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Photographer Job Description: Top Duties and Qualifications

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Last updated 5 November 2025
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A Photographer, or Lensman, takes quality photos or videos of people, products, places and events. Their main duties include planning and setting up photo shoots, arranging the composition and capturing the image, developing and editing the final product for presentation to the client.

Photographer duties and responsibilities

The day-to-day duties of Photographers vary depending on the type of photography they do. However, most of their duties include:

  • Regulating camera’s apertures, shutter speeds and focus based on film type, film speed, field depth and lighting
  • Using specialised photographic techniques and materials
  • Meeting with clients or advertising staff, discussing the brief, studying assignments and goals and determining location or equipment needs
  • Retouching, resizing and enhancing images as needed using Photoshop or other photography software
  • Scheduling people, location and equipment
  • Preparing the location, getting permits and releasing forms if necessary
  • Creating and editing photography in print and digital, producing digital images from the film
  • Delivering final product to outside sources, media and corporate departments including graphic designers

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Photographer Job Description Examples:

Example 1

We are looking for a freelance property photographer to join our growing team.

Your role will consist of independently visiting various properties across London and creating market-leading content for estate agents.

Here at Click, we pride ourselves on great communication, excellent time management and a professional, polite manner. Suitable candidates will be acting as a face for the company so excellent customer service skills and a positive attitude are imperative.

Having at least 1-year of property photography experience and a strong portfolio to match is key as you will be hitting the ground running. Carrying out Floorplans is something you must be comfortable with along with Adobe Lightroom and photoshop.

A bit more about us:

Click London provides a personal, bespoke property marketing offering with a straightforward approach - to listen and execute an unrivalled service.

The company is owner-managed which ensures we go that extra mile to maintain a caring, long term relationship with our customers and suppliers. We understand that we are, in many ways, an extension of our client's business and therefore we strive to be personable, courteous and professional when interacting with our clients. We also aim to create a platform for creatives to develop their portfolios and grow their own businesses

Equipment requirements:

  • Full frame camera
  • 16 mm Lens
  • Tripod
  • Laser Disto

Please submit a CV and cover letter along with a portfolio.

Applications without a portfolio will not be accepted - Please submit your portfolio as a PDF or link.

Job Type: Freelance

Salary: £125.00-£200.00 per day

Benefits:
  • Flexible schedule
  • Flexitime
  • Work from home
Schedule:
  • 8 hour shift

Experience:
  • Property Photography: 1 year (preferred)

Language:
  • English (required)

Work Kingdom (required)

Example 2

Would you love to show potential buyers and tenants around properties in your spare time? Or does the world of photography ignite your passion? Either way, we would love to hear from you!

We’re on the lookout for candidates who have availability to do freelance property appointments in their spare time. Viewber Member assignments can include Property Viewings, Meet & Greet Appointments, Video Viewings, Basic Photography (using a camera phone), Professional Photography, Floor Plans and 360 Virtual Tours.

Why Choose Viewber?

  • Flexibility: Work is offered on a freelance basis, Viewber Members are emailed each appointment invitation and are free to choose whether the assignment is of interest or not and accept or reject it accordingly.
  • Payment: Payment is offered per appointment and starts at £12 for our 30-minute "Viewing Lite" and £18 for our "Standard 30-minute Viewing" appointments. For professional photography, payment ranges from £40 - £60 for residential properties, depending on the size of the property and work involved.
  • Nationwide Presence: We offer nationwide coverage, so we can consider applications throughout the U.K., however we are particularly keen to hear from candidates in and around Livingston.

What you’ll need:

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Be punctual, reliable and feel comfortable working alone.
  • Fluency in English, both verbal and written.
  • A DBS certificate dated within the last 3 years

If you’re looking to apply as a Professional Photographer, you’ll also need:

  • Relevant equipment to carry out the role; a camera body with an ultra-wide angle lens (with a minimum of 16mm full frame or equivalent) and/ or a 360-degree camera along with a tripod. A flash gun is also preferred.
  • An eye for detail and desire to bring properties to life through your lens!

