Photographer in Shawbury

As a Photographer, you'll join a small, dedicated team supporting the HADES contract at RAF Shawbury.

This is a unique opportunity to combine your creative talent with meaningful work, capturing and producing visual content that documents life across the Royal Air Force.

From major ceremonial events and graduations to official photography, PR imagery and technical photography, your work will play an important role in preserving and communicating the RAF story.

You'll also manage digital media, maintain image libraries and ensure all photographic output meets professional standards.

Day-to-day, you will be

• Capturing photography and videography at graduations, ceremonial events, engineering activities and other key occasions.
• Managing image libraries, archives and content management systems while maintaining accurate metadata and captions.
• Editing, reviewing and publishing high-quality digital media content to professional standards.
• Producing official, VIP, PR and technical photography, alongside scanning and copying existing media.
• Maintaining photographic equipment and ensuring all media handling complies with relevant procedures and regulations.
• Demonstrating excellent planning, organisational and communication skills.
• Working effectively both independently and as part of a small team.
• Delivering excellent customer service and building positive working relationships.
• Applying strong analytical and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Using current software packages confidently and maintaining flexibility in working patterns when required., NCF/BTEC Level 5 qualification, or equivalent experience, in Photography, Media or a related discipline.
• Demonstrable experience creating engaging digital content and imagery.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance.
• Knowledge of AP 112P-0009-1 (Manual of Photographic Practices and Procedures) would be advantageous.

Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Photographer at RAF Shawbury, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger.

From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure.

Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions.

This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

• Further details are available at United
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Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.

UK (www. gov. uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.

This Window opens February through to March annually.

• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
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