Employment Opportunities

Since 1990, Santa Fe Workshops has achieved an excellent reputation as a valuable and fun environment for participants and employees alike. We share our passion for photography, offering world-renowned instructors, cutting-edge technology, and dedicated staff. We are committed to excellence, teaching both the technical and creative aspects of photography. We provide a supportive, inspirational community where our participants build confidence in achieving their photographic goals both personally and professionally. We offer two types of employment:

• Permanent opportunities are listed as positions become available.
• Seasonal employment opportunities are available twice a year for our Spring and Summer programs.

Full Time Positions

There are currently no openings for full-time employment with Santa Fe Photographic Workshops.

Seasonal Positions

We will next be hiring for the Winter/Spring 2018 season. Employment dates are February 26 – April 11, 2018 (subject to change). The application period is November 13 – 27, 2017. Please do not submit applications prior to November 13th. The hire date is December 11, 2017.

Our objective when hiring seasonal staff is to select individuals who bring formal education, knowledge of digital capture and output, photographic experience, and resourcefulness, to benefit the experience of workshop participants and meet the needs of workshop instructors. The majority of our instructors are working professionals and expect technically and aesthetically proficient seasonal staff members.

For seasonal staff members, The Workshops is a place to give your knowledge back to those who need it and want it, rather than take away more for yourself. Seasonal staff members need to be technically proficient, possess an imaging aesthetic of their own, and enjoy working with people. Superior customer service is integral to every job description and to participant's and instructor's overall experience.

The number of available positions changes season-to-season, as some individuals who have worked at The Workshops in previous seasons return periodically or for consecutive seasons.

Seasonal positions include:

• Studio Coordinator (PDF)
• Assistant Studio Coordinator (PDF)
• Course Coordinator (PDF)
• Work/Study (PDF)
• Store Clerk

Application Procedures
All applications for seasonal positions will be handled through e-mail to Renie Haiduk, Director of Operations. Her e-mail address is renie@santafeworkshops.com. Please note: All materials will be read and reviewed on a Macintosh; please send MS Word documents or PDFs.

PHASE I: Formal Application

• Please download (right click, Save Link As...) the application form (PDF) and open the PDF in Acrobat Reader or Pro (not Preview or your web browser).
• Click on the “Add Text Comment” button in the purple bar at the top, and type in the fields. Then save with your name and return as an email attachment to renie@santafeworkshops.com along with:
  • a current resume,
  • three letters of recommendation (these letters should come directly from your references, not from you -- make sure they include a contact phone number), and
  • a one-page statement of intent that describes your objectives, and how you believe working at Santa Fe Workshops will benefit your imaging career.

Note: Do not send images at this point

PHASE II: Candidate Selection

Formal applications are carefully reviewed by the Director of Operations and Operations Associate; they are then subject to review by the Director. Those applicants being considered will be asked to send a link to their website or a digital portfolio of work that represents their current photographic style. If submitting a portfolio please send no more than 12 images, JPGs, 72dpi, 3 x5 size, no greater than 50K each.

PHASE III: Interview and Notification

Selected candidates are interviewed via Skype by the Director of Operations.

Notification of award of a position is via telephone by the notification date stated for each application period, and followed-up with information regarding the approaching season.

Positions Available and Application Deadlines

Formal applications must be received within the dates specified. Early or late submissions will not be considered.

Summer 2017
Employment Dates: June 18–August 11, 2017
Application Period: April 7–21, 2017
Hire Date: May 8, 2017

Spring 2018
Employment Dates: TBD
Application period: TBD
Hire Date: TBD