Photographer

International Institute for Active Ageing; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty and wellness organization in Greater London is seeking a creative Photographer & Content Creator to join their team. In this role, you will shape the visual language of the company by creating high-quality photography and video content focused on premium skincare products. Responsibilities include collaborating with various teams to enhance brand storytelling and commercial performance. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in beauty photography and be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite. Additional perks include annual leave, product discounts, and opportunities for growth within the company.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Monthly product allowance

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Recommend a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in beauty photography and video production.
• Strong styling abilities for product shoots.
• Exceptional attention to detail in product photography.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality photography and video assets for various marketing channels.
• Capture product imagery that showcases efficacy and ingredients.
• Retouch images to meet premium beauty standards.

Skills

Beauty photography

Video production

Adobe Creative Suite

Lighting techniques

Retouching skills

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe After Effects

Capture One

Job description

WE’RE SERIOUSLY INTO HEALTHY SKIN.

AND SO ARE OUR BRANDS.

We are the home of scientifically proven, planet-positive skin health brands. Leading the way with science, innovation, and knowledge, we are proactively transforming how people feel in their skin.

Our founders David and Tracy have a pioneering vision to pro-actively transform the beauty industry through science, innovation, and education. This has led the way to better, scientifically proven, long-lasting results in skincare, and better business success for salon professionals and brand partners.

Uniquely, our brands work together as a whole to provide Feed, Fortify, Finish skincare solution. Advanced Nutrition Programme™ to feed the skin from within, Environ® to fortify the skin and et al. to finish. Eventis technology to support and enhance the journey to 100% skin health.

THE ROLE PHOTOGRAPHER & CONTENT CREATOR

We are looking for a highly creative, beauty-focused photographer and content creator to join our in-house Creative team. This role is central to shaping and delivering the visual language of iiaa group and our portfolio of brands, with a strong emphasis on premium skincare, wellness and beauty storytelling.

You will be responsible for creating and maintaining high-quality photography and content across all channels, ensuring a refined, consistent and aspirational brand experience. The role combines hands-on shooting, concept development, editing and asset management, working across stills and video.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Working closely with Brand, Social, eCommerce, PR and Digital teams, you will create compelling visual content that enhances brand storytelling, drives commercial performance and elevates the customer experience across beauty and wellness categories.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Bring brand vision to life through elevated beauty photography and video, supporting the growth and success of IIAA Group brands.
• Understand composition by styling product shoots using props, backdrops and light manipulation
• Create high-quality photography and video assets for eCommerce, digital marketing, social media, email campaigns, paid media, affiliates and onsite content.
• Shoot a broad range of beauty-led content including skincare products, still life, packaging, textures, liquids, lifestyle, campaign imagery and short-form video.
• Capture refined, sensorial product imagery that communicates efficacy, ingredients and ritual.
• Retouch, colour-correct, crop and format still imagery to a premium beauty standard, in line with brand and third-party eCommerce guidelines.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience shooting beauty photography and videos from concept to final delivery, both in-studio and on location.
• Strong set styling skills for product photography.
• Strong still life, product and packaging photography skills with an exceptional eye for texture, tone and detail. - High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Capture One.
• Confident shooting and editing social-first content using iPhone, alongside professional camera and lighting equipment for higher-production shoots.
• Advanced retouching, colour grading and video editing skills with a beauty-specific eye.
• Strong technical understanding of lighting, lenses and studio workflows suited to skincare and product photography.

WHAT WE NEED TO SEE

• Still life and product photography, especially skincare, packaging and texture-led imagery
• Examples of motion content, including short-form video, or social-first edits
• Evidence of concept-to-delivery thinking, from creative idea through to finished asset
• Retouching and colour grading that feels refined, natural and premium
• Work that shows an eye for lighting, composition and detail
• Content created for different platforms, including eCommerce, social and digital marketing

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?

• 25 days’ annual leave, rising the longer you stay with us
• Three additional holiday days over the festive period
• A monthly allowance to spend on our products, plus additional discount
• Corporate discounts
• Free annual eye test at Specsavers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Recommend a friend scheme : we reward you for bringing people into our business
• Season Ticket loan
• Excellent opportunities to grow and move within the company

We are committed to creating a work environment that doesn’t discriminate against age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.