Fine art photographer job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Fine art photographer in details. A complete job description concludes Fine art photographer key duties/responsibilities, Fine art photographer job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Fine art photographer duties:

1. Must be able to shoot a minimum of 50 oneofakind, unique works of art per day.
2. Deliver high res images with min. of 300 DPI in Tiff format for print and web platforms.
3. Must be able to technically light one of a kind, unique works of art
4. Manage and facilitate all postproduction work (color correction, cropping etc.) on files using CS5.
5. Must be Mac literate and have strong working knowledge of photo asset management software and systems as well as a working knowledge in prepress workflow including color management and digital imaging tools and software.
6. To help in recruiting new photographers to the gallery
7. Online researching and reaching out to photographers for recruitment
8. Correspondence with photographers regarding our gallery agreement
9. Possibly assist during events and receptions
10. Maintain and log all correspondence from photographers that are being considered for recruitment possible curating from our online gallery for clients and internal use

II. List of Fine art photographer qualifications

1. Be very internet savvy and with excellent online research abilities
2. Possess excellent written and verbal communication
3. Possess multitasking and coordination experience
4. Passion for fine art photography; actively involved in the art/photography community and have a great eye for excellent photography.
5. Demonstrate attention to details while maintaining perspective
6. Have working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Excell, Word, Gmail
7. Prefer to have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in digital imaging.
   Strong interpersonal skills for working crossfunctionally with the Fine Art Division in San Francisco.

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.