Full Time Photographer

Penny Linn•Norwalk, CT

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Penny Linn Designs is a needlepoint company built on color, craft, and community. From our flagship in Rowayton, Connecticut to our newly opened shop in Chelsea, Manhattan, we design hand-painted canvases, host stitching classes and events, and connect a passionate community of needlepointers across the country. Our brand lives on a simple idea: that a beautiful, well-made thing is worth slowing down for. We're hiring a full-time photographer to own the visual storytelling for our brand across both locations. You'll shoot everything — finished products and canvases, lifestyle and editorial campaigns, in-store events, customer moments, behind-the-scenes content, and the website. Your work will live on our e-commerce site, social channels, marketing emails, print pieces, and press features. This is a hands-on, in-house role for someone who loves color, texture, and craft, and who can move fluidly between a tightly art-directed product shoot in the morning and a packed trunk show in the evening.

Requirements

3+ years of professional photography experience, ideally in retail, lifestyle, fashion, or a consumer brand
A strong portfolio that shows real range — product, lifestyle, and event work
Mastery of your own equipment (camera, lighting, tethering setup)
Expert-level Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop; Capture One a plus
Comfort shooting short-form video and a working knowledge of basic video editing (Premiere, CapCut, or similar)
A great eye for color, composition, and styling — you notice the small things
Self-directed and organized; able to manage your own shot lists, schedule, and post-production pipeline
Warm and easy to work with on event days, where you'll be photographing customers and guests
Willingness and ability to travel between Rowayton and Chelsea regularly, plus occasional travel for shoots and offsite events

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with needlepoint, fiber arts, or the broader craft and home goods world
Experience with Shopify product workflows
Light styling and prop sourcing skills
Social-native instincts — you understand the difference between a shot for the grid, a Reel, and a hero banner

Responsibilities

Shoot product and canvas photography for the website and catalog — clean, on-brand, color-accurate, and at scale
Capture lifestyle and editorial imagery that brings our designs into beautifully styled real-world settings
Photograph in-store events, classes, launches, and social content at both locations
Create photo and short-form video content for Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and email
Edit, retouch, color-correct, and deliver final assets on tight turnarounds
Maintain and organize our photo library, naming conventions, and asset management system
Collaborate with the marketing, e-commerce, and design teams on shot lists, mood boards, and seasonal campaigns
Help develop and evolve our visual language as the brand grows