About the Role
Associate Photographers are responsible for media collection for Homes.com and Apartments.com, creating virtual tours, floorplans, and photography for residential homes using professional equipment. Each photographer is assigned a core territory to service clients.
Responsibilities
- Support marketing efforts on Homes.com and Apartments.com by capturing 3-D virtual tours and footprints.
- Create a portfolio of photographs to best feature homes and apartments.
- Work closely with scheduling and dispatch teams to maximize appointments and meet client demands.
- Professionally communicate with clients, sales, researcher partners, and management.
- Navigate one-mile square grids to ensure complete commercial real estate data coverage, identifying new inventory, missing availability, and commercial properties.
- Abide by CoStar safety standards to safeguard company vehicle and equipment.
- Represent CoStar in a professional manner at all times.
- Participate in conference calls with sales and research teams as needed.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of professional experience.
- Track record of commitment to prior employers.
- Real Estate Photography experience required.
- Experience working as a professional photographer, or a recently earned degree in photography.
- High School Diploma/GED
- Strong customer service experience with a client first mindset.
- Be an experienced Drone Photographer with a FAA Part 107 License/Certification obtained within 30 days of offer.
- Strong time management skills and very detailed oriented.
- Capability to accurately capture and enter data.
- Excellent communication (oral and written) and organizational skills.
- Knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office, and Internet applications.
- Knowledge of Apple IOS products.
- Enjoys working independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Field experience preferred.
- Candidates must possess a current and valid driver’s license.
- Satisfactory completion of a Driving Record/Driving Abstract check prior to start.
- Driving history must reflect responsible driving behavior and compliance with traffic laws.
Skills
- Drone Photography
- FAA Part 107 License/Certification
- Windows
- Microsoft Office
- Internet applications
- Apple IOS products
Location
- Buffalo, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Associate
Education Level
- High School Diploma/GED
Salary/Compensations
- $49,000 - $50,000 (Hourly)
Benefits
- Generous compensation and performance-based incentives.
- Internal training.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug.
- Life, legal, and supplementary insurance.
- Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family.
- 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Paid time off.
- Access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups.
About the Company
- CoStar Group is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.
- Included in the S&P 500 Index, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.
- We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years.
- We continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.
- We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation.
- By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.
Equal Opportunity
- CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
- We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
