Agency intern
| Highest | $4,000 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 0–1 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | ~1 year of skills and portfolio |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $4,000max |
| FranceFrench B2 · €170–3.9k | $3,900 |
| ItalyIELTS 6.0 · €0–4k | $3,850 |
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $3,850 |
| AustriaGerman A2–C1 · €726 | $3,750 |
| JapanJLPT N2 · ¥535k | $3,750 |
What does the day look like?
Pressing the shutter is 5% to 10% of your day. The rest is gear and files: 40% to 50% charging batteries, cleaning sensors, packing Pelican cases, rigging C-stands, softboxes, diffusers and reflector boards, 35% to 40% ingesting, culling, assigning IPTC metadata, captioning to Associated Press or Reuters rules and sorting archives in Capture One Pro, Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, Photo Mechanic and Hasselblad Phocus, 5% to 10% studio errands and client hospitality. You handle Canon EOS R5, Sony Alpha 1, Nikon Z8/Z9, Phase One digital backs, Profoto and Broncolor strobe packs and light meters.
A standard shift runs 8 to 10 hours, stretching to 12 to 14 hours on commercial, fashion or live sports shoots. Nights and weekends are routine around breaking news and fashion weeks.
Where does this lead?
Next step up
What do you make of this job?