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Job Description

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COSTAR GROUP – PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER, FRANKFURT AND COLOGNE (M/W/D)

OVERVIEW

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitise the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

CoStar is the global leader in commercial real estate information, analytics and news. Commercial Real Estate industry professionals around the globe use CoStar to access the most comprehensive data to make decisions with confidence. CoStar delivers immediate, verified commercial real estate information on over 5.9 million properties across every market.

Learn more about CoStar.

As the Photography Manager, you will be based in Frankfurt and lead, develop, and motivate a team of Research Photographers in Frankfurt, Cologne and surrounding areas. The CoStar Research Photographers provide high-quality photography, drone video & images on high-visibility commercial and multi-family properties. They also collect key data points each day for all targeted properties using their mobile device including “to let” and “for sale” properties, tenants, building size, and characteristics. CoStar Group customers rely on our team to complete the marketing vision of their assets.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Train, mentor, and coach a growing team of up to 10 professional, field staff members
• Source and hire experienced, full-time team members in key geographies of your responsibility
• Spend quality time with local and regional team members to demonstrate best practice with media collection, postproduction, data collection, process optimisation, and customer service
• Review incoming media and data to determine its quality relative to standards and guidelines
• Provide constructive and actionable feedback to team members to meet both production and quality expectations
• Create action plans to help team members grow, succeed, and maintain their engagement
• Professional and effective communication with clients and internal partners during all aspects of Research tasks and projects
• Continued learning and development of your craft, including staying up to date on new techniques and technology
• Monthly travel in your geography required

QUALIFICATIONS

• Language proficiency in both English and German
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable experience managing a team in a corporate environment
• Photography experience and use of Adobe Creative Suite, IE: Photoshop and Lightroom, Premiere Pro beneficial
• Demonstrated interest and/or experience in the commercial real estate industry
• Knowledge and understanding of local market labour laws
• Leadership and management skills, including the ability to prioritise and control workload of a team, coaching, and mentoring through professional development
• Experience with creating effective KPIs and meeting performance metrics, being results-oriented
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Success in building strong, cohesive teams by leading and motivating towards action/execution through influence and collaboration
• Ability to articulate and execute corporate strategy, well-communicated with the ability to influence
• Experience and demonstrated proficiency with Excel that includes the ability to manipulate data, filter, and develop basic formulas.
• Creative problem solving, attention to detail, objectivity and the ability to think strategically
• Analytical approach with the ability to interpret information and trends, adapting quickly
• Ability to interact at all levels and establish rapport with both internal and external stakeholders
• Full driving license

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Working at CoStar Group means you'll enjoy a culture of collaboration and innovation that attracts the best and brightest across a broad range of disciplines. As well as having an outstanding working environment you will receive 29 days annual leave, Pension and Life Assurance.

At CoStar, we recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs.

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing