CareerPlan

Sports Photography Traineeship

Sydney, New South WalesFull-time2026-10-06 → 2026-10-22

Core

A six-month paid traineeship for emerging photographers to gain practical experience in professional editorial sports photography workflows.

Role type

Trainee sports photographer (Editorial)

Builds

Editorial visual content for media, creative, and corporate industries

Domain

Sports photography and visual storytelling

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Sports photography, image editing, captioning, metadata management, editorial production processes

Preferred skills

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, digital photography workflows, video/multimedia content creation, knowledge of professional sport culture

Responsibilities

Observe and assist with live sports photography coverage, attend sporting events, edit and prepare photographs for transmission, develop understanding of image management and editorial production, work alongside photographers and editors, participate in training and mentorship

Seniority

Early-career trainee