Photography Manager - Washington, DC

Photography Manager - Washington, DC

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Job Description

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Job Description

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.  Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.   
  
We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers.  We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.  We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation.  This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors.  By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.   

This role would be based on site in our Arlington, VA office. 

ABOUT THE ROLE 

As a Photography Manager, you will lead a team of 8–10 full-time photographers responsible for capturing high-quality visuals—including photography, video and Matterport 3D tours—for CoStar Group products. This role requires a strong blend of leadership, technical acumen, and customer service to effectively manage a remote team. You will ensure photographers consistently meet production goals and quality standards. Meeting deadlines for both external and internal clients is a critical part of this role. 

In this role, you will collaborate with clients, sales, research, and the broader photography department to improve and expand our offerings. As the primary support for your team, you’ll provide training, mentorship, and performance coaching. You will also play a key role in driving innovation—identifying opportunities to enhance workflows, improve quality, and scale operational excellence. This role requires strategic thinking and a proactive mindset to help shape and grow the department as we launch new products, tools, and initiatives. You will be instrumental in building a team of highly skilled, high-performing photographers through hands-on leadership and process improvement. This is a field-facing role with regular travel within your assigned market to support in-person development and quality assurance. This role is based in our Arlington, VA office. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead, mentor, and manage a remote team of 8–10 photographers, fostering high performance and professional development 

• Conduct regular 1:1s and field visits to reinforce best practices and offer coaching 

• Review daily production, conduct quality audits, and provide actionable feedback 

• Build efficient workflows to improve productivity while maintaining quality and compliance with brand standards 

• Analyze team KPIs and individual scorecards to drive performance and engagement 

• Champion a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous learning within your team 

• Identify and implement strategic improvements in processes, tools, and training to support the launch and growth of new initiatives 

• Partner cross-functionally with sales, research, photography, and product teams to evolve and expand our photography services 

• Troubleshoot technical issues and serve as liaison for equipment and software needs 

• Communicate professionally with clients and internal teams to ensure timely and seamless execution 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution 

• 3–5 years of experience of direct operations management (6+ employees), preferably in photography or field-based roles 

• Proven leadership skills with ability to motivate, coach, and engage teams 

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret performance metrics and drive continuous improvement 

• Experience managing and prioritizing employees’ workloads to ensure deadlines and quality standards are consistently met 

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and contribute to the growth of a department through innovation and process