John Cooper joined the Vanderbilt Athletics staff as visual media coordinator in April 2024.

Prior to coming to Vandy, he was a photographer and videographer for his company, Global Views, for nearly five years. While with the company, Cooper was the lead on projects for City of Jackson, Tennessee State, Municipal Auditorium, Jackson State and the Mississippi Museum of Art.

Cooper is a 2019 graduate of Morehouse College with a degree in political science and a minor in sociology that included international engagement highlighted by photojournalism in Ghana and study abroad programs in Israel and Cuba.