Photographer & Content Specialist

sweetgreen • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The Photographer & Content Specialist is a hands-on, multidisciplinary member of sweetgreen’s creative team who brings the brand’s creative vision to life through photography and short-form content across social and brand channels. The role balances polished hero imagery with low-fi, culturally relevant social content, while partnering closely with the art director to protect and evolve sweetgreen’s visual identity and help the brand show up in culture in real time.

The position creates food, product, lifestyle, and people photography for menus, partnerships, campaigns, launches, and everyday brand content. It also conceives, shoots, and edits short-form social content; captures behind-the-scenes moments in restaurants and at events; occasionally edits, color-corrects, and lightly retouches work; and keeps the brand image library organized and reusable. The specialist helps develop creative concepts, follows brand guidelines and visual systems, and collaborates with the art director and cross-functional teams.

Sweetgreen is a national restaurant brand focused on building healthier communities by connecting people to real food. The company describes a commitment to developing its people and creating spaces where food, people, and purpose come together. The stated salary range is $65,000–$92,000 USD, with starting salary based on experience.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of photography and content creation experience; in-house experience is preferred.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating food, product, lifestyle, and people photography.
• Proven ability to concept, shoot, and edit short-form, low-fi social content for Instagram, TikTok, and similar platforms.
• Fluency in Lightroom, Photoshop, and video editing software such as Premiere or similar.
• Comfort shooting on location in restaurants, at events, and in a studio or kitchen setup.
• Strong creative judgment and the ability to articulate ideas.
• Collaborative approach and comfort partnering with creative leads and cross-functional teams.
• Organization and adaptability to manage high-volume work without losing quality.
• Self-starter with a desire to improve and stay innovative in an evolving marketplace.
• Passion for photography, culture, food, sustainability, products, and trends.

Nice To Haves

• Motion or animation skills using After Effects or similar software.
• In-house photography and content creation experience.

Responsibilities

• Shoot food, product, lifestyle, and people photography for menu launches, partnerships, campaigns, and everyday brand content.
• Concept, shoot, and edit short-form, low-fi social content for Instagram, TikTok, and similar platforms, including lighting, styling, composition, editing, music direction, color, and finishing.
• Capture behind-the-scenes content in restaurants and at events, partnerships, and team moments.
• Edit, color-correct, and lightly retouch photography and content as needed.
• Organize the brand image library by tagging, naming, and filing work for easy discovery and reuse.
• Steward sweetgreen’s brand guidelines and visual systems so imagery and video reflect the brand identity.
• Drive ideation in support of overall creative concepts.
• Collaborate with the art director to find new ways to elevate the sweetgreen identity.

Benefits

• Highly competitive pay and bonus plan.
• Three medical plans to suit employees’ and their families’ needs.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible PTO plan.
• 401(k) program.
• Employee HSA and FSA.
• Complimentary greens.
• Opportunity to make an impact by developing people and connecting them to real food.
• Collaborative team and support for employees.
• Career path with personal and professional development opportunities.
• Free sweetgreen swag.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed