E-COMMERCE PHOTOGRAPHER, STILL LIFE

Michael Kors (USA) Inc; United States; Presencial; USD 75.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Generous Paid Time Off

Holiday Calendar

Internal Mobility Across Brands

Cross-brand Discount

Exclusive Employee Sales

401k Match

Paid Parental Leave

Thrive Wellness Program

Commuter Benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Michael Kors is seeking an experienced E-commerce Photographer, Still Life to produce elevated product imagery for handbags, footwear, jewelry, watches, eyewear, fragrance, and accessories in our in-house studio.

You will own image quality, lead the still life set, and collaborate with stylists, post-production, and studio ops to meet daily shot targets while upholding brand standards.

Formación

• 4+ years of professional still life, product, or luxury e-commerce photography experience.
• Advanced knowledge of studio lighting, composition, color management, depth of field, focus stacking, reflective surfaces, and product-specific capture techniques.

Responsabilidades

• Photograph Still Life E-commerce Imagery: Execute high-quality product photography across handbags, small leather goods, footwear, watches, jewelry, eyewear, fragrance, and accessories.
• Own Product Image Quality: Ensure each image accurately represents the product’s color, material, shape, hardware, texture, construction, scale, and key design details.
• Lead the Still Life Set: Partner with Still Life Stylists, Digital Technicians, Assistants, and Studio Production to maintain an efficient set and deliver complete shot lists on schedule.
• Maintain Brand Consistency: Follow and help refine established lighting, framing, scale, angle, shadow, reflection, and crop standards across all product categories.
• Execute Required Image Views: Capture hero images, alternate angles, side and back views, interiors, soles, closures, hardware, material details, and other category-specific product views.
• Manage Technical Capture: Maintain accurate exposure, focus, depth of field, color balance, camera position, lens choice, and capture settings throughout production.
• Partner with Post-Production: Communicate retouching intent and product-specific considerations clearly, helping ensure that final assets remain accurate, polished, and consistent with the photographed product.
• Troubleshoot Product Challenges: Develop effective lighting and capture solutions for reflective hardware, patent leather, metallic surfaces, transparent materials, jewelry, watches, eyewear, and other technically demanding products.
• Support Production Targets: Work closely with Studio Operations to achieve daily shot counts while protecting image quality and product accuracy.
• Maintain Set Readiness: Help maintain still life bays, camera systems, lighting equipment, grip, surfaces, backgrounds, and capture workstations in production-ready condition.
• Contribute to Testing and Innovation: Participate in lighting tests, workflow reviews, new category development, equipment evaluations, and process improvements.
• Provide Team Support: Share technical knowledge with junior photographers, assistants, digital technicians, and freelance studio partners as needed.

Conocimientos

Professional still life photography

Studio lighting mastery

Color management

Capture One Pro

Adobe Photoshop

High-volume e-commerce

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Photography, Fine Arts, or related discipline

Herramientas

Capture One Pro

Adobe Photoshop

Professional camera systems

Studio lighting equipment

Descripción del empleo

Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally-minded individuals with a passion for fashion. If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you!

Who You Are

The E-commerce Photographer, Still Life is responsible for creating elevated, accurate, and consistent product imagery for the Michael Kors global e-commerce business. This role owns the photographic execution of handbags, small leather goods, footwear, watches, jewelry, eyewear, fragrance, accessories, and other product categories photographed within the in-house studio. Working in close partnership with Still Life Stylists, Art Direction, Studio Operations, Digital Capture, Sample Management, and Post-Production, you will produce imagery that clearly communicates product design, material, construction, scale, and detail. You bring a refined luxury sensibility to a high-volume production environment. You are highly technical, meticulous, and efficient, with the ability to solve complex lighting and product challenges while maintaining established brand standards.

