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CredentialsPortfolio, photography skills, client contractsPortfolio, photography skills, licensing knowledge
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Employer & IndustryAdvertising agencies, brands, clientsStock photo agencies, online marketplaces
Search & Comparison IntentClients seeking custom commercial imagesBuyers seeking ready-made images

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Infographic showing various Commission Commercial Photographer job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 88% Full Time, 7% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 57% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 42% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $62,338 per year, or $30 per hour.

Intern, ACCMe Studio (Hourly)

Austin, TX • On-site


Austin Community College
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools • 1 - 5K employees

8.8

Company rating: 8.8 out of 10

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45th of 627 rated colleges and universities

Great coworkers

People enjoy working here

Good employer


$23/hr

Part-time

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Job description

Job Posting Closing Times: Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date e.g., at midnight on the day before the closing date.
Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. - AR 4.0300.01
If you are a current Austin Community College employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.
Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
  • Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
  • Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
  • Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
  • Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
  • Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
  • Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:
Intern, ACCMe Studio (Hourly)
Job Description Summary:
The ACCMe team produces all elements of commercial photography commissions. This includes self promotion, pitching to clients, writing estimates, planning projects, production of photography and post-production, file optimization, retouching, and delivery of final images back to clients. We traverse all of the twists and turns in the life of a practicing commercial photographer.
Job Description:
Description of Duties and Tasks
  • The ACCMe team produces all elements of commercial photography commissions.

Knowledge
  • Must have completed PHTC-2301 Intermediate Photography.

Skills
  • Maintaining an established work schedule.
  • The ability to work independently within departmental policies and guidelines.
  • Respecting a unique and multicultural environment.
  • Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
  • Effectively using interpersonal and communication skills, including tact and diplomacy.
  • Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
  • Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.

Technology Skills
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud software. Lightroom, Bridge, Photoshop.

Required Work Experience
  • One year related work experience.

Required Education
  • Applicants must be working towards a degree or certificate in Photography + Visual Media and have completed PHTC-2301, Intermediate Photography or higher, to apply.

Physical Requirements
  • Work is routinely performed in an studio environment.
  • Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing and pulling.
  • Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.

Safety
  • Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Pay Rate
$23.00/Hour
Up to 19 hours per week.
Number of Openings:
5
Job Posting Close Date:
September 7, 2026Clery Act
As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.
Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.
For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( CleryComplianceOfficer@austincc.edu ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.
Disclaimer
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.


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