Viewber is committed to achieving a working environment that provides equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, disability, religion or beliefs, age, or sexual orientation. Everyone at Viewber is committed to actively opposing all forms of discrimination and believes that all employees and freelance Viewber Members are entitled to be treated with respect and dignity.

To register to apply to become a Viewber Member, please visit our website: [website]

Job Type: Freelance

Salary: From £12.00 per Location: On the road

Example 3

Property Photographer & Videographer

Salary Dependant On Experience

Based in Greater Manchester, able to travel across the North West

What we can offer you
  • Competitive salary
  • Excellent incentive schemes, including love to shop vouchers
  • 33 days holiday allowance, including all statutory holidays
  • Access to Perkbox reward scheme
  • Pension contributions
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Fantastic career progression and a fantastic team of people to work with

Established in 1891, we are proud to say we are one of the largest independent estate agents with over 25 hubs in the North West. Our team is full of caring, passionate people who deliver an excellent service. We choose our teams carefully, only recruiting people who share our burning enthusiasm and demonstrate a desire to build a rewarding career. Our values are at the heart of everything we do. We truly value our people and believe we are making a difference with the inclusive culture we have created. At our core is an ethos and set of values that focus on the life blood of our business, our people and their well-being. We aim to build a business where everyone’s voice is heard and recognised and our people consistently feel that they are part of something great!

Your role, responsibilities and what you can achieve in the next 12 months

As a Property Photographer & Videographer, your role will consist of the following;
  • attending locations to create high standard digital photography and videography of all Miller Metcalfe’s properties for use in printed and online marketing
  • provide a first-class experience and service to our clients
  • film drone footage of our high-end properties
  • organise, edit and watermark property photographs and videos
  • Upload videos to youtube
  • create video content for the brand

Working hours

This is a part-time role working three days a week. Will include Saturday working and the opportunity to progress to a full-time role.

Key Requirements
  • Photography qualification or at least 12 months experience within property photography and videography
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Professional
  • Organised
  • Ambitious
  • Willingness to learn and develop your skills
  • Full and clean UK Driving Licence and own car
  • Full Drone Licence
  • The company will provide the essential editing software, however all equipment including high-quality camera with recording capabilities, extension pole and drone will need to be provided by yourselves

If you are interested in the role, please submit a photography portfolio alongside your cv.

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 25.5 per week

Additional pay:
  • Performance bonus
Benefits:
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Employee discount
  • Referral programme
  • Wellness programmes
Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday
  • Overtime
  • Weekend availability

Licence/Certification:
  • Driving Licence Licence (required)

Example 4

Job Title:

Junior Photographer and E-commerce assistant.

Location:

Norfolk Antique and Reclamation Centre, Panxworth, Norwich. NR13

Salary:

Meets National Minimum Wage

Job Type:

Full Time. Permanent. 40 Hours. Flexible Working Available.

About the Role:

Norfolk Antique and Reclamation centre is looking for a creative, enthusiastic, and motivated individual to join our media and ecommerce team. Assisting our lead photographer in creating stills and video content for use on our website and across our social media channels.

You’ll be responsible for preparing the onsite photography studios, ensuring the studios are set up and ready for the day. Ensuring the stock is organised and ready to shoot. Helping to photograph, measure and label stock ready for sale. Backing up files and organising images using Abode Lightroom. Editing Images with Adobe lightroom and occasionally Adobe photoshop.

Filming and editing video content of stock and helping to create content for our YouTube and social media channels.

As a junior photographer, you will:
  • Assist our photographer with product shoots in our on-site photography studios.
  • Get behind the camera and shoot products yourself as workflow demands.
  • Accurately measure products and record attributes ready for listing on our online selling platforms.
  • Back up, cataloge and edit images using Adobe Lightroom.
  • Create listings on our website.
  • Capture and edit video clips for product listings.
  • Capture and edit photos and videos around the site for use on our social media channels.
  • Keep the photo studios clean, tidy, and ready for use.
  • Keep the photography and video kit clean with batteries charged and cards formatted.
  • Communicate with the yard team to ensure products are prepared, cleaned and ready to shoot.
  • Communicate with management for guidance on item descriptions and prices.
  • Once trained, keep the website up to date regarding sales and new stock.

