produce sports photography at an elite level, capturing the biggest moments and games to help provide high-level storytelling for Cal Athletics.
Ability to hire, supervise, train and empower student photographers to assist with the department's visual storytelling efforts.
Maintains student photographers' work schedules and assignments and evaluates their work, providing feedback and education to improve the overall product.
Strategic thinker with strong collaboration skills who can help guide the visual storytelling efforts of Cal Athletics.
Knowledge of different sports played at Cal, and the history of the programs.
Knowledge of the mission of Cal Athletics.

Education / Training

Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training (Required)