Dwight Hall Photographer and Visual Content Creator (Job ID: 27780)

This is a student employment opportunity. Apply at the Yale Student Employment website.

Job Description

Dwight Hall is seeking a Photographer and Visual Content Creator to assist with a variety of the Hall’s social justice and public service communications goals. Principal responsibilities will include: photographing Dwight Hall events, people, and spaces; organizing Dwight Hall’s cloud-based photo library and curating photos for specific publications (Year in Reviews, Voices and Stories magazine, etc.); creating visual print and web content about Dwight Hall and public service at Yale and in New Haven to be shared with Dwight Hall’s vast student and alumni network; and participating in weekly communications brainstorming sessions. The content creator may assist in other communications projects including creating posters, videos, and other digital content. This is a great opportunity to gain experience creating visual content and working with a fast-paced team dedicated to increasing the visibility of under-heard, invisible, or otherwise marginalized voices and stories. The position will be hybrid, with in-person attendance required at events.

About Dwight Hall

Dwight Hall at Yale is an independent social-profit organization, the largest campus-based student-led service organization in the country. It was founded by undergraduates in 1886 and has operated continuously as a student-led entity. As Yale’s Center for Public Service and Social Justice, the organization reflects a strong history of social justice work and a diverse Yale student body. 

Job Requirements

1) Experience and comfortability with photography and photo editing. Experience using a mirrorless camera is a plus.

2) Graphic design skills; familiarity with Canva, Photoshop, or a similar visual content creation software.

3) Reliability and attention to detail.

4) Flexible schedule with ability to work evenings and weekends if necessary to photograph events.

5) Equity lens: knowledge of the history and ongoing negative impacts of racism in the United States, especially in the context of education, criminal justice, immigration, economic, and political systems. 

Hours: 3-6/week

Hourly Rate: $16.25/hr