Browsing around on the job posting site Indeed, I’ve noticed the following photography related jobs most in demand. Some of them involve actually photo taking but most require sales or both photo taking and salesmanship. Other require website management or catalog management in addition to photography. Here are some of the most sought photography related jobs.
Newborn Portrait Photography at Hospitals
New parents can’t wait to have photographs of the newest member of the family and a few nationwide and local firms have created businesses targeting this market.
Looking for experienced, professional photographers to go into the hospitals to capture a baby’s first photograph with a natural, artistic style.
Other variants of this job I’ve seen are puppy photographers as well as more traditional portrait photographers working at portrait studios.
Fine Art Photography Sales Consultants
In “gallery rows” and high end tourist areas from Las Vegas to Key West to Hawaii, fine art photography galleries are looking for sales representatives to look for “buying signals” among the gallery browsers and to help customer not leave empty handed.
While not taking any photographs yourself, a knowledge of photography certainly can help as you talk to potential collectors.
These type of jobs obviously involve a lot of people skills and are mostly commission based. The more you sell, the more you make.
Real Estate Photographers
Real estate sales depend greatly on photographer and as such photographers are in demand to create great images of the interiors and exteriors of homes and businesses. Local real estate firms as well as national companies are looking for real estate photographers.
Other photography jobs
Here is list of some of the other more unique job offerings for photographers I saw on Indeed.
- Golf Course Photographer – “We take and sell photos of golfers at various golf courses”
- Bird Handler and Photographer – “Responsible for the daily feeding, cleaning and maintenance of all animals and exhibits. They will be responsible for taking, processing and selling quality digital photos while delivering excellent customer service. “
- Parasail Photographer – “hiring an onboard photographer to take pictures and sell them to our guests.”
- Automotive Photographer and Merchandiser – take photos of cars and post them online for car dealers.
- Social Media manager – take photos and handle the social media accounts for businesses.
- Sales manager for sports photography and trophy company. Take photos of sports teams and sell them trophies and photo awards.