E-Commerce Photographer

Lucas Museum; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles is seeking an E‑Commerce Photographer to create high‑quality product imagery for our online retail platforms, reflecting brand standards.

You'll set up cameras, lighting, and studio gear, shoot multiple views, style merchandise, and deliver optimized files for digital catalogs. Requires 1–3 years' experience, DSLR/mirrorless gear, and proficiency in Photoshop/Lightroom.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of professional photography experience, preferably in e‑commerce, retail, product, or studio photography.
• Digital portfolio demonstrating strong product photography and post-production skills.
• Proficiency with DSLR or mirrorless camera systems, professional studio equipment, and strobe lighting.
• Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, or comparable photography software.
• Experience with post-production, including color correction, cropping, image optimization, resolution, and file preparation.

Responsibilities

• Photograph retail merchandise for e-commerce, digital marketing, and other online platforms.
• Set up and operate cameras, lighting, backdrops, and other studio equipment to produce consistent, high-quality product images.
• Capture multiple product views, including front, back, side, detail, packaging, and other required angles.
• Style and position merchandise to accurately represent product features, scale, color, texture, and details.
• Maintain consistency in lighting, composition, cropping, backgrounds, and overall image quality across product categories.
• Perform basic post-production, including color correction, cropping, exposure adjustments, resizing, and minor image cleanup.
• Prepare, name, organize, and deliver digital image files according to established e-commerce specifications and workflows.
• Partner with E‑Commerce and Retail Merchandising team to prioritize products based on launch dates, inventory availability, campaigns, and business needs.
• Maintain photography equipment and keep the studio and workspace organized, clean, and ready for production.
• Track photographed products and completed assets to support an efficient product-to-site workflow.
• Ensure product photography accurately represents merchandise and meets established brand standards.
• Assist with lifestyle, promotional, or other photography projects as needed.

Skills

Studio photography

DSLR photography

Post-production

Color correction

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Lightroom

Capture One

Job description

ABOUT THE LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ART

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is dedicated to illustrated storytelling. Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the museum’s collection features works by artists including Norman Rockwell, Kadir Nelson, Jessie Willcox Smith, N. C. Wyeth, Beatrix Potter, Judith F. Baca, Frida Kahlo, and Maxfield Parrish; as well as comic art legends such as Winsor McCay, Jack Kirby, Frank Frazetta, Alison Bechdel, Chris Ware, and R. Crumb; and photographers Gordon Parks, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Dorothea Lange. The Museum also houses the Lucas Archives, containing models, props, concept art, and costumes from Lucas’s filmmaking career.

Designed by Ma Yansong of MAD with a landscape by Mia Lehrer of Studio-MLA, the Museum is in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, on an 11-acre campus that includes new green space and a 300,000-square-foot building with galleries, two theaters, a library, restaurant, café, retail store, and community spaces.

POSITION SUMMARY

The E-Commerce Photographer is responsible for creating high-quality, accurate, and visually compelling product photography for use across the museum’s e-commerce and digital platforms. This role supports the presentation of retail merchandise by producing consistent imagery that reflects established brand and visual standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Photograph retail merchandise for e-commerce, digital marketing, and other online platforms.
• Set up and operate cameras, lighting, backdrops, and other studio equipment to produce consistent, high-quality product images.
• Capture multiple product views, including front, back, side, detail, packaging, and other required angles.
• Style and position merchandise to accurately represent product features, scale, color, texture, and details.
• Maintain consistency in lighting, composition, cropping, backgrounds, and overall image quality across product categories.
• Perform basic post-production, including color correction, cropping, exposure adjustments, resizing, and minor image cleanup.
• Prepare, name, organize, and deliver digital image files according to established e-commerce specifications and workflows.
• Partner with E-Commerce and Retail Merchandising team to prioritize products based on launch dates, inventory availability, campaigns, and business needs.
• Maintain photography equipment and keep the studio and workspace organized, clean, and ready for production.
• Track photographed products and completed assets to support an efficient product-to-site workflow.
• Ensure product photography accurately represents merchandise and meets established brand standards.
• Assist with lifestyle, promotional, or other photography projects as needed.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Analytical Rigor: Simplifies complex problems by using critical thinking to evaluate problems, gathering information, incorporating multiple perspectives, understanding causes, and identifying best-possible solutions. Invests time in planning, discovery, and reflection to drive better decisions and more efficient implementations. Adopts an audience-centric approach, understanding the needs of the audience and incorporating them, as appropriate, into the decision.

