I am constantly looking at jobs that are in the photographic industry so that I have a feel for what could be around for when I graduate or even for me to start now. I'm still unsure what type of photography I want to focus on so by looking at the jobs I hope I can find something that I want to do.
I get an email nearly everyday about jobs that I may be interested in related to the keywords I have searched on Indeed. I get job notifications for photographer and photographer's assistant and anything that relates to this words.
Jobs I have applied for:
Over the summer I applied for a few jobs that I liked the sound of and only heard back from one. The one that I heard back from was one that I was interested in but wasn't one of the ones I was really interested in. The job I heard back from was 'Social Media Customer Service'. When I was reading through the job role it sounded really good but when I spoke to someone about the job and the hours it just wasn't for me, it was too many hours a week and I would be working in a call centre so I decided to decline the offer. I have posted screenshots below of the job but now of course they say the job has expired.
The next four jobs I never heard back from but I chased them asking if they had my CV and to let me know either way. The first one that I applied for was a Social Media Intern for a company called 360 Media Management in Paignton which isn't too far from me. There looks like there's a theme happening with all of these jobs but I'm still not sure what area I want to work in and this company had it's own photographic team so I was hoping that if I got the job I could try work alongside them as well.
A week or so later I then applied for another two jobs. A photo booth event leader for South West Photo Booths and a Website Administrator for wholesalevape both in Exeter. Someone from South West Photo Booths lives just up the road from me and I have always seen the van but they have never had any jobs going before. I didn't think I would get this job though as I needed to be over 25 to be able to drive their company vehicle but I thought it was worth a try. The vape shop I was a little unsure of as it's not the type of shop I would ever go in but the job sounded like something I could do so I applied. I emailed like every other person to ask if they had my CV and they just replied with 'yes I have'. That was the last I heard from them. Both of these jobs have now expired.
The final job I have applied for that has stopped advertising now was for a Property Photographer in Ottery Saint Mary which is just past Exeter but still isn't too far for me to travel. I have been told by people before that estate agents are always looking for people to take property pictures so I am going to get in touch with some local estate agents and see if they need anyone.
The jobs I have recently looked at are:
Social Media and Content Intern
Digital Content Assistant - Content writing and photo editing
Part time Bounty Photographer Royal Devon and Exeter
Editorial and Marketing assistant - two days a week
eCommerce Photographer
Talented Nightlife Photographer
Events Staff
Local Property Photographer
Nightclub photographer
Photo Support Expert
Admin Events Assistant
Virtual Reality Photographer
PR and Marketing Internship
Digital Marketing Assistant
Social Media Creative
Independent photographers and businesses I have got in touch with:
AVA Images, Newton Abbot
Lollystick Media, Newton Abbot
Mimosa Photography, Dawlish
Because these are all small businesses they're not hiring at the moment.
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