Seasonal Photography Studio Assistant

Outdoor Cap Company, Inc•Bentonville, AR

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our Seasonal Part-Time Photography Studio Assistant will be passionate, creative, and organized with the ability to conceptualize a scene and execute in-studio or on-location and deliver a wide variety of valuable photo assets based on the business goals of the shoot. This position works well will various people and loves a challenge, juggling multiple projects and working on sometimes tight deadlines to deliver a great product.

Requirements

Demonstrated proficiency in Creative Cloud and DAM software (we use Bynder)
Excellent technical photography abilities and viewpoint for lifestyle or product shoots
Able to work from a brief to convey creative intent of the product or service
Ability to deal with the unexpected in a calm and professional manner
Strong ability to nurture and communicate with internal/external brand stakeholder
Time management and multi-tasking skills to operate in fast paced environment.
Creative and critical thinking skills
Good visual, written, and verbal communication skills
Highly accountable with strong follow up skills.
Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships at all levels of the organization.
Proven experience and understanding of lighting, both natural and studio lighting.
Highly motivated, strong work ethic with demonstrated flexibility to meet tight deadlines

Nice To Haves

Experience with automated product photo systems a plus (Iconasys, lightboxes, etc)

Responsibilities

Assists studio operations at Outdoor Cap Company, JUNK Brands, & Legendary Headwear including checking and setup of equipment, product inventory for shoots, and set up and tear down of scenes in-studio or on-location
Assists all photographic execution of the day-to-day visual asset needs of the company to include lifestyle photography, product photography, and the occasional company picnic, adventure, or outing.
Assists all post production from shoots including retouching, selection, cataloguing, and storing in appropriate digital asset management systems
Serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for photography in the organization and works with other departments on their photo needs that vary from factory product photography to photos for customer approvals.
Acts as the asset and digital librarian of the organizations ensuring multiple copies of each asset are preserved both in and outside company walls with appropriate meta-data and descriptions for future searchability and access
Travels with team to location shoots locally in Northwest Arkansas and around the United States to capture photography showcasing our product lines and brands that convey the brand value and proposition
Provides creative oversight to the visual identity of brand assets and helps build an ever-evolving style guide through brand photography
Develops, resizes, crops, and reformats images to the necessary size and format most appropriate for the output media in digital advertising, print, email, and more
Provides videography services to company as needed for company messaging to customers, advertising media, or other occasional needs
Acts as the point of contact and development for external agencies and models.