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Assistant Large Group Photographer

Job Type : Permanent, Full Time

Salary :

Assistant Large Group Photographer – Oxford
Location: Oxford, ideally central
Salary: Starting at £17,750, increasing further upon a favourable review in March 2024
PLEASE NOTE: Only applicants with a driving license and who live in or near Oxford (UK) will be considered.
H Tempest Ltd is the nation’s largest school photography company with over 500 employees.
Our Head Office and Laboratory is based in St Ives, Cornwall and our Photographers are resident throughout the UK.
We take photographs of children at playgroups and nurseries, primary and secondary schools and graduates at universities and colleges as well as the Armed Forces and Corporate Photography.
The Role – Assistant Large Group Photographer:
This is an exciting opportunity to join our UK-wide team of professional photographers!
We are looking for an enthusiastic and efficient Assistant to join our Large Group (Rig) division.
These photographers attend schools/colleges and erect staging for the purpose of whole school group photographs.
Specifically, this vacancy entails assisting our South-East based Rig Photographer, attending with them all Large Group jobs, primarily across the South-East of England, and occasionally further afield as necessary.
Some further information on the Assistant Large Group Photographer role:
* Full Time (but work will be closely aligned to School Term dates)
* Regular early starts and sharing the driving to and from photographic fixtures
* Assisting with the assembly and disassembly of the staging (good standard of fitness essential)
* Maintaining positive relationship with key contacts
* Adherence to Health and Safety protocols (particularly in connection with the staging)
* Assisting with the administrative maintenance of booking details and other digital documents
The successful candidate will enjoy the following benefits:
* Working closely alongside a professional Large Group photographer.
* Full training on all aspects of the job (previous photographic experience not necessary)
* 28 days annual leave (taken outside of school term time), plus public holidays (or days in lieu)
* Appropriate workwear provided, including secure footwear
* Peoples Pension scheme after three months, Group life scheme following 12 months service
Essential attributes of ideal candidate:
* Full clean Driving License
* Flexibility in working times, as early starts/late finishes are inevitable during term-time as well as overnight stays.
* Good standard of basic fitness: for erecting and dismantling our staging and carrying photographic equipment
* All shortlisted candidates must be willing to undergo a DBS (CRB) check prior to employment
* An interest in/passion for photography is less important than a can-do approach to practical work.
* Must provide two referees.
Thanks for reading our advert.
If you are excited about the role, we’d love to hear from you so click on “APPLY” today and send us a copy of your CV. We can’t wait to see it!
Deadline for applications 12th November. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
*Immediate start available for the right candidate

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