2025-26 Comm, Marketing & Brand Mgmt, Student Photographer

Job Description:

Job Description

Description

To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College has a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff, and strongly encourages women and members of underrepresented groups to apply.

The Office Communications, Marketing, and Brand Management (CMBM) is seeking candidates for Student Employment working as a marketing photographer.

This role will be tasked with helping to create high quality imagery that may be featured in official TCNJ marketing collateral, including print, web, and digital.

This position reports to the campus photographer/videographer in the CMBM office and will be for the 2025-'26 academic year starting in September and ending in May.

Pay Rate: $15.49 - per hour

Main Responsibilities:

• Photograph student life, as well as campus wide events that align with marketing priorities of the office
• Edit each photoshoot down to the highest quality photographs for sharpness and composition
• Archive each photoshoot with specific naming convention and organizational structure
• Assist with set up of lighting and other various lighting modifiers during photoshoots
• Transporting lighting and other equipment around campus, as well as occasional off-campus photoshoots
• Assist with other duties as necessary

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how to apply photography professionally through the scope of marketing
• Learn how to set up and apply artificial lighting to subjects and environments
• Learn how to navigate a digital asset management system
• Learn how to interact with subjects from student peers to college leadership
• Gain an understanding how photography can be used for various marketing initiatives

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must have knowledge and experience using a DSLR/mirrorless camera
• Must have knowledge and experience using Adobe software (Photoshop/Lightroom/Bridge)
• Must be able to take direction and willing to learn
• Must be available a minimum of 9 hours per week
• Must be flexible for occasional evening and weekend events

About TCNJ

TCNJ is a highly selective institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. Founded in 1855, TCNJ has become an exemplar of the best in public higher education and is consistently acknowledged as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation. TCNJ currently is ranked as one of the 75 "Most Competitive" schools in the nation by Barron's Profiles of American Colleges and is rated the No. 1 public institution in the northern region of the country by U.S. News & World Report. TCNJ was named the #10 value in public higher education by the Princeton review in 2009 and, in 2006, was awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter - an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ's seven schools - Arts & Communication; Business; Education; Humanities and Social Sciences; Science; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Engineering. TCNJ faculty members are teacher-scholars who share a commitment to liberal learning. TCNJ is located within an hour, by train, of New York City and Philadelphia. The College's campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty and has 39 major buildings.

Contact Information

Qualified candidates must apply online and should submit a resume.