Photography Manager

At Angel City, we are building a world-class organization that uses sport to drive to equity. Our vision is to create engaging and unique experiences that bring the purpose-driven mission of this Club to the world.

We are stronger together, have more impact together, and have more fun together!

Job Summary

Angel City FC is looking for a Photography Manager to shape how the world visually experiences our club-from the sideline to the studio. This is a hybrid role for someone with a sharp creative eye and strong operational chops-equal parts hands-on shooter and off-the-pitch organizer.

You'll be responsible for setting the photographic tone of the brand, managing gameday and non-gameday coverage, maintaining visual consistency across photographers, and ensuring our most important moments are captured, organized, and distributed. Whether you're capturing a goal celebration, coordinating a gear pull, or curating selects, you'll be the connective tissue between our visual expression and brand storytelling.

If you're a team player who thrives in fast-paced environments and believes in the power of a great photo to move culture and grow community-this one's for you.

Key Responsibilities

Capture stunning, brand-aligned photography across matches, training, events, merch campaigns, and studio sessions

Own tagging, asset management, and link distribution across departments and stakeholders

Curate photo selects with a strong brand eye to ensure consistency across all content channels

Plan and execute shoots-from concepting and gear prep to lighting and location scouting

Develop a strong rapport with players, staff, and creatives to enable authentic storytelling

Manage and schedule a roster of freelance photographers for gamedays, events, and special projects

Lead day-to-day workflows between photography, content, comms, and brand teams

Collaborate closely with creative and social teams on visual planning, coverage needs, and calendar alignment

Uphold ACFC brand standards and photography guidelines across all deliverables

Qualifications

4-7 years of photography experience, ideally within sports, music, editorial, or lifestyle brands

Strong portfolio demonstrating a mix of sports action, portrait, behind-the-scenes, and editorial work

Mastery of photo editing and management software such as Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, and Capture One

Proven experience managing and organizing large volumes of visual assets within an asset management system (experience with ScorePlay is a bonus!)

Comfortable owning pre-production and post-production logistics, including gear, lighting, shot lists, and edit reviews

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail-able to manage time-sensitive requests with accuracy

Positive, collaborative, and solutions-oriented mindset with a team-first attitude

Ability to work nights, weekends, and non-traditional hours, including games

Ability to travel to cover away games, often for 1-3 days at a time

ACFC Perks & Benefits

Fully funded medical, dental, and vision coverage

401K plan

Flexible PTO policy

Paid parental leave

Cell phone reimbursement

Snacks, beverages, and dog-friendly HQ in Santa Monica

Complimentary tickets to home games

Bi-annual performance reviews

Compensation

In addition to the benefits above, this role has a compensation range between $70,000 - $85,000 annually, based on experience.

Angel City believes in building a safe place for creative expression and celebrating that which makes us who we are; welcoming unique and personal backgrounds and experiences. We're proudly building an inclusive Angel City team.

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