Photographer & Videographer

Job Description

Turton Commercial Real Estate is seeking a creative, motivated, and versatile full-time Photographer & Videographer to join our in-house marketing team. Our work goes beyond traditional property marketing. We help tell the stories of the businesses, neighborhoods, and transformative real estate projects shaping Sacramento, including some of the region’s most significant redevelopment opportunities. This position plays an important role in how we showcase those properties, people, and places through professional photography, videography, and social media content.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable photographing commercial real estate, capturing lifestyle content, interviewing business owners, and producing engaging social media reels. From property photography and drone footage to client interviews, business features, and neighborhood highlights, this role offers the opportunity to create a wide variety of original content.

This is a hands-on position involving photography, filming, editing, content planning, and collaboration with our marketing team and commercial real estate agents. Creativity, technical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage projects independently are essential.

Company Description

We are a small commercial real estate firm made up of fresh agents and out-of-the-box marketers with a passion for Sacramento. We tore down traditional industry barriers and created a collaborative work environment where information is shared to benefit our clients. Our team has played a role in transforming Sacramento through landmark transactions, from the evolution of Midtown and the R Street Corridor to major urban infill and mixed-use opportunities across the region.

Our firm is made up of an eclectic, diverse, talented, hardworking group of individuals with a passion for active, healthy endeavors. Once inside our office, be prepared to step around an electric scooter, listen to inflating bike tires, and talk about travel, skiing, and endurance sports. Step outside and you'll find yourself surrounded by Midtown's beautiful tree canopies, eateries, and bars. A healthy affection for Costco snacks might be beneficial.

Past optional company trips include backpacking, hiking, and canyoneering in 10 national parks throughout North America.

Position Details

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with flexible scheduling between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM. Occasional evening or weekend shoots may be required.*

Location: 2131 Capitol Avenue, Midtown Sacramento. This is not a remote position

Work Environment: Combination of office-based editing, content planning, and on-location shoots throughout the Sacramento region

Pay: $25/hour

Travel Reimbursement: Mileage and parking expenses reimbursed for work-related shoots

*Students finishing school: We can accommodate a part-time schedule for one semester before transitioning to full-time

Responsibilities

Property & Lifestyle Photography

• Photograph commercial properties, including interiors, exteriors, architectural details, surrounding neighborhoods, and professional headshots
• Capture lifestyle photography featuring local businesses, people, events, and community amenities
• Professionally edit and retouch photographs, including color correction, perspective adjustments, lighting, and image enhancement; coordinate outside photo editing support as needed and review image quality
• Operate professional cameras, drones, and Matterport 3D cameras to produce property marketing content
• Occasionally assist with AI-generated architectural renderings, property visualizations, floor plan generation, and related creative assets

Videography & Social Media

• Film and edit property tours, client interviews, business features, agent spotlights, neighborhood highlights, and social media reels
• Develop creative concepts and visual storytelling approaches that showcase our properties, clients, and Sacramento’s business community
• Capture professional audio, interviews, and supporting footage, incorporating captions, graphics, music, and transitions into finished videos
• Create content optimized for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other social platforms
• Stay current with social media trends, video techniques, and emerging AI tools that enhance content production

Production & Collaboration

• Coordinate with agents, clients, business owners, and the marketing team to plan and schedule shoots
• Research properties and businesses, prepare interview questions, and develop shot lists when needed
• Manage projects from planning through final delivery, maintaining marketing trackers, shoot logs, deliverables, deadlines, and project statuses
• Organize and maintain the firm’s photography, video footage, and digital asset library
• Support brochures and marketing collateral with photography, floor plans, and other visual assets; contribute new content ideas

Company-Provided Equipment

• Canon 5D Mark IV camera with 16–35mm lens; DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone; DJI Wireless Mic System; DJI RS3 Gimbal; Matterport camera; iPhone 18 Pro
• Drone and Matterport experience are a plus. Assistance with obtaining FAA Part 107 certification is available.

Qualifications & Technical Skills

Required:

• Experience with professional photography, videography, and photo/video editing
• Strong understanding of camera equipment, lighting, composition, audio, and visual storytelling
• Ability to independently conduct photography and video shoots and deliver professionally edited content
• Experience producing short-form videos and reels for social media
• Familiarity with AI-assisted editing tools and willingness to learn new creative technologies
• Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills
• Comfortable working with and interviewing people on camera
• Creativity, initiative, attention to detail, and ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Reliable transportation for local shoots
• Portfolio or work samples demonstrating photography, videography, and editing capabilities

Software Proficiency

Required:

• Adobe Photoshop: Photo retouching, image manipulation, and enhancements
• Adobe Lightroom: Professional photo editing, color correction, and batch processing
• Adobe Premiere Pro: Professional video editing and production
• CapCut: Social media reels, captions, transitions, and short-form video editing

Preferred:

• Adobe After Effects: Motion graphics, drone video property outlines, and video effects
• Adobe InDesign: Marketing collateral and print layout
• Adobe Illustrator: Vector graphics and design assets
• AI-assisted creative tools: Image generation and visualization, including ChatGPT image generation and Adobe Firefly photo-to-video

Additional Skills & Experience (A Plus)

• Commercial real estate, architectural, hospitality, or lifestyle photography experience
• Experience with client interviews, business features, and documentary-style storytelling
• Knowledge of social media content strategies and platform-specific best practices
• Background in marketing, branding, communications, photography, or film
• Familiarity with Midtown, Downtown Sacramento, and the region’s businesses, neighborhoods, and culture

Who We’re Looking For

Someone who can photograph a commercial property in the morning, capture a client interview or business feature in the afternoon, and turn that footage into a compelling social media reel.

We’re looking for someone who enjoys variety, takes initiative, brings creative ideas to the table, and can balance the technical demands of professional photography with the storytelling opportunities of video and social media.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and portfolio with examples of your photography, videography, social media reels, and editing work. Include examples of projects you personally photographed, filmed, and edited.