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Momentum River Expeditions, Inc. Whitewater Photographer - Retail Associate in Wofford Heights, California
Join the Momentum River Expeditions team as our
Retail Associate/ Whitewater Rafting Photographer on the Kern River this summer!
Maintain our boutique retail shop, welcoming excitedwhitewater rafters and then follow them down the river snapping action shots of them on theirwhitewater adventure.The ideal candidate loves people, is good in social situations, has excellent attention to detail, has ahigh standard for organization and keeping their work area clean, and loves hiking. Your day wouldbegin with opening our cute retail store, the "River Center," where you will meet all the guests andguides who will be out on the river that day, and you'll help everyone get checked in and ready fortheir trip. After all guests have arrived for the morning trips, you will drive down to the river, hike 10-15 minutes to the rapids, take action shots of the rafts going through, hike 10-15 minutes back to your car, return to the River Center, and share the photos with the guests.
In between trips you'll tidyup the River Center and get ready to do the same thing in the afternoon. After shooting, you'llreturn to our shop and share your photos with the guests who are always thrilled to look at thephotos you have taken. You'll keep track of retail inventory, and order more/restock items when weare running low.
At the end of the day, you'll do a full deep clean of the River Center to prepare it forthe next day's guests. You will have a supervisor you report to at the end of the day or if you need anything, but you will belargely handling the day-to-day retail, photography sales, and inventory of the shop on your own.You'll be driving to and from the river on your own, and hiking to and from the river on your own.
Thisposition requires you to be largely self-motivated, self-reliant, and have the ability to independentlysolve problems. You certainly won't be lonely, the guides and guests will be in and out of the RiverCenter all day, and we want you to be outgoing, social, and spend as much time as you can chattingwith our guests, while balancing your other responsibilities. Being friendly and chatty is a huge plusfor this role.
In addition to building experience in retail sales, photography, tourism, and recreation, this positionoffers a dynamic workplace where no two days are the same with an experienced team of professionals to collaborate with and learn from. Build your photography portfolio, your retail/sales experiences, and spend lots of time outside along the river.
Qualifications:
- Excellent customer service skills
- Very detail oriented
- Outgoing and loved people
- Feels comfortable hiking alone on steep, unmarked, riverside game trails, and is proficient in route finding without cell service or wifi
- Basic computer proficiency
- Comfortable working outside in hot summer temps
- Hardworking and reliable
- Requires little supervision to get the job done
- Available to work every weekend and holiday Memorial Day through Labor Day 2026
- Naturally a very tidy and organized person
- 18+ with valid driver's license
Photography experience not required- we can teach you! Point of sale experience preferred but not required
Responsibilities:
- Warmly welcome guests as they arrive to the River Center, answer last minute questions,and help them get checked in
- Drive to the river then hike down to the riverside photo spot and take action shots of boatsgoing through rapids
- Upload, sell, and send photos to guests
- Clean River Center between trips and at the end of each day
- Maintain and restock retail inventory
- Water our cute plants and maintain guest meeting patio
Start Date: May 8th or May 18 2026 End Date: September 7th or 13th 2026
Work Days: every week, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, S nday roughly 8am-6:30pm (hours willvary depending on water levels and trip bookings). The photographer/retail associate may bescheduled to work on Monday May 25th (Memorial Day) and Monday September 7th (Labor Day) aswell.