Student Photographer and Videographer

Application Deadline: 17 June 2026

Department: Marketing

Employment Type: Part Time

Location: Diaz Compean Student Union

Compensation: $20.50 - $22.25 / hour

Description

• Plan, analyze, and execute principal photography and videography for the auxiliaries graphics area, including stock photography, architectural photography, portraiture, design photography, and video content. 
• Select appropriate angles, lighting, background, and primary subject matter to enhance desired features to produce the most aesthetically effective and informative photograph.
• Manage the processing and use of images, review technical problems, and check for quality.
• Work directly with external clients, department managers, and SJSU faculty & staff to coordinate availability, staging, and protocol. 
• Responsible for ensuring the cosmetic quality of Student Union, Inc. photographic needs.
• Prepare processed photographs for both print and digital use, from large format banners to web thumbnails and social media.
• Maintain and curate Graphics Department photo archive.
• Manage photographic workflow on a daily basis and self-assign tasks when a photographic need is identified.
• Contribute to creative process, from conceptual design phase to end product.
• Capture and produce video content for events, promotional materials, social media, and internal use.
• Operate video equipment including cameras, stabilizers, lighting, and audio equipment to ensure high quality production.
• Edit photo and video footage to create polished final products aligned with the Student Union branding.
• Collaborate with marketing team to storyboard, plan, and execute marketing campaigns for social media from concept to completion.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate ability to take photographs and/or produce video content with a wide range of implementation: architectural, portraiture, stock, etc. 
• Must be able to demonstrate previous works through a portfolio. 
• Must be a matriculated SJSU student and continuously enrolled at least half-time* during the academic term.
  • *Half-time is defined as follows: Enrollment Status Half-time Units Undergraduate and Post baccalaureate Students 6.0-8.0 hours/semester

• Currently enrolled in the Art Department or Journalism & Mass Communications Department at SJSU as an upper-division photography or photojournalism major. 

• Produce high quality digital photo and video content for use in marketing and advertising.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks and projects.
• Must be detail-oriented, self-motivate.
• Ability to collaborate with other design team members to achieve weekly and monthly goals.
• Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, and InDesign software programs.
• Knowledge of video editing software such as Adobe Premier Pro, After Effects, or similar.
• Understanding of lighting for bot photography and videography, including strobe, tungsten, and ambient lighting.
• Understanding of a variety of DSLR and medium format digital camera systems.
• Understanding video composition, framing, lighting, and audio recording techniques.
• Ability to employ customer service skills with photography subjects and with department managers, SJSU faculty, and SJSU staff.
• Ability to work with external clients, such as entertainment industry clients, to coordinate appropriate protocols to photograph during events.
• Must be available nights and weekends for Student Union, Inc. events and SJSU campus events.

Work Requirements

• The position works in an indoor, recreation facility program-oriented environment.
  • The physical demands of this position are described below
    • Sitting, walking, twisting, bending, climbing, pulling, pushing, squatting, crawling, kneeling, balancing, reaching, and coordination (eye, hand, foot).
    • Fall (Slip, Trip) Conditions that result in falls (impacts) from height or traditional walking and playing surfaces.
    • Lifting and carrying, often 10-25lbs, frequently 26-50lbs, occasionally 50-75 lbs.
    • Hearing and speaking to exchange information in person or on the telephone.
    • Dexterity of hands, fingers, and wrists to operate a computer keyboard and calculator.
• In general, the position works a schedule based on business needs 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday, and may require evening and weekend work as needed.
  • When school is in session - may work up to, but not in excess of 20 hours per week (among all concurrent positions).
  • When classes are not in session (i.e. summer break) may work up to, but not in excess of 40 hours per week.
• This position is non-exempt from the provisions of Section 1 of the California Industrial Welfare Commission Orders.

Employment Information & Policies

1. CSU – Injury and Illness Prevention Program
2. CSU – Preventing Discrimination and Harassment for Non-Supervisors
3. CSU – Sexual Misconduct Prevention Program (Title IX) – required within the first 6 months of hire
4. Data Security and FERPA