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Cruise Ship Job Positions – Photography & Videography Jobs

The onboard photographers and videographers are for the most part recruited through the third party vendors called, concessions. For example, Image Photo is one of these concessions, recruiting for a number of different cruise lines including Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, NCL and Cunard Line. Alternatively, some cruise lines prefer to manage their photography department in house such as Princess Cruises.

Photo and Videographer Manager

Job Description:  Manages the over operations of the Photo department including Video; Supervises photographers and videographers; Exceeds sales budgets.

Experience and Skills Required:  Photo managerial experience required. Shipboard photography experience preferred.

Average Salary:  $3,500 to $5,000 per month

Assistant Photo and Videographer Manager

Job Titles:  Assistant Manager, Sales (Image Group), Assistant Manager, Production (Image Group)

Job Description:  Assistant Manager (Sales) is responsible for the operations of the retail shop; Assistant Manager (Production) is responsible for the photo lab.

Experience and Skills Required:  Strong customer service skills; Experience in photo developing and printing; Photography experience required; Shipboard experience is preferred.

Average Salary:  $2,500 to $3,500 per month

Senior Photographer

Job Description:  Duties include portrait photography and photo event photography; Senior photographers are responsible for developing and printing of photos; Photographers must exceed sales targets as directed by Photo Manager.

Experience and Skills Required:  Senior photographers are normally promoted from within once a Junior Photographer has proven onboard experience. Candidates wanting to work for Image Group must own a Nikon body D70 camera or higher.

Average Salary:  $1,000 to $2,500 per month

Junior Photographer

Job Description:  Duties include working in the photo gallery selling retail products and guest photos; Expected to exceed sales targets; Other duties include shooting gangway photos and restaurant table photos; Photographers are also expected to pose with guests in costume at restaurants and gangways; Set up studios for portraits.

Experience and Skills Required:  A Junior photographer must have at least 2 or more years of photography experience using a DSLR; Education in photography is an asset. Candidates wanting to work for Image Group must own a Nikon body D70 camera or higher (or, you can purchase one at cost once onboard).

Average Salary:  $700 to $2,500 per month

Videographer

Job Description:  Most ships have at least one videographer and possibly a videographer’s assistant. The Videographer’s main role is to shoot footage throughout the cruise covering as many events, shore excursions and port video as possible. The videographer also edits the footage into a DVD for sale to the guests.

Experience and Skills Required:  Related videographer experience required.

Average Salary:  $1,000 to $3,500 per month

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• Jun 11, 2023

In recent years, the yachting industry has witnessed a growing trend: yachts are increasingly looking for crew with photography, videography and social media management skills. It may seem out of place to ask your Deckhand if they have experience in 'Adobe Premiere Pro' when recruiting them for the role but there are actually several good reasons for the surge in these requests.

Just look at the great work yacht like Motor Yacht Loon and Motor Yacht Gene Machine are doing. The hope is that, at one point, yachts that wish to push the limits of branding and content creation will eventually employ crew dedicated just to that.

So, what is to point of capturing these onboard moments and creating content? Well, there are many but here to name a few:

Promoting the Charter Experience

Central to the operations of a charter yacht is the delicate art of promoting the yacht and attracting guests to charter it. A strong online presence can very much increase the appeal of a yacht and serve as a portfolio for charter brokers to showcase to their clients. The more a yacht's name resonates in the online world, the more it solidifies its popularity and notability, securing better offers in return.

Iconic yachts are a common sight across social media platforms and this online fame often translates into attracting more charter guests and the ability to recruit more qualified crew members.

Building the Yacht's Reputation

Yachts often use videography to build their reputation in the industry and increase eminence and, when done well, it even helps drive up the market value in case of sale.

When up for sale, a yacht with a robust collection of visually stunning videos can attract potential buyers looking for a vessel with an established brand and market recognition. An enticing video tour of a yacht, a breathtaking time-lapse of a sunset at sea or an engaging story of a yacht's journey can all contribute to building a strong, reputable image of the yacht.

Enhanced Guest Experience

Yachts are synonymous with unforgettable moments and fun adventures. Having a videographer on board enhances the overall guest experience. This is not just the case for charter yachts. There are a lot of private yachts out there that employ deck videographers to create personalized videos of their vacation to later share with their family and friends.

Having a crew member skilled in videography ensures that these memories are captured professionally. The videographer can document the special occasions, water sports adventures and all those little special moments that occur onboard, creating a diary of the yacht's history and building an emotional connection to the yacht.

