Staff Photographer

Job Title: Staff Photographer

Location: Fort Worth, TX

Job Type: Full-time / Non-Exempt (hourly)

Department: Communications

Reports To: Creative Director

Date: 5/19/2026 Last Revision

Standard of Christian Commitment

The candidate must be a professing Christ follower who possesses a strong commitment to the mission and core values of Southwestern Seminary and Texas Baptist College, possess a clear understanding of Southern Baptist heritage and culture, and agrees to serve in accordance with and not contrary to the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message.

Southwestern Seminary, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, is a confessional institution. While the Seminary serves the larger evangelical Christian community, employees must embrace the values and standards the Seminary represents as it fulfills its mission of shaping Christian leaders within our denominational context.

Since duties of this position require the employee to represent the Seminary to prospective and current students, candidates must abide by the Seminary bylaws, the Employee Handbook, and the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message as a condition of employment.

Job Description

Job Summary

The staff photographer at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is an organized, team-oriented candidate with photographic skills and creativity, to help promote the seminary, its mission and academic programs, to the world. The photographer helps plan, produce and implement a wide variety of highly creative and high-quality story-telling images of people, locations and events that showcase the distinctiveness of the school for use in marketing and promotional materials for websites, social media, printed and digital publications, advertising and other collateral.

Key Responsibilities

• Use originality, creativity, and imagination when collaborating with designers, videographers, editorial, web, social media teams to conceptualize and produce photos that support the goals and objectives of Southwestern Seminary.
• Ability to prioritize and self-manage photo projects, assignments, and stories given by the Creative Director, or other hierarchical superiors within the communications department. Adhering to project guidelines and deadlines, working within a fast-paced, quick-turnaround environment, while working alongside other part-time and full-time visual creatives within the same department, as well as working with other internal and external clients.
• Able to maintain the visual identity of Southwestern Seminary by creating photos that effectively communicate its desired message and supports the overall communication strategies of the seminary.
• Make artistic decisions regarding elements such as appropriate lighting, shooting angle, framing and placement when independently producing work that tells the story of the seminary.
• Be actively involved in the scheduling and coordinating of photo shoots and identifying people and locations for photo shoots. Perform photo editing, color correction, and archiving of created photography. Send photos when needed to be printed, to printer, and be able to pick them up and deliver.
• Ensure the safe and proper technical use and maintain good operational conditions of departmental equipment
• Able to help cover campus events that happen both during and outside of the standard operating hours (8am-5pm) of the seminary and college, some weekends and holidays might be required
• Perform other related duties as assigned and specific to area of responsibility.

Specific Skills and Qualifications

• Degree in photography, communications or a related field is preferred.
• Successful completion of background check, MVR, and credit check may be required.
• Must demonstrate proficient use of camera and computer equipment.
• 2+ years of experience in photography or relevant internship is preferred.
• Other communications related skills, such as copy writing, graphic design, video, and/or web design and social media skills area plus.
• Basic knowledge or familiarity with industry standard photo software and tools including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Bridge, Photo Mechanic, Mac OS X. Basic skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively within team dynamic.
• Ability to give direction to clients in staged photographic settings.
• Ability to set up photoshoots or get campus photography at your own initiative

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Office Environment - May be required to reach above shoulder level for organizational tasks, bend, stoop, or reach to access lower or upper shelves.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time, moving about the office to interact.
• Ability to use a computer and near-visual acuity in reading digital material.
• Exchanges information by telephone, computer, in writing and in person.
• Ability to traverse campus for meetings and talk to groups while doing so.
• Moderate Lifting - Occasionally transports 20-30lbs of parts and equipment across short distances by various means (e.g., carrying by hand, cart, golf cart) to accomplish tasks.
• Ability to withstand the heat and cold of the north Texas climate.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so they may perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to the institution. Contact human resources (HR) with any questions or requests for accommodation.

About Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, established in 1908 under the visionary leadership of B.H. Carroll, was born out of the urgent need for trained ministers in America’s rapidly growing Southwest. Initially part of Baylor University, the seminary became an independent institution in Waco before relocating to Fort Worth in 1910. Carroll’s unwavering commitment to orthodoxy, gospel-centered education, and the Great Commission shaped the seminary’s mission. Training God-called men and women for ministry, Southwestern has an expansive academic program training pastors, missionaries, and ministry leaders in theology, missions, evangelism, music and worship, and education. Today, it stands as a beacon of faithfulness, equipping generations to serve Christ’s church globally.

What We Offer

ProvidedBenefits:

Southwestern offers a best in class benefit package which includes family medical, family life insurance, long-term disability, 10% retirement contribution, HSA contributions, 3 weeks of paid time off, and 14 holidays.

VoluntaryBenefits:

Southwestern offers access to voluntary products such as dental, vision, additional life insurance, HSA contributions, Flex accounts, retirement contributions, short term disability, personal accident, critical care, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection and pet insurance at reduced group rates for employees and their dependents.

Campus Amenities:

Our work environment benefits from a 37.5-hour workweek which upholds a Standard of Christian Commitment and enjoys a beautifully maintained campus free parking for full-time employees, access to our libraries, recreation and aerobics center, medical clinic, cafeteria and coffee shop, faculty and staff meal plans, and Employee Tuition Benefit (up to 50% discount).