# Photographer

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/photographer

A Photographer captures images for clients or creative projects, operating camera equipment and lighting setups to achieve a desired look before refining shots in Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop. Photographers may work independently as freelancers or be employed by studios, media outlets, or corporate marketing teams, specializing in areas like portraiture, events, product, or photojournalism. Mastery of composition and digital asset management lets them deliver a consistent, organized body of polished work to clients.

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: often an entry point.
- Often leads to: [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/creative-director)

## Similar roles

[Actor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/actor), [Artist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/artist), [Filmmaker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/filmmaker), [Graphic Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/graphic-designer), [Multimedia Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/multimedia-designer), [Musician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/musician), [Video Editor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/video-editor), [Videographer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/videographer), [Visual Artist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/visual-artist)

## Open Photographer roles (4)

- [Photographer](https://clearchanneloutdoor.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CCO/job/Tucson-AZ-25th-St/Photographer_Req23990) at [Clear Channel Outdoor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/clear-channel-outdoor) — Tucson, AZ (listed on Clear Channel Outdoor's own careers site)
- [Photographer](https://seaworldentertainment.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SEA/job/SeaWorld-Orlando/Photographer--Part-Time_JR133078) at [United Parks & Resorts](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/united-parks-resorts) — Orlando, FL (listed on United Parks & Resorts's own careers site)
- [ENG Field Photographer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/351f86b1-4b9d-4b49-8167-d665f75ef4fa/eng-field-photographer-at-supercast) at [Supercast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/supercast) — Full-time, New York, NY, $44 – $55 / hour
- [Photographer, Zillow Media Experts (Port St. Lucie, FL)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/337f097f-cca2-4712-a0a6-20be93b95fc6/photographer-zillow-media-experts-port-st-lucie-fl-at-zillow) at [Zillow](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/zillow) — Part-time, Remote-FL

## Likely next role (9)

Where Photographers commonly go next: [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/creative-director).

- [Sr. Creative Lead - Americas](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/27ee9e34-54db-4425-9fdf-24a6b90e2055/sr-creative-lead-americas-at-under-armour) at [Under Armour](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/under-armour) — Full-time, Baltimore, MD, $125,000 – $165,000
- [Creative Director, Editorial](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f14b23d8-4bd3-486f-a85c-51695e41819c/creative-director-editorial-at-the-atlantic) at [The Atlantic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-atlantic) — $200,000 – $275,000
- [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bc406a27-8513-421e-a91f-f5c3d9bb6174/creative-director-at-starz) at [Starz](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/starz) — $160,000 – $190,000
- [Creative Director, Marketing Campaigns](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9da92106-b258-4575-83df-a90df7eceb66/creative-director-marketing-campaigns-at-suno) at [Suno](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/suno) — Full-time, New York, NY, $225,000 – $277,000
- [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/965eb228-61db-439b-b13a-634c47f95c4b/creative-director-at-misfits-market) at [Misfits Market](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/misfits-market) — Full-time, New York, NY, $160,000 – $170,000
- [Creative Director](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/render/46584e6a-7116-4376-ad67-f9cad10c0c7d/application) at [Render](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/render) — Remote: United States, $250,000 – $344,000 (listed on Render's own careers site)
- [Group Creative Director - Credit Karma](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0e96333a-542b-40b2-9f5e-0ba15c1e9842/group-creative-director-credit-karma-at-intuit) at [Intuit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intuit) — Oakland, CA, $213,500 – $289,000
- [Associate Creative Director, Earned Marketing (Temporary)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktimes/jobs/4695192005) at [The New York Times Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-new-york-times-company) — Contract, New York, NY, $85 – $97 / hour (listed on The New York Times Company's own careers site)
- [Forward Deployed Creative Designer, Ads](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/eff717de-f3ac-4724-8dc0-7db153693873/forward-deployed-creative-designer-ads-at-hightouch) at [Hightouch](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hightouch) — Full-time, Remote, United States, $140,000 – $180,000

## Roles similar to Photographer (50)

From [Actor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/actor), [Artist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/artist), [Filmmaker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/filmmaker), [Graphic Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/graphic-designer), [Multimedia Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/multimedia-designer), [Musician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/musician), [Video Editor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/video-editor), [Videographer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/videographer), [Visual Artist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/visual-artist).

- [Graphic Designer](https://kpf.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/KPF_Careers/job/New-York/Graphic-Designer_JR202500009-1) at [Kohn Pedersen Fox](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kohn-pedersen-fox) — New York, NY (listed on Kohn Pedersen Fox's own careers site)
- [SaaS Presentation and Graphic Designer - at DXC Site in Charleston- SC](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e2ae7a72-8b2c-48d4-bb58-5a564c0d83bc/saas-presentation-and-graphic-designer-at-dxc-site-in-charleston-sc-at-dxc) at [DXC Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dxc-technology) — Fort Mill, SC
- [Sr. Designer, Print & Pattern](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/fadcc1fb-816a-4910-91de-4df279c7b538/sr-designer-print-pattern-at-under-armour) at [Under Armour](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/under-armour) — Full-time, Baltimore, MD, $80,000 – $110,000
- [Part Time Actor Hershey Unwrapped - Hershey's Chocolate World $17.50](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d8a726e1-e6b7-403c-bec1-d02ce6c9b850/part-time-actor-hershey-unwrapped-hershey-s-chocolate-world-17-50-at-the) at [The Hershey Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-hershey-company) — Part-time, Hershey, PA, $16 / hour
- [Editor, CNN Visual Investigations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a6b3d50c-3794-4d8c-a377-482375f6d5bf/editor-cnn-visual-investigations-at-warner-bros-discovery) at [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/warner-bros-discovery) — Full-time, $77,840 – $144,560
- [Editor & Producer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8e9dabb2-fcd6-4a93-89c8-739fb5a13adc/editor-producer-at-univision-communications) at [Univision Communications](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/univision-communications) — Full-time, Miami, FL
- [Social Video Producer, Opinions](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a2243644-fb4b-427a-ae07-a856005045a0/social-video-producer-opinions-at-wapo) at [WaPo](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/wapo) — Full-time, DC-Washington-TWP Headquarters, $82,600 – $123,800
- [News Editor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5c87529b-0fdc-46f0-a89d-cbd1e9c3df4a/news-editor-at-supercast) at [Supercast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/supercast) — Contract, Atlanta, GA, $20 / hour
- [Designer II, NSW SB Mens Footwear & Apparel Graphic Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cff58910-7f2f-4fd3-8915-c504753e11ab/designer-ii-nsw-sb-mens-footwear-apparel-graphic-design-at-nike-inc) at [Nike, Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nike-inc) — Beaverton, OR
- [Finishing Preditor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/10969d68-e115-4463-81a3-65e18d732cc3/finishing-preditor-at-starz) at [Starz](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/starz) — Full-time, Denver, CO, $90,000 – $100,000

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