Capturing Crew Moments to Build Camaraderie

Having a person on board to capture day-to-day moments of crew, water-sports adventures, crew outings etc. is such a great bonding practice. I've recently seen a video of crew on board a yacht doing a fire drill and they had to practice getting into their fire suits as quickly as possible. To make it more engaging, they made a game out of it to compete who can do it the fastest on the 'get ready, set, go! ' mark and they filmed the experience. I thought to myself: What a great way to practice something that's important to know, while also capturing a fun moment to look back on.

Creating videos of fun times the crew spends together (and remember these people live together 24/7) is such a great way to make them feel like a part of the same team. Living on board in the way yacht crew do is very comparable to a family and you would surely expect to see pictures of your family members in your family home.

Promoting the yachting industry to the wider audience

We all have a certain responsibility to protect our industry and convey the right image. The yachting industry in particular is vulnerable to external opinions and slightly skewed portrayals so showcasing the true yacht experience, breathtaking destinations and unparalleled level of service all help to set the record straight and spread our reach among a wider audience.

Through social media platforms, the crew can share captivating videos, inspiring a new generation of yachting enthusiasts.

In conclusion...

All this makes expertise in videography, drone photography and management of the yacht's social media channels very desirable new skills.

This shift illustrates how the yachting industry is evolving to incorporate digital marketing and visual storytelling. It also redefines the traditional roles of yacht crew, adding a new dimension to their job descriptions and skill requirements.

If you are a crew member with videography skills, or a Captain or Officer looking for crew with these skills, I encourage you to get in touch with my colleagues Fiona Murray and Alex O'Connell from the Deckhand and Bosun Department. They are masters of placing highly-qualified crew on board yachts around the world and will be happy to help you on your journey.

If you are a crew member looking for work you can get in touch with Fiona and Alex by logging into your YPI CREW profile .

If you are a Captain or Officer looking for crew for your yacht, you can get in touch with Fiona and Alex by filling out the form on our website .

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Cruise Ship Photography Jobs - Photographer, Videographer and Photo Manager Positions

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The Photo Department on a cruise ship could consist of 3 to 15 photographers (depending on the size of the ship) and offers the following jobs: photo manager,  assistant photo manager, photographer, junior photographer and videographer (the videographer position with some cruise lines is within the Cruise Activities / Criuse Staff Department). Seen everywhere on board and ashore, the photographers and videographers are constantly entertaining both the passengers and crew while creating instant memories for everyone around them. Most photographers are employed through concessionaire companies. Some cruise lines run their own photo department operations. In general the work of the Photo Department team members aboard a cruise ship could be subdivided into three main categories of activities - shooting photos (or videos for videographers), processing and printing the footage (work in the lab) and selling the photos, videos and other related retail items in the ship's Photo Gallery.

1. Taking the images. It is really difficult to name all the events and activities taking place on a cruise ship that could be captured by the photographers or videographers. There are two types of typical working days for a photographer on a cruise ship - a port day (when the ship is in port) and a sea day (when the ship is at sea sailing between ports). On a port day the cruise ship photographer would take photos at the gangway when passengers are leaving or entering the ship or ashore where photographers may attend some of the tours, taking pictures of passengers with great scenery in the background - glaciers, volcanoes, important landmarks etc. When the ship stops at one of the many "private islands" that cruise lines have in the Caribbean, the photographers would be taking beach photos. On a sea day photographers would be taking photos entirely on the ship. On formal nights cruise ship photographers will shoot full-length portraits, photos with the Captain and take pictures around ship's dining room tables. The range of photographs will include professional portraiture to candid or social photography. On special theme nights cruise ship photographers will dress up in different costumes and pose with passengers - as pirates on a Caribbean cruise, as animals on a cruise to Alaska etc. Another aspect of the cruise ship photographer job is taking wedding pictures. The number of weddings taking place aboard cruise ships is increasing and this is an opportunity for practicing wedding photography and earning an additional income for ship photographers.

2. Processing and printing the pictures takes place in the ship's photo lab. Not all of the cruise ship photography team members are qualified to perform this task. There is onboard training though and usually by the end of the first contract most of the photographers become familiar with processing and printing photos. In a similar way cruise ship videographers edit and transfer to discs their video footage.

