Photographer jobs in Sussex

Overview

As our creative content and digital media manager, you’ll work closely with the management team to build, scale and elevate our brands global online presence. This is a highly dynamic role requiring a blend of high-end content production, strategic social media management, brand-focused graphic design, and basic web management.

Your ultimate goal is to position our business as a world-class leader in our field, driving growth for festival placements, securing national awards, and unlocking new digital revenue streams.

Social Media Strategy & Management:

• Platform Ownership: Drive growth and daily engagement across Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, alongside launching and building a brand-new YouTube channel.
• Scheduling & Optimization: Plan, curate, and execute a consistent content calendar (posting most days of the week), optimising post timings for peak audience engagement.
• Community Engagement: Actively manage our inbox and comment sections to build authentic relationships with our followers and customers.
• Growth & Trends: Stay ahead of audio trends, platform features, and advanced hashtag strategies to maximize viral reach and follower growth.
• Visual Aesthetics: Maintain a cohesive, visually stunning "checkerboard" grid layout on our channels to ensure an elite first impression.

Content Production:

• Equipment: Utilize your own professional photography, audio, and video gear to capture studio-quality assets.
• Multi-Subject Capture: Deliver high-end menu/food styling shots, professional team portraits, fast-paced kitchen action shots, and scenic outdoor shoots with our farming partners.
• Event Coverage: Travel to and dynamically capture the energy of music festivals, sporting events, food halls, and residencies.
• Multi-Format Video Editing: Plan, film, and edit a wide variety of video formats—ranging from long-form YouTube content to medium-length posts and short, snappy TikToks/Reels & stories.

Graphic Design:

• Menu & Collateral Design: Own the continuous layout, creation, and updating of our physical and digital menus to reflect seasonal updates, specials and promotions.
• Brand Apparel: Design striking, on-brand visual concepts for team uniforms and merchandise.
• Packaging Design: Create functional and eye-catching takeaway and retail packaging designs that reflect our premium brand status.
• Marketing Kits: Create polished media kits, pitch decks, and digital brochures to support our commercial goals and national award submissions.

Web Management:

• Website Maintenance: Execute minor website updates (updating text, menus, pricing, embedded media, and event calendars).
• Google Search & SEO: Manage and optimize our Google Business Profile and local search footprint to ensure maximum local visibility and search engine capture.
• Digital Continuity: Ensure all web assets seamlessly mirror the current branding, campaigns, and visual aesthetic established on social media.

Core Objectives (What Success Looks Like)

• Partnerships: Leverage premium content to win high-profile spots at major music festivals, sporting events, food halls, and permanent pub residencies.
• Industry Recognition: Package compelling visual portfolios that help secure nominations and wins at prestigious national industry awards.
• Monetization: Scale our social footprint to attract lucrative brand sponsorships, collaborations, and direct social media ad revenue.
• Global Brand Authority: Establish our business image as one of the absolute top-tier, premier operators in our field globally.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Portfolio: A strong, proven portfolio showcasing professional food/hospitality photography, video editing capabilities, and graphic design work.
• Gear: Must own professional camera, lighting, and audio equipment suitable for live kitchen and outdoor event environments.
• Software: Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, Lightroom, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustator) or equivalent industry-standard tools.
• Execution: Highly organized self-starter capable of managing multiple creative projects simultaneously.

Pay: £14.00-£18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 24.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Work from home

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Sussex