Find photographer opportunities that match your creative expertise and career goals. Ladders features vetted professional jobs with salaries of $100,000 or more, including senior photography positions and related creative roles where visual storytelling, technical skill, and leadership are valued.
Photographers create images for editorial, commercial, corporate, product, fashion, and other purposes. Their work can include planning shoots, selecting lighting and equipment, directing subjects, capturing images, and editing files for delivery. In senior roles, photographers may also shape visual strategy, manage production budgets, lead teams, and collaborate with marketing, design, or communications departments.
Employers often look for a strong portfolio, expertise with cameras and lighting, image-editing proficiency, and the ability to deliver consistent work to a creative brief. Specialized experience—such as commercial, product, portrait, or editorial photography—can help distinguish candidates. Communication, organization, creative problem-solving, and project leadership are also valuable, particularly for senior positions.
Photography professionals may advance into roles such as senior photographer, photography director, creative director, or visual content leader. Career paths vary by industry and employer, and high-paying opportunities may combine hands-on image-making with creative direction, team management, or broader brand and content responsibilities.
Browse vetted photography and related creative jobs on Ladders. Review role requirements, compare opportunities, and focus your search on professional positions offering salaries of $100,000 or more.
$88K - $105K *
Inspire creative excellence by leading a team of art directors and designers, elevating visual work quality across client accounts while managing strategic execution and mentorship responsibilities in...
4 weeks ago
$124K - $140K *
Empower creativity at the forefront of pharmaceutical branding by leading a team of art directors and designers, shaping strategic visual concepts and ensuring high-quality execution across multiple c...
4 weeks ago
Senior Manager, Video Production
$90K - $110K *
Lead the charge in innovating video production strategies, managing a dynamic team while driving creative concepts and workflows. Embrace AI technologies to enhance output and streamline processes, en...
3 weeks ago
Engagement Marketing Strategist
$101K - $119K *
Unlock potential by driving strategic engagement marketing initiatives that enhance client and member interactions. Collaborate cross-functionally to develop effective communication strategies and mea...
2 weeks ago
Product Manager, Core Discovery
$310K - $500K+*
Advance the member experience by driving product strategy for content discovery. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create intuitive solutions across platforms, enhancing how users engage with...
3 weeks ago
Director of Dining Services / Executive Chef
$80K - $95K *
Elevate culinary excellence by leading a dynamic dining program, enhancing food quality, managing operations, and developing a skilled team in a vibrant senior living environment...
1 week ago
$71K - $109K *
Elevate the quality of public transit training by designing engaging courses that utilize adult learning theories and instructional design principles to meet the industry's evolving workforce needs. C...
4 weeks ago
$80K - $105K *
Champion the employee lifecycle by optimizing onboarding, offboarding, and HR processes. Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance data integrity and operational efficiency while mentoring junior team...
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$80K - $105K *
Transform your career by leading the full employee lifecycle processes, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency while partnering cross-functionally to enhance HR systems and workflows. Drive pr...
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$132K - $166K *
Shape the future of performance marketing by developing and executing integrated media strategies, optimizing campaigns, and collaborating across teams to drive consumer engagement and business result...
3 weeks ago
$80K - $105K *
Join a team that's optimizing the employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance and data integrity while enhancing operational efficiency. Collaborate cross-functionally to drive process improvements and me...
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$80K - $105K *
Transform the employee lifecycle by optimizing onboarding, offboarding, and HR processes. Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance data integrity and operational efficiency while mentoring junior tea...
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$80K - $105K *
Champion the employee lifecycle by optimizing HR processes, ensuring compliance, and enhancing operational efficiency. Collaborate cross-functionally to drive improvements and mentor junior team membe...
Yesterday
$80K - $105K *
Lead and optimize the full employee lifecycle processes, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency while partnering cross-functionally to enhance HR systems and workflows. Serve as a mentor and s...
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$80K - $105K *
Transform employee experiences by leading lifecycle processes, ensuring compliance, and optimizing HR operations. Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance workflows and mentor junior team members whi...
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$80K - $105K *
Join a team that's dedicated to optimizing the employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance and data integrity while enhancing operational efficiency. Collaborate cross-functionally to drive process improv...
Yesterday
$80K - $105K *
Manage the full employee lifecycle processes, ensuring compliance and data integrity while optimizing workflows. Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance HR systems and mentor junior team members, dr...
Yesterday
Project Manager- Institutional Studio
$110K - $130K *
Empower your career by managing complex projects for historic buildings, guiding institutional clients through decision-making, and leading high-level design teams to innovative solutions in a collabo...
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Project Manager - Exhibits & Events
$80K - $90K *
Champion a dynamic team to drive production projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and budget adherence while collaborating with internal teams and vendors to achieve project...
3 weeks ago
$90K - $135K *
Join a dynamic creative team as a Senior Motion Designer, leveraging your graphic design expertise to elevate digital and brand campaigns. Deliver standout animations and manage the full production pi...
3 weeks ago
Senior Consultant, Digital Media
$80K - $90K *
Join a team that's focused on delivering expert consulting and operational support for Google Marketing Platform clients, enhancing their performance through hands-on technical expertise and client tr...
4 weeks ago
Senior Consultant, Digital Media
$80K - $90K *
Empower client success through expert consulting on Google Marketing Platform, providing hands-on support, training, and operational excellence to optimize campaign performance and maximize ROI for as...
4 weeks ago
Senior Consultant, Digital Media
$80K - $90K *
Take ownership of client success by leveraging your expertise in digital media. Support clients with Google Marketing Platform solutions, optimizing campaigns and ensuring operational efficiency throu...
4 weeks ago
$86K - $97K *
Unlock potential by providing administrative support to enhance project execution and sustainability of street medicine workforce initiatives. Contribute to budgeting, training, and public relations...
4 weeks ago
Director of Engineering, Agentic AI and Architecture
$160K - $190K *
Transform the future of AI architecture by leading innovative strategies and hands-on solutions that enhance scalability, reliability, and product capabilities across a dynamic SaaS platform...
3 weeks ago
What types of photographer jobs can I find on Ladders?
Ladders features vetted professional openings paying $100,000 or more, which may include senior photographer roles and related creative positions involving photography, visual content, or creative leadership.
What qualifications do employers typically look for in photographers?
Requirements vary, but employers commonly value a polished portfolio, camera and lighting expertise, image-editing skills, relevant subject-matter experience, and the ability to meet creative briefs and deadlines.
How can photographers move into higher-paying roles?
Developing specialized expertise, building a strong portfolio, and gaining experience in creative direction, production management, or team leadership can support advancement. Compensation depends on the role, employer, industry, and location.
Do photographer jobs on Ladders pay at least $100,000?
Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs with salaries of $100,000 or more. Check each listing for its specific compensation details and requirements.