3. Selling the photos, videos and related items. This activity takes place in the Photo Gallery and the Photo Retail Shop aboard the cruise ship. The photographer assumes the role of photo retail sales consultant and sells photos, videos, albums, frames, folios, cameras and photo accessories thus earning individual commission on all sales. The Photo Retail Shop aboard cruise ships offers also printing of photos taken by guests with their personal cameras. Regarding this aspect of the job selling ability is essential. The better salesman a ship photographer is the higher commission he/ she will earn at the end of the cruise.

For detailed job description, requirements and salary range, please click on position/s of interest:

Photo Manager

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Photographer, junior photographer.

The Junior Photographer is the entry level position in the photo department team aboard the cruise ship and works under the direct supervision of the senior photographers, The Assistant Photo Manager and The Photo Manager. On-the-job training and development are...

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Work At Naleia Yachting

Naleia Yachting is a place for individuals with an internal motivation to create, change and explore. Both seas as much as oneself. We are bringing to the people happiness, high quality sailing instructions and friendships under the cover of a perfect sailing trip. On average there is 4-5 various nationalities on a 8-9 people sailing yacht which makes our trips truly international ones. Feel invited to join us!

ROLE DESCRIPTION

You are the building stone of your crew. Sailing a boat in size of 50 feet is nothing impressive to you. Maneuvering in ports is a piece of cake, you could navigate half asleep and if your anchor gets stuck underwater you know how to get it unstuck. Your proficiency in sailing is seen by you being calm even in rough conditions. Experience in teaching presents itself by you explaining things clearly, patiently and you love to use hand drawings for it!

You touch the steering wheel only while going into or out of the port and let the crew enjoy steering at any other time. Building a small sharing and caring community on your yacht is something that you do naturally by involving your crew into every day duties. You love to swim, snorkel, cook on the boat and you are surprised that people did not yet all move onto sailing boats!

REQUIREMENTS

• Strong character exercising full control over any situation
• Calm and logical in stressful situations
• Problem solver rather than problem pointer
• Patient and respectful teacher
• Knowledge about areas that we sail in is a big plus
• Up-to-date sailing permit for sailing vessels of up to 60 feet in length
• Ability to teach sailing in an organized, methodological and involving way
• You believe that happiness is most true when shared
• Your English is fluent and you have no problems with discussing philosophical questions on nature of life

Work environment: Mediterranean Sea, Andaman Sea, Caribbean, everywhere where our yachts can go and a bit further. You will work on a yacht and live there as well. It will be warm, sunny and hopefully a bit windy! Your crew will consist of multinational, open minded and honest people. Reality can`t get better really!

Salary: Depending on your skills and experience.

Application: Please feel free to apply for this position by filling our skipper application form .

BUT I AM NOT A SKIPPER! CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO BE ONE?

Yes, we certainly can! Please write to [email protected] and ask us about this opportunity.

Videographer

We will deliver you an exciting environment, great adventures and an open-hearted community that glues it all together. Your job is to create video material to present the vibe of it to outer world. We would love to work together on our next trailers and creating feed for our social media!

• You feel comfortable working with people and you make them comfortable while being filmed
• You love taking nature shots and have a talent for creating exciting sports shots
• You have the equipment to record high quality video and you can edit it well
• You love to travel and enjoy sustainability topics

Nice to Have:

• Sailing experience

Work environment: You will join one or more of our sailing trips to create a video essence of it. You will have your berth on one of the yachts and will be able to learn sailing if you wish to!

Salary: Experience based.

Application: Please feel free to apply for this position by filling our Videographer Application Form .

Social Media Manager – Internship

Supporters for our Blog, or Newsletter, or Facebook, or Instagram.

You will be involved in creative process of content creation for our communication channels: newsletter, Facebook, Instagram and blog. You will collaborate with the Marketing Manager and will have an access to our media library. You will have a large degree of freedom in creating the content that you like. This means you can experiment with the type of content: texts, photos, graphics… ! As in every creative process: you should definitely enjoy it!

• Experience in using Mailchimp, or Facebook, or Instagram, or WordPress (or other blog CMS)
• High degree of creativity
• Fluency in written English
• Love for social media and travelling
• Available for minimum of 10h per week
• Digital photo editing skills
• Ability to create infographics

Work environment: You will work remotely using online collaboration tools. Like a true digital nomad!

Salary: In general this in unpaid position. The benefit is the work experience to enrich your CV as well as exposure of your works to our broad audience. Depending on your skills and involvement we can offer a possible remuneration in the form of a free sailing trip and quite possibly a financial remuneration in the long term!

