Freelance Photographers Schiedam, Netherlands

About you
Youll be passionate about classic and specialist vehicles and through that passion you will be able to demonstrate excellent technical knowledge to produce outstanding images for our platform.

Youll be confident enough to self-organise and to work strongly from your own initiative. You will be happy to speak to people from all corners of the classic and specialist car world from home-based enthusiasts to specialist dealers with stock valued at millions. And on that note you will be as engaged and as invested in shooting a Morris Minor as you would be a Merak.

You will be a skilled photographer with the ability to demonstrate this with past work in the automotive field; regrettably we cannot consider photographers without an automotive portfolio.

Youll have a consistent and thoughtful approach to your work and a very good understanding of the principles of vehicle photography able to deliver accurate and informative images. This will rely also on your vehicle knowledge as youll be expected to photograph all the important details of a particular vehicle.

Above all however youll be someone looking to join a great team of enthusiasts who are shaking up the classic and specialist car market. Car & Classic is a household name now and we want people to come on this exciting journey with us.

About the role
Were looking for freelance agents to photograph listings for our rapidly expanding auction platform. Since we launched in June of 2020 we have sold over 14919 cars totaling over 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 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 Schiedam Netherlands.

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

Role and responsibilities

• 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 (full guidelines will be given subject to appointment)

• 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

• 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 recruitment process

We want to make sure we recruit the very best talent! Our auction platform continues to grow and were looking for the best photographers to join our team and help strengthen our brand.

To be considered as one of our valued freelancers click APPLY and include a link to your portfolio in your application.

Our Curation & Operations team will review all applications and will contact you if wed like to learn more about you.