What You’ll Do

• Photograph Still Life E-commerce Imagery: Execute high-quality product photography across handbags, small leather goods, footwear, watches, jewelry, eyewear, fragrance, and accessories.
• Own Product Image Quality: Ensure each image accurately represents the product’s color, material, shape, hardware, texture, construction, scale, and key design details.
• Lead the Still Life Set: Partner with Still Life Stylists, Digital Technicians, Assistants, and Studio Production to maintain an efficient set and deliver complete shot lists on schedule.
• Maintain Brand Consistency: Follow and help refine established lighting, framing, scale, angle, shadow, reflection, and crop standards across all product categories.
• Execute Required Image Views: Capture hero images, alternate angles, side and back views, interiors, soles, closures, hardware, material details, and other category-specific product views.
• Manage Technical Capture: Maintain accurate exposure, focus, depth of field, color balance, camera position, lens choice, and capture settings throughout production.
• Partner with Post-Production: Communicate retouching intent and product-specific considerations clearly, helping ensure that final assets remain accurate, polished, and consistent with the photographed product.
• Troubleshoot Product Challenges: Develop effective lighting and capture solutions for reflective hardware, patent leather, metallic surfaces, transparent materials, jewelry, watches, eyewear, and other technically demanding products.
• Support Production Targets: Work closely with Studio Operations to achieve daily shot counts while protecting image quality and product accuracy.
• Maintain Set Readiness: Help maintain still life bays, camera systems, lighting equipment, grip, surfaces, backgrounds, and capture workstations in production-ready condition.
• Contribute to Testing and Innovation: Participate in lighting tests, workflow reviews, new category development, equipment evaluations, and process improvements.
• Provide Team Support: Share technical knowledge with junior photographers, assistants, digital technicians, and freelance studio partners as needed.

You’ll Need to Have

• 4+ years of professional still life, product, or luxury e-commerce photography experience.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in handbags, footwear, accessories, jewelry, watches, beauty, fragrance, or similarly detailed consumer products.
• Advanced knowledge of studio lighting, composition, color management, depth of field, focus stacking, reflective surfaces, and product-specific capture techniques.
• Proficiency in Capture One Pro, Adobe Photoshop, professional camera systems, and studio lighting equipment.
• Experience working in a high-volume e-commerce or retail studio with established shot lists, naming conventions, production targets, and quality-control standards.

We’d Love to See

• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to identify product, styling, lighting, or capture issues before photography is completed.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to move efficiently between categories and lighting setups.
• A calm, collaborative, and solutions-oriented approach in a deadline-driven studio environment.
• The physical ability to work on active studio sets and safely handle photography equipment and product samples.
• Bachelor’s degree in Photography, Fine Arts, or a related discipline preferred, or equivalent professional experience.

MK Perks

• Generous Paid Time Off & Holiday Calendar
• Summer Fridays
• Internal Mobility Across Brands
• Cross-brand Discount
• Exclusive Employee Sales
• Fav 5 Cards (MK Discount for friends and family)
• 401k Match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Thrive Wellness Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Gym Discounts

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In compliance with certain Pay Transparency laws, employers are required to disclose a compensation range. The range for this position will vary based on role requirements, skill set, and years of experience. Please note that for salaried roles, the figures reflect full-time equivalency, while for hourly roles, the figures represent the applicable hourly rate. Compensation Range: 75,000.00 - 85,000.00 USD

Michael Kors is a world-renowned, award-winning designer of luxury accessories and ready-to-wear. His namesake company, established in 1981, currently produces a range of products under Michael Kors Collection, Michael Kors, and Michael Kors Mens, including accessories, ready-to-wear, footwear, watches, jewelry, and a full line of fragrance products. Michael Kors stores are operated in the most prestigious cities in the world, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Milan, Paris, Dubai, Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Rio de Janeiro. In addition, Michael Kors operates digital flagships across North America, Europe, and Asia, offering customers a seamless omnichannel experience. At the center of it all is a designer who has created an enduring and iconic luxury lifestyle brand with a distinctive point of view and global reach. Michael Kors has a sharp focus on providing his customers with accessories and clothes that are consistently polished, chic, relaxed, and glamorous. Kors has also been the recipient of numerous industry awards and accolades within the fashion industry. The fashion designer also focuses on giving back. For more than 35 years he has been a passionate supporter of God’s Love We Deliver, a New York-based non-profit organization that cooks and delivers nutritious meals to people living with serious illnesses in and around New York City. In 2013, in a move to broaden his philanthropic efforts, Michael Kors launched “Watch Hunger Stop,” partnering with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help fight world hunger. Proceeds from annual special-edition products and other targeted initiatives help provide food to children through WFP’s school meals program. To date, Michael Kors has helped WFP deliver over 35 million meals (and counting) to hungry children.

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