Product Photographer

Product Photographer

Job Location:Poole, Dorset (nr Fleetsbridge)

Job Type:Initial6-month contract direct with the company (could go longer)

Salary:£30,000 - £35,000 DOE

Hours:32 hours per week - Monday Thursday 8am 5pm

Benefits:

• 32 hour working week!!!!
• Up to 31 days holiday to start including bank holidays, increasing to 36 days with service and the option to buy 4 days additional holiday every year

• Free car parking
• Various discounts available for shopping / cinema / gyms etc.
• Life assurance
• Fun, modern and friendly working environment
• Excellent training
• Regular company team building events

We are recruiting for a Product Photographer to join a leading decorative homeware manufacturer who supply directly to businesses and consumers all around the UK.

This is an initial 6-month contract directly with the company which could be potentially be extended.

Working closely with the Creative Director and Studio Manager, you will be working in the Poole studio and be responsible for delivering high quality lifestyle and technical studio imagery inline with customer brands / aesthetic. Images are used for both websites and print.

The successful candidate will need to be technically sufficient at setting up varied lighting environments, using flash and continuous lighting, in studio equipment maintenance, guideline adherence and photography capture.

You will need to be able to provide a portfolio demonstrating your relevant product photography experience.

Reporting to the Studio Manager and Creative Director, your duties will include;

Working closely with the retouch and creative teams to ensure that the schedule is agreed and imagery delivered on time

Helping to drive the direction of our photography and operate calmly under pressure

Creating high quality digital photography for websites, catalogues and marketing material, in line with style guidelines

Maintaining consistently high standards, having a critical eye for detail

Continuously improving the studios workflows and processes

Trouble-shooting photography challenges on set

Using industry experience and expertise to support the expansion of the photography capabilities

Maintaining equipment and monitoring and upholding extremely high safety and quality standards

The successful applicant will possess:

3 - 5 years experience of working in a high volume, creating an array of imagery for online and print

Creative mindset

Excellent understanding of photography equipment and software (Adobe Creative Suite and Capture One)

Proficient in 360 photography

Good understanding of commercial studio processes (from taking pictures, sending to editors, getting pictures ready for print, working to deadlines)

Ability to manage multiple projects

Able to work efficiently and calmy to tight production deadlines

A self-driven mentality, able to easily communicate creative ideas and collaborate in a team environment

A focus on productivity, practical thinking and the ability to solve problems quickly

Hours:32 hours per week - Monday Thursday 8am 5pm

For more information about this role, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01202 686000 or apply with a full CV.

Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days, please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise, we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.

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