Join our team as a Red Cross photographer. This volunteer opportunity's key responsibilities are listed below.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Communications Leadership to identify and carry out ways to tell the Red Cross story visually
- Take photos and/or video at events, trainings and disasters in accordance with Red Cross brand standards
- Capture portraits, candid and/or studio shots to tell the Red Cross story of service delivery
- Cull, edit, caption and upload your photos/video to online sharing accounts; share select photos in a timely manner (typically same day or within 24 hours) with chapter/regional communications leadership and the social media team
- Share photos/video on social media, when appropriate
- Coordinate with chapter social media leads to share your team's videos and photos on social media or Red Cross sites.
- Treat all clients, volunteers and partners with dignity and respect - always obtaining required photo releases.
- Organize and deliver photo/video documentation, captions, quotes and photo releases.
During Disasters:
- Work with communications team to identify daily priorities to share visual story.
- Deploy to the scene to seek out opportunities for photos/videos
Time Commitment
Typically, 12-16 hours per month - flexible and dependent on individual projects and local disaster responses. May be 4-8 hours per day during disasters.
