Photographer

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) seeks a professional photographer to document project activities, interactions, and impact on children and families in Lebanon. The role involves capturing a diverse range of high-resolution photographs in line with IRC safeguarding and branding guidelines, and delivering a coherent visual narrative for media and communications use.

Responsibilities

• Capture a diverse range of photographs including portraits, candid moments, contextual shots, group activities, and over-the-shoulder shots at IRC project locations in Lebanon.
• Ensure photographs represent the activities, people, environment, and outcomes of the project.
• Provide high-resolution, professionally edited photographs following IRC and donor branding and visibility guidelines.
• Submit draft and final photo selections for feedback and approval.
• Edit photos applying basic color correction, exposure adjustment, cropping, and other post-production techniques while maintaining authenticity.
• Deliver 30 to 40 edited high-resolution photos documenting project activities and impact on children and families.
• Meet with IRC Health and Communication teams for project briefing and planning.
• Ensure adherence to IRC safeguarding policies and professional conduct standards.
• Provide all captured photos including unedited versions to IRC and handover data storage device if purchased.

Requirements

• The service provider will go through 3 rounds of feedback from the IRC team before submitting final photo selection.
• Photography will take place at locations within Lebanon, as identified and agreed with the IRC team.
• Gather community-based photographs at relevant project locations, capturing interactions, services, and surrounding context.
• Capture a range of wide, medium and close up shots.
• Capture portraits and natural candid moments of clients, community members, staff, and other relevant subjects in line with IRC safeguarding and consent.
• Capture contextual photographs of centers, project sites, facilities, and surrounding environment.
• Take wide shots of crowds or group activities, where relevant.
• Capture over-the-shoulder and from-behind shots where appropriate.
• Ensure a diverse selection of photographs that adequately represent the activities, people, environment, and outcomes of the project.
• Provide a selection of high-resolution, professionally edited photographs to the IRC.
• Apply basic color correction, exposure adjustment, cropping, and other necessary photo post-production while maintaining a natural and authentic representation of the subjects.
• Execute IRC’s, as well as its relevant donor’s, branding, communications and visibility guidelines.
• Submit a draft selection of photographs for feedback, followed by the final edited photographs in the agreed formats and resolution.
• High-resolution JPEG files suitable for both digital and print use.
• Original/high-resolution files should be provided where requested by IRC.
• Abide by the IRC’s child safeguarding policy and code of conduct.
• Deliver 30 to 40 edited high-resolution photos documenting PepsiCo activities, interactions and positive impact on children and families.
• Photos to demonstrate participation, engagement, positive experience and outcomes, i.e. sessions, medical counselling, etc.
• The photographer will edit the photos, submit drafts and final versions to the IRC, along with all photos captured during the visit (unedited).
• The IRC reserves the unrestricted right to use the material for its own and third parties’ channels and may offer the produced content free of charge to media outlets.
• Meet with the IRC Health team and Communication Team for a brief on the project, planning, and the expected output.
• The photos should capture the participants in-action and reflect the impact of the project.
• The photographer can purchase an external hard drive with the needed capacity to copy the material on and handover to IRC.
• The service provider’s fees will cover transportation and food as well.
• All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct including Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability.
• IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation.

Skills

• Professional Photography
• Photo Editing
• High-Resolution Photography
• Color Correction
• Exposure Adjustment
• Photo Cropping
• Portrait Photography
• Candid Photography
• Contextual Photography
• Event Photography
• Photo Post-production
• Branding Guidelines
• Safeguarding Compliance
• Photo Selection
• Digital and Print Photography
• Visual Storytelling
• File Management
• Client Interaction Photography
• Community Photography

Languages

English