Application: Please send your CV, link to your works and three examples of content that you would like to create for us to: [email protected] . If you have any questions – send them to the same address!

Communication And Marketing – Internship

General marketing and communication support.

You will be closely involved in marketing and communication activities of Naleia Yachting. You will be working on presenting Naleia Yachting to the world, actively seeking for partners, negotiating, informing and publishing thus forming an image of the company.

• Your skills in communication are great, people listen when you talk
• You know what marketing is all about
• You are excellent in written and spoken English
• You love travelling and are keen on meeting people
• You are available for minimum of 10h per week

Salary: In general this in unpaid position. The benefit is the work experience to enrich your CV and working knowledge on marketing. Depending on your skills and involvement we can offer a possible remuneration in the form of a free sailing trip and quite possibly a financial remuneration in the long term!

Application: Please send your CV to: [email protected] . In your email convince us to work together. If you have any questions – send them to the same address!

Photographer

You will capture moments to create memories. A wide community will watch the trip with your own eyes. Your focus is community, adventure and sailing but you are free to add any other topics you see fit. Your working environment for a week will be a sailing yacht somewhere in the middle of a paradise!

• You feel comfortable photographing people and making them comfortable while being photographed
• You love taking nature photos and panoramas – take a look at the website – your photos should exchange many of them
• You have equipment to take high quality photos of all kind (portrait lens, wide angle, fisheye, tele…)

Work environment: You will join one or more of our sailing trips to create a photo coverage of it. You will have your berth on one of the yachts and will be able to learn sailing if you wish to!

Salary: The first trip is an unpaid position, except the free sailing trip. You receive guidance on greatest photo spots on the route. If we and our audience like your photos, a chance of remuneration for any next trip is almost guaranteed!

Application: Please send your CV and a link to your portfolio to: [email protected] . If you have any questions – send them to the same address!

Photo or Video Editor

We will supply you with tons of video/photo material. Your work is to polish these gems so they can shine in the outside world. If your works are liked by our community, long lasting cooperation is very possible!

• You love to polish shots until lightning, color grading, transitions and the whole video or photo stands out
• You prefer quality over quantity
• You have experience in video/photo editing and have your own tools to work on the projects

Work environment: You will work from home on a project based contracts. We will consult the outlines of each project and brainstorm the concepts together.

Community Manager

We are looking for self-driven individuals with an outstanding social skills paired with a reasonable business acumen. The ideal candidate will enjoy talking to one person as much as talking to a big group and will be able to plant a seed of passion for sailing adventures with a group of honest and open-minded people.

Your goal is to build, maintain and grow lasting relationships within a community of Naleians. You will be accountable for the region of your choosing and will be free to perform any operations to achieve your goal, therefore we look for a strong, sociable and creative person.

WE LOOK FOR COMMUNITY MANAGERS IN

• ​St. Petersburg

If your city is not listed, and you think it should be, feel free to contact us. We are always happy to hear from self-initiators!

• Great communication skills
• Work smart, not hard
• Self-motivated and trustworthy
• Outgoing and social lifestyle
• Previous attendance on Naleia Yachting is a big plus!

Work environment: This is an independent position. You work when you want, where from you want and how you want. What you put in, you get out. We expect you to work minimum of 10h per week. We`ll offer initial support and ask for regular communication with Sales Responsible.

Salary: Commission based on bookings within your region.

Application: Please send your CV and a proposal of your marketing ideas to [email protected] . Please indicate clearly which city should you be considered for. Your proposal should consist of a to-the-point presentation of your ideas of how to promote Naleia Yachting within your region.

Born in Cinema, Raised in Yachting

The yacht videographer.

We have come to change some concepts in  yachting. Creating the content the industry deserves.

Our main goal is to advertise a yacht as if we were advertising the latest Mercedes or the newest iPhone. Putting the story of the vessel in the center of our videos.

Instead of showing a bunch of images, we recreate the feelings that a potential guest could experience on board. As it should be.

Because nobody spends millions on a unique boat, to have a generic video.

We are not videographers, we are

Cinematographers, methodology.

We are a full crew of cinematographers specialized in advertising . As we follow the same procedures used in professional cinema , we offer realistic budgets , strict deadlines and the highest quality .

Shooting on the vessel and on set. With a limited crew on board to optimize the time , reduce possible damages and to avoid disturbances on the vessel. And with the crew on set we create the most complex and unforgettable scenes.

With the highest standards, for the world’s most demanding industry.

DO you want to work with us?

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