What are the responsibilities and job description for the Photography Assistant Team Lead - Dollywood's Splash Country - Seasonal Job at D position at Dollywood?
At Dollywood Parks & Resorts, we create memories worth repeating. We do this every day across all properties, all located in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Ask anyone who has visited Dollywood Parks & Resorts and they will tell you this place is different. It's not a difference that you can touch or see - it's a difference you can feel. We are seeking candidates who will embody the heart and soul of our mission of creating memories worth repeating while bringing families closer together. This person also brings a spirit of fun, authenticity, collaboration, creativity and genuine hospitality to the lives of our guests.
We want to work alongside someone who acts as an extension of our mission, values, and culture. This individual is driven to create meaningful experiences for our hosts, guests, and community while ensuring the success and profitability of our unique offerings. They also bring fun, authenticity, collaboration, creativity, and genuine hospitality to their life and work. We seek an individual who can bring the vision of the resorts to life. The right Photography Assistant Team Lead checklist will include equal parts curious learner, innovator, administrator, detail driver, mentor, and motivator.
The Photography Assistant Team Lead position exists to assist the Team Lead in providing daily operating leadership, management and support to the site photo operations for assigned locations, ensuring established goals are met. All to be done in a manner consistent with the mission, values, and operating philosophies of The Dollywood Company.
Additionally, the ideal candidate will be able display and live out Lead with Love qualities, strongly rooted in the Dollywood Company culture, by being patient, kind, trusting, unselfish, truthful, forgiving, dedicated and accountable.
Summary of Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Assist in leading, training and developing photography Host employees.
- Ensures photo-specific daily operating competencies are managed effectively and consistently reinforced. Examples of competencies include, but are not limited to, effective photography, selling skills, guest relations skills consistent with company standards, and basic hardware / software maintenance and trouble shooting.
- Effectively executes business strategies created by Photo Leadership.
- Assists in managing site budget for assigned location(s).
- Troubleshoots, communicates and resolves equipment and technical issues.
- Leads and motivates effective sales team.
- Participates in meetings with leadership as appropriate, with the goal of constantly reviewing and improving the business.
- Demonstrates strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Assists Team Lead with recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, training, and developing property photo operations team.
- Ensure proper flow of communication among all leadership levels regarding significant dates, events, meetings, etc.
- Motivates and evaluates team performance, to develop and grow the team and the business.
- Supervises, monitors and provides feedback on staff performance to the Team Lead.
- Cultivates a photo team culture of enthusiasm, respect, teamwork, collaboration, transparency, team development, empowerment, learning, and embracing of growth.
- Complies with, supports and ensures photo team compliance with all department and park specific policies, legal requirements, standards, procedures, and initiatives.
- Maintains sales and cash flow records in accordance with established procedures.
- Ensures proper handling of customer credit card information in compliance with Property procedures, as well as Purchasing Card Industry (PCI) standards.
- Perform job duties of Team Member role as necessary.
- Follows All Host Safety Standards and General Safety Training guidelines and uses associated injury prevention measures.
- Suspend operations when continuation would be inconsistent with Safety Standards or Procedures or presents a safety hazard to Guests or Hosts.
Management reserves the right to change and / or add to these duties at any time
Education and Experience Required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The Dollywood Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. The Dollywood Company drives a welcoming culture where ideas and decisions from all people support our efforts to be relevant in an ever-changing world.
