EXPECTATIONS

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• Show up on time - or immediate call to notify of lateness.

• NO SMOKING OR DRINKING OR CELL PHONE TIME around clients.

• Ask questions when you do not understand or want to learn more. 

• Cheerful/Positive attitude 

• Watch for details - my brain is focused on camera settings, clients attention - so I need someone looking at the small things.

• You are to be actively working when on site/in studio. This could be CLEANING or organizing or breaking down sets or setting things up or working with clients or helping with the session. 

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APPEARANCE

• Dress like this is a professional company - because it is.

• No sweatpants, pajamas, extremely low cut tops, poor fitting clothing to wear you are exposing yourself : aka, cover those cheeks, va-jay-jays and tatas!

• Dress like this is a professional company - because it is.

• No sweatpants, pajamas, extremely low cut tops, poor fitting clothing to wear you are exposing yourself : aka, cover those cheeks, va-jay-jays and tatas!

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DUTIES

• Greeting clients in parking lot

• Taking temps

• Hold my camera or camera bag as needed.

• Set Up/Breakdown/Clean Up of Sessions + Studio

• Instructing Clients 

• Time Keeping - 5 minute warnings of end of session

• Adjusting clients as needing - in terms of hair or clothing

• Keeping kids attention by clapping or jingling bells or dancing - make it fun!

• Taking behind the scenes photos + videos to use for social media content

• Posting stories

• Being the Chanel Photography street team - helping tag us in referral posts, hyping up our newest sessions and offerings + sharing our posts. 

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PAYMENT + BENEFITS

•  $10.00 per hour via Venmo. After 6 consecutive months of working; your pay increases to $12.00 an hour.

• Or, TRADE.

• TRADE can be for any product or service I offer including mentoring/coaching.

• We do not offer ADVANCES

• Paid every SATURDAY. Unless otherwise discussed.

• Time is paid hourly and rounded to the nearest half hour. For example : we pay 1 hour or 1.5 hours versus 1.25.

• You are a 1099 Contractor.  

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All assistants this year will get the following after you've worked one session with us - these offerings expire within 3 months of non-activity * : 

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• $100.00 off your own personal newly sessions [does not apply to prebooked sessions or gifts for others]

• 50% off model call galleries

• Invite to any team meetings

• Invite to any team parties

• First dibs on styled sessions including our seasonal collection

• Access to our team group

• Pro Headshot for our website

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* If you take a break for 3 months or are no longer working - all of these offerings do not apply to you til you work another session. 

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COVID
 

• You will need to come in a mask. You are welcome to also wear a face shield. 

• For 2021 I will aim to have two people on hand to help with clients.

• Temp checks at cars

•  reminding them of the health questions that will be emailed prior and confirmed in person. 

• keeping one set of clients in studio at a time. 

• Cleaning spaces and spraying fabric in between clients.

• If you are ILL with a temp or a HEAVY cough or have been recently EXPOSED please go over to the team page and find someone to cover you. 

• Continued Failure to have coverage, repeated cancelations or simply a no call no show will result in being removed from the team. 

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EXTRAS

• Some sessions may require you and I to drive together; you ARE paid for drive time when this happens. 

• Some duties aren't even at the sessions - I may need help prop shopping or location scouting or prop making or picking up furniture or admin duties. Those are also paid hourly.

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MAKEUP AND HAIR 

• Expected to communicate with clients

• Dress professionally/appropriately. 

• Show up ready to work!

• Follow COVID protocols. 

• You are to set pricing - keep it fair, competitive and consistent. Clients talk!

• Show up on TIME and PREPARED.

• Take before and after photos. 

• Finish timely and give an update if more time is needed. 

• Tag us on social media postings in regards to working that day or client photo shares. 

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MY COMMITMENT TO YOU 

• I will protect you from any aggressive or rude clients. This never happens but I AM there for you. I will not expect you to say anything - that is my place. 

• I will openly communicate any issues as they arise. 

• I will openly communicate schedule changes, location addresses and any important info. 

• I will do everything to fully understand/respect schedule conflicts that may arise. 

• I will aim to coach/mentor you if photography, design or business is your goal/passion. 

• I will keep an open door policy. 

• I will have a group set for TEAM members only for news/updates. 

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