State of Maryland

A Photographer I is the entry level of routine technical work in the field of photography.  Employees in this classification are primarily responsible for processing photographic material in a photographic laboratory and may be required to take pictures of State Government activities.  Employees in this classification perform work that is governed by well-defined methods and procedures and the application of basic photographic skills and techniques.  Employees in this classification are responsible for the composition and professional quality of their own work.  Employees in this classification may guide subordinate photographic assistants or clerks in resolving work problems but do not supervise other positions.

Employees in this classification receive close supervision from a Photographer III or other designated supervisor.  Work effectiveness is evaluated by observation of the quality, composition and promptness of completed work.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work Sections of the class specification.

The Photographer I and Photographer II are differentiated on the basis of the degree of supervisory control exercised the supervisor over these employees. The Photographer I performs duties under close supervision while the Photographer II performs the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision.

Mixes developing solutions, develops negatives and makes enlargement prints;

Takes still and motion pictures of events, persons, animals, buildings and other objects;

Prepares photographic exhibits;

Takes photographs for identification purposes;

Operates and maintains photographic equipment;

Operates contact and projection printing equipment;

Prepares and mounts finished prints;

Performs photostat and microfilm copy work;

Performs incidental clerical work such as indexing and filing prints, negatives or other photographic material;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of photographic methods and techniques;

Knowledge of photographic chemistry, equipment and materials;

Ability to develop negatives, print pictures and process photographic material;

Ability to operate all types of photographic equipment. 

Education:   Graduation from accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: One year of experience in photographic laboratory work, including taking pictures.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute one year of training at a recognized school of photography for the required experience.

2. Candidates may substitute photographic work experience on a year-for-year basis for up to two years of the required high school education.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Photography, Cameraman, or Mass Communications Specialist classifications or Photography, Journalism, or Visual Information Equipment Operator specialty codes in the Photography field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience. 

Class specifications are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is assigned to Bargaining Unit B- Administrative, Technical and Clerical classes.  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial, and confidential employees are excluded from collective bargaining. Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.

 Employees in this classification are eligible to receive overtime compensation.  An employee who works more than the normal workweek is entitled to be compensated for that overtime, as provided by the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 8-305.

This classification is one level in a Non-Competitive Promotion (NCP) series.  NCP promotions are promotions by which employees may advance in grade and class level from trainee to full performance level in a classification series.  In order to be non-competitively promoted to the next level in a NCP series, an employee must: 1) perform the main purpose of the class, as defined by the Nature of Work section of the class specification; 2) receive the type of supervision defined in the class specification and 3) meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.