Chief Photographer

The role

The Chief Photographer leads a team of photojournalists to visual excellence across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms. This hands-on leadership role involves shooting and editing daily news while supervising, scheduling, and coaching the photojournalism team.

What you will do

• Shoot, edit and go live on daily news, enterprise and breaking stories
• Set and maintain visual and storytelling standards for the photojournalism team
• Coach photojournalists and MSJs on storytelling, lighting, audio, natural sound, composition and editing
• Build and manage photojournalist schedules covering all newscasts, streaming and digital needs
• Supervise photojournalists day to day, including assignments, time and attendance, overtime and performance
• Manage field equipment and the news fleet
• Oversee the station's drone program and FAA compliance
• Plan crew deployment and logistics for hurricanes, elections, major sporting events and other large-scale coverage
• Work closely with the assignment desk, producers and managers to match crews to stories
• Partner with news managers to source, interview, onboard and train new photojournalists

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a news photojournalist/editor
• Advanced skills in shooting, lighting, audio and nonlinear editing (Edius and/or Adobe Premiere)
• Experience operating live newsgathering tools such as LiveU, TVU or Dejero
• Strong coaching, communication and organizational skills
• Ability to make quick, sound and ethical decisions under deadline pressure
• Flexibility to work any shift, including nights, early mornings, weekends, holidays, overtime and extended hours
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds of gear and work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and a clean driving record

Nice to have

• Previous experience as a chief photographer, lead photographer or in a similar leadership role
• FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, or the ability to earn it soon after hire
• Experience covering hurricanes and severe weather
• Experience creating content for streaming, digital and social platforms, including vertical video
• NPPA recognition

Benefits

• Two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
• Dental and eye care coverage
• Fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) with 100% match on the first 4% of pay
• Nine free virtual doctor's appointments through Teladoc
• 12 free annual therapy sessions through Spring Health
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Nine paid holidays per year

About the company

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing trusted local news and services. WTSP-TV (10 Tampa Bay News) is the TEGNA-owned CBS affiliate in Saint Petersburg, FL.