Sales photographer job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Sales photographer in details. A complete job description concludes Sales photographer key duties/responsibilities, Sales 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 Sales photographer duties:

1. Works effectively and efficiently within the maternity and neonatal wards of hospitals
2. Commands control of the maternity room working with Moms and Family members
3. Coordinates with hospital staff including doctors, nurses and other staff personnel
4. Designs and lays out high quality newborn photo shots for the Mom and family
5. Uses solid sales techniques to sell Mom365 products and services
6. Makes the experience with Mom365 a pleasant and friendly event

      7.            Our photographers take pictures of the fans that come to the stadium tour, special events and of course sporting events.

      8.            The photographers arrive before the events to prepare and stay till the end or last part of the game (average of 6-7 hours each game).

      9.            Some Sales Photographers will be working outside the stadium engaging guests prior to the game and inside the stadium during the game.

  10.            In this sales position, Photographers receive bonuses plus hourly pay. The more pictures you can shoot and sell the more you can make! Getting into the game is part of the deal.

  11.            We provide the uniforms and camera equipment along with photography and customer service training.

II. List of Sales photographer qualifications

1. Strong people interactive and communication skills
2. Knowledge of the sales life cycle
3. Interest in and learned capabilities with digital camera equipment
4. Comfort in working in a hospital setting and working in the maternity wards
5. Professional photography experience a plus, but not required
6. Ability to work in a flexible work schedule during the weekday and some weekends
7. Must have reliable transportation
8. Mature, dependable, and energetic
9. Comfortable in a commission-based sales environment
10. A passion for photography
11. You will be expected to comply with hospital regulations regarding patient privacy, HIPPA, security, sanitation and infection control.

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.