About you:

To be successful in the role you will need to....
  • Be comfortable using manual controls on a DSLR camera. – Essential
  • Have a good understanding of off camera flash. – Essential
  • Have experience of working with studio flashes. – Desired
  • Have an exceptional eye for detail, framing and lighting products as well as accurately measuring and labelling them for entry into our inventory – Essential
  • Be confident using Abobe Lightroom and Photoshop. – Essential
  • Have knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro. – Desired.
  • Have your own transport or reliable option for a lift. Our site is in a rural location and public transport options are limited. – Essential
  • Be comfortable working partly outdoors year-round whatever the weather – Essential
  • Be able to use (with training) a manual pallet truck to move stock in and out of the studio. – Essential
  • Be physically fit as there is a degree of lifting required to position items in the studio – Essential
  • Have the ability to prioritise your own workload - Essential
  • Be proficient using Microsoft office – Essential

Benefits:
  • Pension Contributions
  • Weekly pay.
  • Free Parking.
  • Casual Dress code.
  • PPE Provided.
  • Training provided.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Panxworth, NR13 6JH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work deadline: 04/07/2022

Example 5

Packaging Environmental is a leading supplier of sustainable, compostable and recyclable food packaging based in Perivale, West London. We believe in creating great experiences for everyone we work with through great quality products delivered with amazing service.

Overall Job Purpose

The Marketing Executive sits within the Marketing department while working closely with Customer Services, Supply Chain and Sales. The person taking this role will be supporting the Marketing Manager and other departments when necessary. Responsible for raising company visibility and brand reputation, increasing the company’s revenue through the implementation of creative marketing strategies via channels such as social media and email.

Key Responsibilities
  • Improve and create website content to raise search engine rankings – written and design content.
  • Consistent focus on SEO activities.
  • Website development and maintenance.
  • Build and improve international websites.
  • Product photography for new products and improving existing products where necessary.
  • Updating customer database and using customer relationship management (CRM) system.
  • CRM Database and segmentation to create successful campaigns.
  • Email marketing campaigns.
  • Analyse and report on advertising and marketing activities.
  • Drive through consistent use of branding across the company for internal and external messaging, communication etc.
  • Maintain and develop customers’ case studies.
  • Social media management and content creation for – LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter.
  • Any other marketing activities that may be necessary to facilitate the smooth running of the business.
  • The role responsibilities will be subject to change as required to complete tasks required by the business.

Experience Requirements
  • At least 2 years experience in Marketing.
  • Content writing and creation.
  • Product photography (required).
  • Excellent understanding of marketing mix, customer segmentation and targeted customer communications.
  • Excellent communication and decision-making skills.
  • Proven experience with creative tools such as Canva and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator).
  • Experience in E-Commerce platforms (e.g. Magento, Shopify and WordPress) is an advantage.
  • Experience with Google Analytics and Google Ads would be an advantage.
  • Experience with using CRM Software and Email Marketing.
  • Experience with social media marketing & online content marketing.
  • Experience in packaging would be an advantage.

Qualifications
  • Educated minimum to A-level standard in Business Studies or a similar subject.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications or related fields is preferred.

Knowledge/Skills
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft tools, especially Excel.
  • Comfortable working with Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Comfortable with and competent in using Google Analytics, and a variety of software tools related to marketing and advertising.
  • Data-driven by results with the ability to produce reports.
  • Excellent understanding of current marketing techniques, including digital and database marketing.
  • Excellent organisation skills: Ability to work to tight deadlines while keeping a cool head.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to clearly articulate business requests with agencies as well as manage a diverse network of internal stakeholders.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £27,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Additional pay:
  • Bonus scheme
  • Performance bonus
Benefits:
  • Casual dress
  • Discounted or free food
  • On-site parking
  • Work from home
Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Perivale UB6 7LA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:
  • Marketing: 2 years (required)
  • Photography: 1 year ID: Product Photographer & Marketing Executive

Example 6

SABA Marketing is an independent digital marketing agency based in London and Winchester UK. We deliver superior service, innovative thinking, and industry-leading strategies for our clients. We dedicate an experienced team to each client to plan and deliver work that is informed by audience analysis, is cost-effective, makes an impact, and delivers unrivalled results.

