Position:

Photo Assistant / Digital Tech (Media Manager)

Project:

Nebraska Summer Culinary Photoshoot

Company:

Odyssey Studios

Dates:

Tuesday, September 22 - Friday, September 25, 2026 (4 Shoot days)

Rate:

$550/12

Location:

Omaha, NE — local hire. Crew travels west to Lincoln, Grand Island, St. Paul and Kearney over the run.

Union:

Non-union Overview Odyssey Studios is producing a four-day culinary photography asset shoot for the Nebraska Tourism Commission (VisitNebraska.com). We're capturing eight restaurants, bars and producers across five Nebraska markets, moving west from Omaha to Kearney over the week. Stills only. Seeking an Omaha-based Photo Assistant / Digital Tech to support our Still Photographer for the full four days. Responsibilities Card wrangling and on-set media management — offloads to reliable computer, file organization and naming. A quick call will be schedule with our digital asset manager to run through organization standards.

Assisting the Still Photographer with lighting: minimal setups on portable stands, plus modifiers, flags and bounce

Grip and stand work, load-in and load-out at each location

Tethering support and general set assistance

Working cleanly and quietly inside active restaurants — several locations shoot during service hours Requirements Omaha-based, able to work as a local hire

Prior experience assisting on commercial video and/orstills and/or managing media on set

Disciplined, documented backup workflow — this is a client asset shoot and the media is the deliverable

Reliable transportation (caravanning with the travel crew)

Available to travel with the crew Tuesday through Friday, with overnights outside Omaha

Restaurant or hospitality set experience a plus Details 12-hour days, OT thereafter

Lodging covered for nights outside Omaha

Shoot wraps in Kearney, Friday evening To apply, please submit your resume along with relevant commercial stills or asset-shoot credits.