Courageous Communication: Intentionally works well with others both on the team and cross-functionally to achieve individual, team, department, or organizational goals. Values diverse input and working with others as a way to achieve the best output possible.

Collaborative Excellence: Displays courage when handling difficult conversations and genuinely and intentionally communicates. Relays key messages effectively, targeted to specific audiences. Identifies others' communication styles and perspectives, adjusting language and approach accordingly. Employs active listening to understand, rather than reply. Asks for, integrates, and values feedback from team, peers, and leaders.

Adaptive Resilience: Thrives and grows in a rapidly changing and complex environment. Displays flexibility, activates networks, and adopts a continuous growth mindset to learn from mistakes and bounce back from adversity.

Inclusive Interaction: Actively contributes to an environment in which all employees feel a sense of belonging, valued for their differences and empowered to participate and contribute freely.

Building Trust & Relationship Management

• Accountable Ownership and clearly shares information and the "why" behind decisions.
• Asks for and values the opinions of others. Displays empathy when listening.
• Acknowledges when trust has been broken and focuses on rebuilding.
• Relates comfortably with people across levels, functions, cultures, and geographies. Identifies interpersonal and group dynamics and reacts effectively.
• Takes ownership of outcomes, positive or negative, without blaming others within the team or cross-functionally.
• Recognizes when they are not approaching a situation with accountability but instead with a blame mindset.
• Takes accountability for assigned tasks and executes on deliverables in a timely manner.

Strategic Alignment & Execution

• Contributes to the organization by understanding and aligning actions with the organization's goals, core functions, needs, and values.
• Seeks out and incorporates multiple perspectives, experiences, and industry trends to develop a holistic perspective. Operationalizes ideas within the business model.
• Displays critical thinking when faced with a challenge by asking probing questions and looking for connections.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, up to 8 hours per shift.
• Ability to move throughout multiple Museum locations, including galleries, theaters, outdoor spaces, and other public areas.
• Ability to maintain an active and visible presence while providing exceptional guest service.
• Ability to work in a high-volume, public-facing environment with large groups of guests, including school groups, tours, special events, and peak attendance periods, while maintaining professionalism, situational awareness, and composure.
• Ability to frequently bend, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb stairs as needed.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull items weighing up to 25 pounds, including wheelchairs, stanchions, signage, guest service equipment, and other operational materials.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with guests and colleagues in person, by telephone, and over two-way radio.
• Ability to work both indoors and outdoors in varying environmental conditions.
• Ability to maintain awareness of guest activity and surrounding conditions while monitoring galleries, queues, and public spaces.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 1–3 years of professional photography experience, preferably in e-commerce, retail, product, commercial, or studio photography.
• Digital portfolio demonstrating strong product photography and post-production skills.
• Proficiency with DSLR or mirrorless camera systems, professional studio equipment, and strobe lighting.
• Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, or comparable photography software.
• Experience with post-production, including color correction, cropping, image optimization, resolution, and file preparation.
• Experience managing high-volume photography workflows and large product catalogs.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain consistent visual and brand standards across product imagery.
• Strong organizational, file-management, and time-management skills with the ability to meet production deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with creative, retail, merchandising, and e-commerce teams.
• Experience photographing retail merchandise in an e-commerce environment preferred.
• Must provide and use personal camera equipment.

$32 - $38 an hour

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND OUR COMMITMENT TO DEAIB

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents and supports a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. The Lucas Museum fosters a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment, whether based on race, national origin, gender, gender expression, religion, ethnic background, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other criterion prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our team is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the best qualified people from a diverse candidate pool. Applications from traditionally underrepresented communities are encouraged.

The statements in this description represent typical elements, criteria, and general work performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the job.

MISSION AND VISION

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is dedicated to the art of illustrated stories. Our mission is to inspire and connect people through the exploration of visual stories and their influences in society.

VALUES

Our internal and external practices are shaped by the following beliefs and behaviors.

People First

We meet people wherever they are (physically, intellectually, emotionally). Our inclusive practice connects who people are and what they find emotional in works of art.

Inspired:

We believe that art can move you to feel, think, reflect, and act.

Collaborative:

We believe that nimble thinking and working together yield exponential results.

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

Narrative Art:

Amplify the social impact of storytelling and illustration.

Community:

Connect to a broad and diverse public.

Operational Excellence:

Create a healthy and durable institution.

All staff at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art lead through a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, both within the Museum and with the communities that we serve.

Salary and titles will be assigned commensurate to the successful candidates’ education and experience. An attractive compensation package will be offered to the successful candidate(s).