LinkedIn Headshot Photographer - Arts and Humanities

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£13.45 hourly pay + £1.62 per hour holiday rate

One off role

Manchester campus (Jobs4Students)

25 Oct 2026

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LinkedIn Headshot Photographer - Arts and Humanities

Job Description

The current opportunity is available for current Manchester Met students, to apply you must be based in the UK for the duration of the role.

We are looking for a talented student photographer to support our LinkedIn headshot drop-in as part of Week 6: Get future ready (Arts and Humanities). This is a fantastic opportunity to gain professional experience, build your portfolio, and contribute to an important careers-focused initiative for fellow students.

Role overview

The successful candidates will:

Organise and track photos so that each image is correctly matched and delivered to the right students.
Carry out basic editing to ensure images professional and consistent in quality.
Allocate time after the event to complete editing and send the final images to the Careers team.
There may also be opportunities to capture wider event photography, time allowing, to support marketing materials for future Week 6 events.

If you would like to use any images in your personal portfolio after the role ends, you will be responsible for following appropriate data protection processes, including gaining consent from the students photographed.

Dates: Tuesday 10 November 2026

Hours of Work: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM (inclusive of 30 minutes to set up and test the space, and 60 minutes after the event for editing, with all images to be delivered via Google Drive or equivalent)

Person Specification

This role is only open to current Manchester Met Students who meet the following requirements -

We are looking for candidates who are:

Technically skilled: Confident in using DSLR or mirrorless cameras, flash lighting, white balance adjustment, and basic editing software.
Organised and reliable: Able to manage and track large numbers of individual photographs to ensure correct delivery to students.
Proficient in software: Familiar with photo editing tools such as Lightroom or Capture One, particularly if planning to tether the camera to a laptop during the shoot.
Confident communicators: Comfortable interacting with a wide range of students, helping to put them at ease and ensuring a positive headshot experience.
Independent: You must bring and use your own photography equipment (camera, lenses, laptop, etc.). Staff are not able to book or supply other equipment for this role.

How to Apply

Please apply via the Apply button, completing the form on the next page.

The deadline for applications is 11:59pm on Sunday 25 October 2026

Please be aware that roles may close earlier than the stated closing date, where a high number of applications are received. To ensure you have an opportunity to apply, please do so as soon as possible.

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

We are committed to providing accessible and inclusive recruitment. If you require or would benefit from support or reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in work, please contact us by e-mailing [email protected]. This information will only be used and shared with those who require it to implement any change(s) and only at the point this is required.

If you have any queries, or need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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