Associate Photographer (Product Experience) (Hybrid)

Overview:

Our client, the market leader in home décor, storage, and organization, is looking for an Associate Photographer/3D artist to execute live and 3D images. Collaborate with Creative Director, and partners with cross-functional teams to create images that meet design brief needs.

Responsibilities:

• Produce studio, digital, or 3D images, and video shorts for Mayzon corporation, brands, and retailer partners.
• Including but not limited to set design, sample or file gathering, product assembly, shot lists, editing and archiving.
• Create 3D environments and models from inspiration to be photo lifestyles.
• Short videos made in studio.
• Partner with Product Management teams for the procurement and return of all samples for each shot, partner with Industrial Design teams on modeling files.
• Lead Delaware based creative; on-site, work closely with Creative Director to ensure image follows the SOP of product posing, crops, spec, image sequence, and photo set environment.
• Choose hero and alternate images, execute post-production edits, lighting, and processing adjustments, and reshoots.
• Communicate final image selections and organize them in the appropriate share folders.
• Maintain a strong working relationship with Packaging and Ecommerce Graphic Designers.
• Work with Marketing Operations on daily scheduling, workflow challenges and priorities to ensure the images are delivered by deadlines.
• Work collaboratively with Creative Director and VP of Marketing to develop new concepts and ideas related to lighting, styling, color processing, cropping and equipment.

Skills:

• Mastery of technical skills with photography equipment, studio lighting techniques, photo editing and processing, Adobe Suite, Blender, Lightroom.
• Strong aesthetic and ability to turn inspiration into high quality visuals.
• Knowledge of photography trends and ability to understand client needs.
• Keen eye for product detail; great compositional skills.
• Organized, ability to manage a studio and follow process for file workflow.
• Ability and willingness to learn new programs and processes. Proactive attitude.
• Great communicator, self-motivated and capable of working collaboratively across multiple teams.
• Strong work ethic, and relentless commitment to quality and efficiency.

Experience:

• 3+ years of photography experience with at least 2-3 years' experience in a studio setting.
• Expert knowledge of DSLR, studio equipment and photography, Photoshop, Blender, and Lightroom.
• Understanding of the latest lighting equipment, digital photography equipment, and applicable image processing programs.
• Blender, digital 3D modeling/design experience preferred but not mandatory.
• Video experience preferred but not mandatory.