“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

- Confucius

Creative

Bring your creative skills to help us design captured moments that are worth getting excited about.

Driven

Use your passion for your work to reach goals, discover new ones, and learn new skills along the way.

Visionary

Add your unique perspective and become part of our team to cultivate ideas that turn into reality.

A glimpse of what we do.

We work with a variety of clients with a wide range of photography needs, from traditional portraits to candid event photography and much more in between. Some of our most common work includes school sports/activities, dance, seniors, families, pets, business, and children/newborns.

Our history and involvement within our community awards us the unique opportunity to photograph moments throughout so many individual’s and family’s lives. We love that we are able to capture someone’s first weeks as a newborn, milestones as they grow, school activities as they explore their interests, senior year as they transition to their next chapter, professional headshots as they start a career, and more throughout their years of adulthood and starting families of their own.

Our hiring process

1

Apply

Find our open positions on LinkedIn and submit your application with a resume, or email Val@ReadPhotography.com with your resume and the position you are applying for. From that point, we’ll review your qualifications (and portfolio, if you have one) and get in touch if you’re a good fit for the job.

2

Let’s talk

If we reach out to you after reviewing your application, we’ll invite you to come to our studio for an interview. We’ll talk about your skills, qualifications, goals, and how we would be a good fit for each other. We’ll also answer any questions you might have about the position. Some creative positions will require a a short skills test using the software and equipment relevant to the position you applied for. We use that test to gauge where you are with a specific set of skills required for the job, and to give you an introduction to what kind of work you would be doing with us.

3

Next Steps

We’ll reach out to you after your interview to talk about what your next steps will be. If all goes according to plan, we’ll give you a start date to come in and get acquainted with the team, studio, and position! At that point, we’ll start your training process as you integrate with the team.

FAQ

  • Because of the nature of the work and the importance of customer interaction, all positions at Read Photography are in-person.

  • We offer paid holidays from the time you start, paid time off after one year of employment, flexibility in your schedule, and some positions will have the opportunity to travel for events. We also have the benefit of being a small team of talented individuals, which gives everyone the opportunity to use their skills and ideas to work toward common goals that the whole team will benefit from.

  • Our studio/office is open from 9:00am until 4:30pm, Monday-Friday. Most positions are expected to be present during those hours (with plenty of flexibility when planned ahead). Additionally, all employees are offered one hour of unpaid lunch time during open hours.

    Photographers will have varied hours outside of open hours to accommodate different events and schedules (always by appointment). During busy seasons, there may be a need to work overtime. We’re a unified team with the common goal of success for everyone, so we support each other where needed.

  • Each position will have different requirements, but everyone’s main responsibility is to complete their tasks and be present for pre-scheduled events assigned to them. If you are hired for a full-time position, you still have the flexibility to take time off and adjust your schedule to fit both your personal and work life.

  • Our team gets paid on a weekly basis every Friday (our week runs Thursday-Wednesday). Hourly rates are determined by experience, and overtime is paid at time and a half.

  • Our main studio/office is located at 1800 42nd Street NE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We also have a secondary studio, our Loft, located on 3rd Street in downtown Cedar Rapids.