Ecommerce Product Photographer

Hobby Lobby•Oklahoma City, OK

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Hobby Lobby Ecommerce is looking for a Product Photographer to join our Visual Merchandising team. The shift is 8:30am – 5pm from Monday till Friday. This position is responsible for creating accurate, consistent, high-quality product photography that helps customers confidently shop our products online. The ideal candidate has a strong eye for detail, understands lighting and composition, and is comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume studio environment. This role requires balancing creativity and technical photography skills with established standards, productivity expectations, and an efficient workflow.

Requirements

Experience with DSLR cameras and professional photography equipment.
Working knowledge of studio lighting, exposure, composition, color, and basic photographic principles.
Experience with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Bridge.
Ability to perform basic-to-intermediate photo editing and retouching.
Strong attention to detail and ability to identify subtle differences in color, lighting, positioning, and image quality.
Ability to follow established photography standards while using good judgment when photographing products with unique requirements.
Comfortable working in a production environment with quality and productivity expectations.
Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Ability to manage multiple products and priorities while maintaining accuracy.
Ability to accept direction and feedback and work collaboratively as part of a team.
Dependable, adaptable, and willing to learn new processes and techniques.

Nice To Haves

Professional product, commercial, retail, or ecommerce photography experience.
Experience photographing a broad range of products, materials, sizes, and finishes.
Experience working in a high-volume photography or production studio.
Experience with Capture One and tethered photography workflows a plus.
Familiarity with Mac computers and macOS.
Understanding of ecommerce product imagery and how photography supports the online customer experience.
Experience with color correction and preparing images for digital use.

Responsibilities

Photograph a wide variety of merchandise for use on Hobby Lobby’s ecommerce website.
Produce clear, accurate, and visually consistent product images that represent merchandise from a customer-focused perspective.
Determine appropriate lighting, composition, angles, and positioning based on the product and established photography standards.
Prepare, arrange, and position merchandise for photography.
Capture required product views and details to help customers understand the product’s appearance, features, scale, texture, and construction.
Perform image review and basic-to-intermediate photo editing, including cropping, color correction, exposure adjustments, cleanup, and other necessary retouching.
Maintain established quality and productivity standards while working through a high volume of merchandise.
Organize and manage digital image files according to established processes.
Maintain an organized, clean, and efficient studio workspace.
Collaborate with Photo Editors, Stylists, and other members of the Ecommerce Visual Merchandising team.
Receive and apply feedback to continually improve image quality, consistency, and efficiency.