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Lead Photographer – Ecommerce Photo & Video Production

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The Role

As a Lead Photographer at ShowLabs, you will work closely with our creative, production and client-facing teams to help plan and execute ecommerce content productions for our roster of amazing clients. You will work closely with our styling, post-production and merchandise teams to contribute to a holistic production strategy that will be unique for each client. You will lead the overall production photography and video efforts for multiple clients and ensure our photography teams are set up to produce and deliver assets to the exact specs defined in our client’s creative kits (style guides, art direction, specs). You will lead a team of photographers and be accountable for disseminating production photography plans and strategy through education, training and coaching, and ensure each photographer is set up for success. ShowLabs represents a differentiating blend of quality, capability and speed for our client base. Our studio efficiency and productivity is unmatched in the world of product content and productivity metrics are very important to us. As a lead photographer you will share in accountability for the productivity, quality and related KPIs we strive for on our production sets. This role will provide an exciting, fast-paced opportunity to work in a bleeding-edge content studio with innovative workflow software and hardware.

Role Objectives

  • Develop and execute desired lighting templates, color and shadow treatments based on client’s brand guidelines
  • Execute test shooting for individual clients and pitch new art direction, treatments and ideas within the creative planning phase
  • Actively participate in client pre-production, retrospective meetings and image review process
  • Lead and manage multiple capture techs (photographers) throughout productions
  • Direct photo sets to include set management and workflows with stylists, hair/makeup, and models
  • Collaborate with our in-house post-production leads to achieve color consistency and across all studio set and systems
  • Master our software systems, tools and studio SOPs to
  • Ensure that every capture station is set up properly prior to production start
  • Leverage our software systems and tools to support stylists in achieving perfect consistency across products
  • Follow established production plans to ensure that the correct number of images are produced
  • Follow all studio standards for shooting guidelines, including shooting templates, go-bys, and overlays
  • Continually achieve productivity and cycle timing goals while remaining the outspoken defender of creative quality within the demands of a high production environment

Role Requirements

  • Understand production workflows including lighting, masking and shadows with a high attention to detail
  • Display knowledge and comfort utilizing unique types of lighting, camera equipment, software and technology
  • Display an obsessive attention to detail and consistency
  • Communicate and provide clear, constructive feedback to your peers and team photographers
  • Handle multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring seamless execution through stellar organizational and time management skills
  • Take direction and constructive feedback from studio creative leads, directors and executives.
  • Planning, prioritize and strategize using information including deadlines, client requirements, internal resource skills and strengths
  • Problem solve with an understanding of when to escalate a challenge or question for assistance and awareness
  • Work both independently and within an always changing/growing team
  • Handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedules
  • Be respectful and courteous when interacting with others, a calm and collaborative demeanor is expected when working through conflict
  • Maintain an organized workplace, to studio standards, both within a digital workspace (Backing up files, monthly monitor calibration, etc.) and the physical studio environment
  • Stand and/or walk during shifts between 8 and 10 hours long

Skills & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education
  • MINIMUM 3-4 YEARS of experience in e-commerce studio photography
  • A portfolio of work that demonstrates commercial/e-commerce photography is required
  • Experience with apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment product categories
  • Experience using MAC operating systems is required
  • Experience with Adobe CC (Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge), Capture One, Canon, continuous & strobe Profoto lighting required
  • 2-3 years of experience in a professional photography setting
  • Experience with studio lighting (photo and video, strobe and continuous light)
  • Digital Technician experience is a plus
  • Detail oriented with file naming, technical specs, digital asset management, backups
  • Experience with automated photography systems (OrbitVu, Styleshoots, Ortery, etc.) and continuous LED lighting is a plus

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10-09-2023

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