Professional Photographer

Photographer, The Match Artist Pay:

Up to $5,000/month (1099, paid per shoot)

Location:

This photographer will be based in the Chicago. Many shoots will be local, but also shoots across the US.) Check out our photos at https://gallery.thematchartist.com/portfolio About us The Match Artist transforms men's online dating profiles through intriguing, lifestyle-driven photography. We've shot over 5 million photos across 2,500+ clients, including engineers, finance professionals, CEOs, and executives, helping them get more dates by capturing who they actually are. It started when our founding photographer developed a facial expression coaching method and tried it on our other founder. The shift in the quality and quantity of matches was dramatic enough that we built a company around it. Eight years later we're shooting nationally, and our clients tell us the work changed their dating lives, and often their confidence in general. What we deliver is bigger than photography. It's a deliberate lifestyle change. Shoots are part photography, part being someone these guys can open up to about dating and relationships, things most of them don't get to talk about with anyone else. That makes the work unusually rewarding. Travel Perks This is one of the few photography roles where travel is regular. You'll fly to cities across the west of the US and have the ability to explore + shoot outside of the shoot itself. Hotel and airfare are covered, and you'll get paid to travel. Role 4 to 6 hour shoots run on a playbook our team has refined over four years. You'll be trained on our facial expression coaching, our shot-list guide, and our framing style. The system's in place. You bring the eye and the energy. For each shoot you're responsible for:

• Reading the client's questionnaire and a planning call to scope the shoot
• Building a tentative itinerary
• Running the 4 to 6 hour shoot
• Uploading RAW photos to Dropbox
• Simple batch editing
• Communicating upload and delivery status with the team
• Final delivery to the client once edited You'll coach each client on:
• Facial expressions
• Wardrobe selection
• General prep A typical shoot Start at the client's house, apartment, or hotel, somewhere to stage wardrobe and props and run the coaching in front of a mirror.

Then practice headshots, then into lifestyle: 8-10 outfit changes minimum, at least 3 crops per outfit including a full body. The galleries need to look like they weren't all shot in one day. You'll capture each client's actual hobbies (kayaking, yoga, out at the bar, at a cafe, cooking, climbing wall, whatever's authentic), then move to a areas with cafes, bars, and restaurants for social and ambient shots. Required

• 1099 contract availability
• Previous photography experience and portfolio
• Customer service or guest-facing experience
• Reliable car and insurance
• Reliable, punctual, schedule-driven
• Tech-savvy with computers
• Comfortable on your feet at a fast pace
• Presentable, personable, good sense of humor
• Strong communication, organized, detail-oriented
• High School, GED, or equivalent Work location: Local to the SF area + on the road

Job Type:

Contract Pay:

Up to $5,000.00 per month

Benefits:

Flexible schedule Application Question(s): Tell us more about your photography experience. What makes a good portrait to you? Also, link us to your portfolio. What are you excited about in life right now? (Hobbies, passions, goals, etc.) Does the idea of flying around the country shooting with clients excite you? How do you feel the non-photography aspects of a shoot impact the results?

Work Location:

On the road