SABA Marketing specialises in the healthcare and hospitality sector delivering strategic campaigns and custom content across all social media channels.



[website] | [website]

Instagram: [website] @sabahospitality @sabadental



Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Creating, sourcing and developing digital content from our UK-wide client portfolio.
  • Our hospitality portfolio mostly consists of restaurants and bars. Secondly, our healthcare portfolio consists of dental practices, aesthetic clinics and more.
  • Your role will be to visit our clients every month to capture engaging photos and videos (reels) to be posted across their social media channels and ours.
  • Take ownership of our photography & videography; develop our bank of content, manage photo & video shoots from brief to completion, and ensure content is varied & engaging and aligns with client identity.
  • Edit video and photo content from clients for campaigns and posting.
  • Understanding of social media platforms and best practices for optimising video content for each platform.
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging social media platforms and tools.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of social media platforms (TikTok and IG reels) to help create viral content for our clients.
  • Client-facing communication on a daily basis.
  • Managing client social media accounts across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok.

Knowledge skills and experience:
  • Proven experience and portfolio as a photographer and or videographer.
  • Proven experience creating content for social media.
  • Confidence in meeting clients in person for content shoots in photo and video formats.
  • Strong understanding of social media platforms, algorithms, and best practices.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to craft compelling and engaging content.
  • Creative mindset with an eye for design and the ability to create visually appealing content.
  • Proficiency in editing images and video clips for social media channels, and knowledge of best formats, aspect ratios and lengths of content for each.
  • A keen interest in industry trends, digital marketing, and emerging social media platforms.

What SABA can offer:
  • Competitive salary & bonus scheme.
  • Monthly and quarterly incentives including paid trips abroad.
  • Fun, startup working culture.
  • 22 days of holiday excluding bank holidays, increasing by one day for each year of service.
  • Day off for your birthday.
  • Flexible working schedule.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From £30,000.00 per year

Benefits:
  • Additional leave
  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Free or subsidised travel
  • Sick pay
  • Work from home
Schedule:
  • Flexitime
  • Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
  • Bonus scheme
  • Loyalty bonus



Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Covent Garden, WC2E 9LY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:
  • Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)

Experience:
  • Videography: 2 years (required)
  • Photography: 2 years (required)


Work Location: Hybrid remote in Covent Garden, WC2E ID: Photographer & Videographer
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What does a Photographer do?

Photographers capture images using technical and creative skills. They take artfully composed professional images for a variety of activities and events. Some Photographers take family pictures or work predominantly at weddings, while others provide yearbook picture services to schools or work in a portrait studio at a mall or shopping centre. Photographers usually work either as contractors or freelancers.

Photographer skills and qualifications

A successful Photographer candidate need various prerequisite skills and qualifications to perform their job effectively, these include:

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Good communication and people skills, with the ability to discuss complex artistic concepts in layman’s terms
  • Detail-oriented, with the ability to work according to various schedules, timelines and deadlines
  • Computer knowledge
  • Ability to convert film to computer-readable images
  • Expert in digital and film cameras and video cameras
  • Skilled at composition, colour and light
  • Knowledge of innovative editing software

Photographer experience requirements

Photographers should have several years of experience working with a variety of equipment including digital and film cameras, with lighting and microphone setups. They must also have experience using various image and video editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere. Experience in scheduling and setting up locations and subjects such as people or products in a photoshoot is key Knowledge of layout and design is a plus.

Photographer education and training requirements

The level of education needed for a Photographer varies by employer or type of freelance work. Regardless of education, a professional portfolio is required. Education includes a certificate or Foundation Degree associate degree in the field of the related industry. University or higher education college courses, as well as apprenticeships in photo imaging or creative and digital media, are valuable.

Some types of photography work require a Foundation Degree, National Diploma or Degree in Photography, Visual or Fine Arts or Commercial Photography. For management positions, such as Art Director or Senior Photographer, the candidate must have a Master’s Degree.

Photographer salary expectations

According to Indeed Salaries, the average salary for a Senior Photographer is £110 per day. This figure varies depending on factors, such as experience, location and company.

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