Studio Assistant

Bloomingdale's; China Grove (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail company in China Grove seeks a Studio/Styling Assistant to manage and prepare merchandise for photo shoots. Responsibilities include supporting the photographer and stylist, organizing daily shot lists, and ensuring that products meet high-quality standards. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment and possesses excellent communication and organization skills. If you're looking to contribute creatively and collaborate with a dynamic team, this position offers a great opportunity to grow.

Qualifications

• Must work effectively in a constantly evolving, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills required.
• Highly organized with a high level of attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support studio team to ensure daily shot lists are completed.
• Organize and manage daily shot lists for the studio.
• Prepare merchandise for shooting, ensuring high quality standards.
• Prepare merchandise for shooting (ironing, steaming, folding, cleaning, pinning).
• Repack product after shooting ensuring packaging remains intact.
• Maintain studio supplies and props for consistent styling and photography.
• Suggest process improvements to enhance image quality and efficiency.
• Assist with styling tasks under guidance of stylist and art directors.
• Maintain styling consistency across product categories.
• Assist with movement of physical product through the studio.
• May perform other duties as required by the department.

Skills

Effective communication

Collaboration

Organization

Attention to detail

Job description

Bloomingdale’s makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable. Our mission is to guide and inspire our customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives. We will always strive to make Bloomingdale’s like no other store in the world. Everyone plays a critical role in bringing our mission to life. Regardless of position, we believe all colleagues have a voice and access to share their thoughts with every level of leadership. Our colleagues are passionate, driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative. We welcome and embrace diversity of background, thought and opinion while having a lot of fun along the way.

Job Overview

The Studio/Styling Assistant is responsible for managing and prepping a wide range of merchandise to shoot for use across but not limited to the company’s digital platforms. They will oversee day to day organization of product moving in and out of the photo studio, ensuring product is handled with the utmost care.

The Studio/Styling Assistant will support the PDP Photographer and Stylist and work closely with Art Directors and Photo Planners, to help the team maintain a baseline level of productivity within an established workflow. The ideal candidate is agile, collaborative in nature, and thrives in a fast-paced studio environment.

Essential Functions

• Support studio team comprised of Photographer and Stylist to ensure daily shot lists are completed
• Organize and manage daily shot lists
• Coordinate product movement in and out of the studio in alignment with the daily shoot schedule.
• Prepare merchandise for shooting, including (but not limited to) ironing, steaming, folding, stuffing, cleaning and pinning, ensuring product is handled to the highest quality standards
• Repack product once shooting is completed, ensuring both product and original packaging are intact and in sellable condition
• Maintain and organize studio supplies and props to support consistent and efficient styling and photography
• Identify solutions to inefficiencies within the studio and propose new processes that could improve overall image quality or address opportunities
• Assist with select styling responsibilities under the guidance of the stylist and art directors
• Contribute to maintaining styling consistency and detail across all product categories.
• Assist with the movement of physical product through the studio
• May perform other duties and participate in other projects as required by the department.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Ability to work effectively in a constantly evolving, fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Self-driven and able to easily communicate creative ideas and collaborate in a team environment
• Must be highly organized with a high level of attention to detail