Product Stylist

Bergen Logistics; North Bergen (NJ); On-site; USD 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

PTO & paid holidays

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Job summary

Bergen Logistics in North Bergen, NJ is seeking an experienced styling professional to manage product styling for Ready-to-Wear and Accessories, collaborating with photographers to ensure luxury presentation and efficient workflows. The role emphasizes meticulous attention to detail, adherence to client visual standards, and proactive issue resolution across multiple teams.

Responsibilities include training new staff, maintaining current brand knowledge, and coordinating with the Studio

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of relevant experience in product styling, fashion e-commerce, or studio photography, preferably within a luxury fashion environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and style assigned product IDs across Ready-to-Wear and Accessories, adapting to production mix, product complexity, and workflow requirements while maintaining established styling and standards.
• Work efficiently within the studio capacity model and collaborate closely with photographers to support production across assigned stations.
• Prepare accessories for photography.
• Prepare garments for Ghost mannequin in accordance with established styling and visual standards by pinning, shaping, and positioning garments to maintain natural volume, structure, silhouette, and proportions without a visible body or mannequin.
• Ensure accurate representation of product shape, fit, proportion, construction, details, and overall presentation.
• Maintain a luxury-level standard of presentation while consistently meeting production targets.
• Identify and resolve styling issues prior to photography whenever possible to minimize post-production requirements.
• Collaborate closely with photographers throughout the production process.
• Identify styling, product, or presentation issues that may affect final image quality.
• Provide clear and accurate retouching notes for issues that cannot be physically resolved during photography.
• Partner with photographers to ensure products are captured consistently and according to established visual standards.
• Minimize unnecessary post-production through precise and effective product preparation.
• Review product presentation before and during photography to ensure consistency with company and established standards.
• Identify styling defects, inconsistencies, or presentation issues before images are captured.
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail across all products and categories.
• Support final image-quality requirements through thorough and consistent product preparation.
• Train new team members on company guidelines, styling standards, techniques, and production workflows.
• Reinforce established styling procedures and production expectations.
• Provide ongoing guidance and feedback to support consistency and quality across the styling team.
• Share relevant product, fashion, and guidelines knowledge with studio team members.
• Maintain current knowledge of designers, brands, fashion trends, materials, garment construction, and product styling techniques.
• Apply client-specific styling requirements and visual standards when preparing luxury products for photography.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of garment construction, fit, proportion, and presentation.
• Communicate production status, product issues, capacity concerns, and potential workflow risks to the Studio Operations Manager, coordinating day-to-day matters through the Production Coordinator.
• Coordinate closely with Photography and Production to maintain an efficient and consistent product flow.
• Escalate issues that may impact quality, productivity, or production schedules in a timely manner.
• Contribute to process improvements that support studio efficiency and image quality.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Product Styling

• Prepare and style assigned product IDs across Ready-to-Wear and Accessories, adapting to production mix, product complexity, and workflow requirements while maintaining established styling and standards
• Work efficiently within the studio capacity model and collaborate closely with photographers to support production across assigned stations.
• Prepare accessories for photography.
• Prepare garments for Ghost mannequin in accordance with established styling and visual standards by pinning, shaping, and positioning garments to maintain natural volume, structure, silhouette, and proportions without a visible body or mannequin.
• Ensure accurate representation of product shape, fit, proportion, construction, details, and overall presentation.
• Maintain a luxury-level standard of presentation while consistently meeting production targets.
• Identify and resolve styling issues prior to photography whenever possible to minimize post-production requirements.

Photography Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with photographers throughout the production process.
• Identify styling, product, or presentation issues that may affect final image quality.
• Provide clear and accurate retouching notes for issues that cannot be physically resolved during photography.
• Partner with photographers to ensure products are captured consistently and according to established visual standards.
• Minimize unnecessary post-production through precise and effective product preparation.

Quality Control

• Review product presentation before and during photography to ensure consistency with company and established standards.
• Identify styling defects, inconsistencies, or presentation issues before images are captured.
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail across all products and categories.
• Support final image-quality requirements through thorough and consistent product preparation.

Training & Development

• Train new team members on company guidelines, styling standards, techniques, and production workflows.
• Reinforce established styling procedures and production expectations.
• Provide ongoing guidance and feedback to support consistency and quality across the styling team.
• Share relevant product, fashion, and guidelines knowledge with studio team members.

Fashion & Brand Knowledge

• Maintain current knowledge of designers, brands, fashion trends, materials, garment construction, and product styling techniques.
• Apply client-specific styling requirements and visual standards when preparing luxury products for photography.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of garment construction, fit, proportion, and presentation.

Workflow & Production Communication

• Communicate production status, product issues, capacity concerns, and potential workflow risks to the Studio Operations Manager, coordinating day-to-day matters through the Production Coordinator.
• Coordinate closely with Photography and Production to maintain an efficient and consistent product flow.
• Escalate issues that may impact quality, productivity, or production schedules in a timely manner.
• Contribute to process improvements that support studio efficiency and image quality.

• 2–5 years of relevant experience in product styling, fashion e-commerce, or studio photography, preferably within a luxury fashion environment.
• Ready-to-Wear styling throughput
• Accessories styling throughput
• First-pass image acceptance rate
• Styling-related reshoot rate
• Retouching requests resulting from styling
• Compliance with client visual standards
• Production schedule attainment
• Training effectiveness and team development
• Consistency and quality of product presentation

We provide a competitive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, vision, ancillary benefits
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts
• 401(k) match
• PTO, Sick time, paid holidays
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

The expected hourly rate for this position is $27/hr to $29/hr

*Bergen Logistics, in good faith, has assessed this posted range of compensation as the accurate range for this role and location at the time of this posting. Bergen Logistics may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future.

*We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.