Roaming Photographer

What you’ll do

• Make the rounds, invite groups, pose them quickly, shoot with on-camera or off-camera flash.
• Deliver as you go. Guests get their photos on their phone before the night ends.
• Read the room: when to shoot, when to step back, when to disappear.
• Dress like a guest. Weddings are black tie unless told otherwise. For guys: velvet jacket, white shirt, bow tie, black dress shoes, and properly fitting clothes.
• Represent Mammoth on site. If a guest asks, you freelance, and this kind of work runs through Mammoth.

Who you are

• Great with people. You approach strangers with good energy and they like you for it.
• Confident with flash and camera settings. Clean, consistent photos, no editing needed.
• Experienced. You’ve done this before at real events.

What it pays

• $400 for 3 hours of shooting time.
• Driving to events: $25/hr plus fuel. Overnights: lodging booked for you, meals reimbursed.
• Longer nights quoted per event. Agreed in writing before every event.

Full detail in How We Pay.

1. Step 1

   Apply

   Fill out the short form on the role you want. Tell us where you’re based, when you’re available, and what you do for fun. Photographers: send your work. We reply to every applicant.

2. Step 2

   Phone screen

   A real conversation, not a script. What do you do now and why? Why us? When are you available, and how far will you travel?

3. Step 3

   References

   If we like the conversation we ask for three references from current or past coworkers, and we actually call them: what was it like to work with you, and would they hire you again?

4. Step 4

   Offer in writing

   Role, responsibilities, and pay rate, in writing.

5. Step 5

   Onboarding and training

   Paid training: the videos, a quiz and a hands-on day at the studio. You read and sign The Standard before your first event.

6. Step 6

   Shadow an event

   Work an event as an apprentice.

7. Step 7

   Work

   First event, then the next.