Photography Supervisor

Come be part of something spectacular in the Smokies! Anakeesta is seeking an outgoing people person to join our team as a Photography Supervisor. If you are sales driven, energetic and have experience in hospitality, we’d love to meet you! Must be able to work weekends, evenings - and open availability is preferred.

At Anakeesta, we strive to give our guests memories to last a lifetime, and our Photos do just that! The Supervisor should be a self-motivated and results-driven leader, who can direct and manage our team all while ensuring an exceptional customer experience.

Responsibilities:

• Capture the magic in the mountains!

• Exhibit expertise by learning to operate and maintain a photo point of sale and camera system to include photo, printing, sorting, packaging, and troubleshooting.

• Working in the business to fill any photographer/sales associate duty

• Oversee daily business operations and tracking of key performance indicators

• Monitor, motivate, and coach staff to meet goals

• Manage payroll costs daily

• Develop photo sales and capture techniques

• Train photography sales associates

• Drive sales to meet daily goals and drive revenue growth

• Learn what makes Hospitality, Tourism and Retail successful

• Greet and welcome guests, directing and informing them on photo capture locations

• Stage and pose guests to capture life-long memories

• Ability to interact with guests and work with all types of visitors and their personalities

• Set up and operation of digital photography equipment

• Learn and apply sales techniques to upsell packages

• Excellent customer service experience and the ability to understand and anticipate customer needs

• Take proactive steps to follow up on requests and ensure customer satisfaction

• Must possess an outgoing personality and be able to initiate conversations with guests

• Responsible for site preparation, stocking, cleaning and organization

• Responsible for handling all equipment safely with care

• Ability to work holidays, nights and weekends

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Strong leadership qualities.

• 1+ years of leadership experience, preferably in guest facing roles

• Excellent communication skills

• Highly organized and proactive

• Strong work ethic.

• Good interpersonal skills.

• Meticulous attention to detail.

Physical Requirements

• Able to lift up to 50 lbs. with assistance; can push, pull, grasp, lift, kneel, stoop, climb, balance, crouch, and crawl

• Must be able to stand and/or walk for long periods of time on uneven ground

Perks

• Work with an enthusiastic team and create lasting memories

• Free parking

• Competitive pay

• Paid time off

• Medical, dental, and vision Insurance

• Life insurance

• 401K

• Free admission for employees and their immediate family

• Employee discounts on food and merchandise

• Generous pass exchange program with area attractions

If you believe you meet the qualifications above and have an interest in joining the Anakeesta team, we would love to receive your application and resume!