Freelance Photographer - Republic of Ireland

About you
You’ll be passionate about classic and specialist vehicles, and through that passion you'll be able to demonstrate excellent technical knowledge to produce outstanding imagery for our platform.

You’ll be confident enough to self-organise and work independently, using your own initiative. You’ll be comfortable speaking with people from every corner of the classic and specialist car world, from home-based enthusiasts to specialist dealers with stock valued in the millions. And, on that note, you'll be just as engaged and invested in photographing a Morris Minor as you would be a Maserati Merak.

You’ll be a skilled photographer with some experience in basic videography and be able to demonstrate this through previous work in the automotive field. Automotive experience is an advantage; however, we're happy to review applications from photographers with experience in other sectors.

You’ll have a consistent and thoughtful approach to your work, along with a strong understanding of the principles of vehicle photography, enabling you to deliver accurate and informative imagery. This also relies on your vehicle knowledge, as you'll be expected to capture all the important details of each vehicle. Specific photography and video guidelines will be provided to successful applicants.

Above all, you'll be someone who wants to join a great team of enthusiasts helping to reshape the classic and specialist car market. Car & Classic is now a household name, and we want people to join us on this exciting journey.

About the role
We’re looking for freelance agents to photograph listings for our rapidly expanding auction platform. Since we launched in June of 2020, we have sold over 16,500 cars totalling over £290,000,000 in value. We have a full-time team of auction consignors, a dedicated support team and dedicated marketing team in place to manage this explosive growth.

We have freelance agents all over the UK and Europe and are looking to expand in the areas listed below, so if you fit the bill, we want to hear from you. You will have your own photography equipment, and your own car (including business insurance).

You will be assigned customers who have decided to sell their car with us via auction. You will then be the liaison and the ‘in person’ face of the company. You will be responsible for booking jobs assigned to you, and you will be responsible for the delivery of the images within a reasonable time-frame. You will be an ambassador for the brand, so we expect excellent customer service and customer interaction.

This is a fantastic role for any professional vehicle photographer who wants to spend their days shooting the biggest mix in vehicles you can imagine, for the biggest classic and specialist website in Europe.

At this time, applications are invited just from photographers in the following high priority areas:

• Galway

• Kildare

• Limerick

• Dublin

Please indicate in your application for which region you are applying.

Please note – Although we are expanding rapidly, this is a freelance role, and we cannot guarantee volume of work.

• Booking jobs via supplied customer information from our Curation team

• Keep the Curation team up to date at all times on the status of your assigned vehicles

• Photograph each auction car – at least 100 pictures including car, details, paperwork and defects. Provide a 60 second walkaround video of the vehicle (guidelines will provided during the onboarding stage)

• Reporting back any defects or red flags we should be aware of

• To be a brand ambassador for Car & Classic

• Book, shoot and return each job to tight deadlines, and keeping us informed of progress along the way

• Upload your work to our bespoke CMS

• Be willing to take on jobs outside of your designated area if possible

The skills, attributes and experience you must have:

• Proven, demonstrable understanding of vehicle photography

• Ideally you will have an understanding of vehicle sales

• Passionate about classic and specialist cars

• Independent, self-motivated, and full of initiative

• Able to work to strict deadlines

What do you get (remuneration & benefits)?

• Competitive fee + mileage paid

• The chance to work with a massive variety of cars

• Direct line support to assist you

• The chance to have your work published on the biggest classic and specialist car website in Europe

Our application process

We want to make sure we hire the best available talent! We've had an incredible few years and we want the best onboard to continue to support our company growth moving forward!

Our in-house Curation will review all submissions and contact you should we want to know more about you!