About Photographer Volunteer Opportunity-Hattiesburg

Assist the American Red Cross in documenting the organization’s activties through still photography and/or video. (All photographs and video become the property of the American Red Cross following submittal.)

Attend community functions to document participation
Respond to emergencies to document the chapter’s response.
Capture photos of clients, donors, volunteers and partners to accompany stories
The photos taken by the Photographer will be used on redcross.org/Mississippi or redcross.org (possibly), Red Cross social media outlets, printed in chapter publications, used with news releases, and/or sent to media.
In disaster times, will upload within 12 hours of shooting
In non-disasters, will upload photos within 72 hours of an event

Application Process

To become a volunteer with the American Red Cross you would need to complete an application. This application is found at http://www.redcross.org/mississippi/volunteer. This takes you directly to the Volunteer Application page found on the Red Cross website. Completion of the application consists of registering for orientation, reading and agreeing to the code of conducts and policies of the Red Cross, and completion a background check.