Visual Content Specialist - Photography

Job Summary

Student Recruitment and Marketing (SRM) supports Dalhousie University’s strategic priorities by working with faculties, departments, and units to tell the stories of the students, faculty, and staff who make Dalhousie an extraordinary place. Reporting to the Visual Media Manager, the Visual Content Specialist – Photography supports photography (primarily) and video production and editing (secondarily). This position focuses on capturing and editing photography for recruitment, marketing, events, institutional communications, and digital storytelling initiatives, while also supporting short-form video production and related editing needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute photography coverage across recruitment initiatives, campus events, convocation, athletics, marketing campaigns, academic environments, and institutional communications.
• Plan and manage photography sessions independently, including lighting, equipment setup, subject coordination, composition, and on-site problem solving.
• Capture, edit, and retouch high-quality visual content for web, social, print, and marketing channels, ensuring alignment with university brand standards.
• Support the production and editing of short-form video content for digital platforms, including filming, basic audio and colour correction, and formatting for multiple channels.
• Maintain and organize digital asset libraries, ensuring proper file management, labelling, archiving, and adherence to Creative Studio workflows.
• Collaborate with internal clients to coordinate deliverables, provide production support, and contribute to continuous improvement through use of digital tools and emerging technologies.

Note

Please include a link to online portfolio or video reel in your application materials.

The successful applicant will be eligible for hybrid work (combination of in-person work on campus and remote work from within Nova Scotia) as agreed by all parties based on operational requirements and university guidelines.

Required Qualifications

• Photography or videography course with five years’ related experience (or equivalent combination of training and experience).
• Strong photography skills with an understanding of composition, lighting, visual storytelling, and brand-aligned content creation. Experience independently leading photography shoots in fast-paced, live-event, editorial, or institutional environments.
• Experience capturing and editing short-form video content for social and digital platforms.
• Openness to learning and using emerging technologies (including AI tools) to improve efficiency, quality, or accessibility of visual content. Understanding of photography and video formats for social media, web, marketing, and print applications.
• Strong proficiency in Lightroom Classic and Adobe Photoshop with familiarity with Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, or DaVinci Resolve.
• Able to troubleshoot basic workflow, lighting, audio, or equipment issues.

Assets

Job Competencies

The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate proficiency in Dalhousie’s competencies, in particular:

- Respect & Inclusion
- Adaptability
- Knowledge & Thinking Skills
- Communication
- Service

Additional Information

Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program.

Application Consideration

Non-probationary bargaining unit employees (NSGEU local 77) are given priority consideration. All other applications will be considered when there is no qualified candidate from the bargaining unit.

We sincerely appreciate all applications and note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly by the hiring department or People and Culture.

Diversity Statement

Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. In accordance with our Employment Equity Policy, preference will be given in hiring processes to candidates who self-identify as members of one or more of the equity-deserving groups listed above.