Photographer & UGC Content Creator

Position: Part-Time / Freelance / Project-Based

Duration: 3 - 6 months

Location: Oakland, CA (On-site)

Expected Start Date: ASAP

The Role

We're looking for a talented photographer and content creator to embed with our construction team on two active job sites in Oakland. Your mission is to visually document the story of how oWOW builds, capturing the precision, scale, and innovation behind our process, and translate that into compelling content for our social media channels. From dramatic drone footage of key construction milestones to candid interviews with the people building the future of housing, you'll be the eye on the ground that brings our work to life.

What You'll Do

• Produce organic social media content for Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, and other platforms, including crew interviews, behind-the-scenes moments, and “day-in-the-life” footage
• Conduct on-site interviews with workers, crew, project managers, and leadership to capture authentic perspectives on the build process
• Capture drone footage of key construction operations, including concrete pours, mass timber panel assembly, façade installation, and other milestone moments.
• Set up and manage timelapse cameras on nearby buildings to document the full construction arc of both sites
• Capture, edit and deliver ready-to-post photo and video assets optimized for each platform
• Maintain a consistent visual identity that reflects oWOW's brand standards across all content

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience documenting architecture, real estate development, or large-scale construction projects
• Prior work creating content for brand social media channels
• Strong communication skills to coordinate with site teams and leadership

Minimum Skills

• Aerial drone operation and flight planning
• Video and photo editing (color grading, cutting for social formats)
• Short-form video content creation (Reels, Shorts, clips)
• Interviewing and directing non-professional subjects on camera

Preferred Skills

• Timelapse photography setup, calibration, and monitoring
• Motion graphics or light animation for social posts
• Strong instinct for storytelling and narrative structure

Minimum Equipment (Candidate Must Own)

• Professional camera with appropriate lenses
• Drone capable of cinematic aerial footage
• Dedicated timelapse camera(s) suitable for long-term outdoor installation
• External audio recording equipment for interviews

Core Values

• oWOW: Produce outstanding results that surprise and amaze people
• Ownership: Understand what you are accountable for & take responsibility for your results
• Curiosity: Challenge conventional thinking & explore creative solutions
• Teamwork: The combination of trust, communication & collaboration

About oWOW

oWOW is a vertically integrated organization that accelerates housing abundance by delivering high-quality homes up to 65% below market cost in months, not years. We're scaling affordable housing across California and beyond, with a goal of breaking ground on 2,000 units by the end of 2026.

We are the group behind 1510 Webster, the tallest mass-timber building on the West Coast:

https://www.woodworks.org/wp-content/uploads/case_study_1510_webster_01.2024.pdf

Conditions

• Compensation: $3,000 - $4,000 / month
• Accommodation: (If needed) Provided in Oakland for the duration of the engagement 
• Travel: (If needed) Round-trip flights to and from Oakland covered



Apply Now!

Send your portfolio (PDF or link preferred), resume and a short note about what draws you to this kind of work and why you'd be a great fit to: careers@owow.com