Homes.com (a subsidiary of CoStar Group) is a growing marketplace, reimagining the home search experience for consumers and agents alike. We’re building the new Homes.com Network to efficiently connect buyers, sellers, and their agents. This includes giving agents innovative tools for growth and collaborating with their clients, as well as connecting interested buyers directly to the listing agent. ‘Your Listing. Your Lead.’ is at the heart of everything we do.
CoStar Group has 20+ years' experience developing careers of professional real estate and architectural photographers. We are looking to add dynamic leaders to our full-time staff of hundreds of photography professionals that are ready to transform residential real estate. This role will be supported by our growth and innovation at our expanding global campus in Richmond, Virginia.
As the Director, Residential Photography, you will build a world-class team of leaders and photographers that will redefine the residential real estate marketplace. You will demonstrate your leadership, adaptability, creativity, strategic-thinking, communication, and analytical skills by building careers for those in your group and serving CoStar Group customers. The managers in your group will thrive alongside you in Richmond, VA as they build and empower their teams of full-time photographers. Those photographers will operate throughout the United States and will capture high-quality imagery via DSLR, drones, 3D tour, and video alongside valuable data. Your team will help families, individuals, real estate agents, owners, investors, lenders, and more discover communities and drive decisions on residential real estate.
You and the leaders in your organization will collaborate with the Development team to create tools and processes to help your team be more effective, with the Machine Learning (AI) group to leverage additional insights from the content collected, with Research partners to expand the quality and depth of data, with Product Design to present the imagery and observations, and Sales to communicate the value proposition of this incredible resource.
Responsibilities
Build, train, mentor, and coach a growing team of 10+ top quality professional leaders
Lead the team in the creation of style guides to elevate the quality and consistency of photography and videography captured for residential real estate and surrounding communities
Establish media, drone, and data collection capabilities for one of the largest private drone fleets in the world
Leverage team to capture imagery to market neighborhoods across the United States to consumers looking for their next homes
Work closely with agents and brokers to expertly market their real estate
Identifying new technologies and styles to implement marketing media strategies
Review incoming media and data from individual contributors to determine its quality relative to standards and guidelines
Provide constructive and actionable feedback to team members to meet both production and quality expectations
Create strategic action plans to help team members build leadership skills as well as technical abilities
Communicate and collaborate with clients and internal leaders to resolve issues and assess needs for future operational improvements and innovation
Travel quarterly about the US required to support team growth
Basic Qualifications
7+ years of leading, managing, training, or otherwise being responsible for the success of a team
Success in building strong, cohesive teams by leading and motivating towards action/execution through influence and collaboration
Demonstrated success leading business planning processes with business case development and budget management experience
Leadership and management skills, including the ability to prioritize and control workload of a team, coaching, and mentoring through professional development
Bachelor’s degree
Preferred Qualifcations And Skills
Experience leading a team of people managers
Experience with creating effective KPIs and meeting performance metrics, being results-oriented
Demonstrated professional photography and/or media capture experience
Experience and demonstrated proficiency with Excel that includes the ability to manipulate data, filter, and develop basic formulas.
Analytical approach with the ability to interpret information and trends, adapting quickly
Ability to interact at all levels and establish rapport with both internal and external stakeholders
Experience developing retention strategies
Experience working in SaaS (Real estate technology preferred)
What’s In It For You
Working at CoStar Group means you'll enjoy a culture of collaboration and innovation that attracts the best and brightest across a broad range of disciplines. In addition to generous compensation and performance-based incentives, you'll be supported in both your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.
Our Benefits Package Includes (but Is Not Limited To)
401(K) retirement plans, with matching contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, prepared foods, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks.
Become part of a team of professionals enjoying the opportunity to learn, do, and grow in a rewarding atmosphere. But don't just take our word for it -- see why our team chose to work at and stay at CoStar Group: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVbJRnJ2sX0
We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Business Development and Sales
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting, Leasing Non-residential Real Estate, and Research Services
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