Senior Photographer and Studio Manager

Mor Furniture For Less•San Diego, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

MOR Furniture seeks a detail-oriented Senior Photographer & Studio Manager to oversee our in-house studio operations and lead to end-to-end content creation. This is a commercial photography role supporting a fast-paced retail business—producing high-performing imagery and video for e-commerce, paid media, web, and brand campaigns. The ideal candidate is a hands-on photographer and skilled video editor who can manage production workflows that align with MOR’s brand identity and marketing goals while collaborating effectively across a global creative team. This role will lead to all aspects of commercial visual production—from concept and lighting setup to post-production delivery—ensuring that assets are optimized for performance, consistency, and speed. You will partner cross-functionally (and with global stakeholders when applicable) to deliver campaign-ready imagery and video, and you’ll be expected to thoughtfully incorporate AI assisted - tools to enhance workflows (e.g., retouching, background cleanup, variation creation, metadata/tagging) while maintaining quality and brand standards.

Requirements

5+ years of professional photography and videography experience (furniture, lifestyle, or retail preferred).
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects).
Strong understanding of studio lighting techniques, composition, and post-production workflow.
Proven ability to manage multiple shoots, deadlines, and creative priorities.
Excellent organizational and communication skills.
Comfort working with distributed stakeholders, including coordinating reviews/approvals across time zones.
Experience using or openness to adopting AI-enabled creative and productivity tools to streamline retouching, editing, versioning, and asset organization (with strong judgment around quality and brand integrity).
A portfolio demonstrating both photography and video work is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing or setting up an in-house studio environment.
Familiarity with furniture, interior design, or product styling.
Knowledge of current digital content trends across e-commerce and social media.
Strong creative judgment and attention to detail.
Interest in emerging content technologies (e.g., AI-assisted retouching, generative tools, workflow automation) and the ability to apply them responsibly in a commercial environment.

Responsibilities

Plan, shoot, and edit high-quality product, lifestyle product, lifestyle, and promotional photos and videos that support retail needs (weekly promotions, seasonal events, new arrivals, and clearance messaging).
Produce content optimized for web, social media, and advertising platforms.
Oversee consistency in visual style, lighting, and color across all product categories.
Manage MOR’s photography studio, equipment, lighting systems, and inventory.
Schedule and coordinate product shoots with merchandising and e-commerce teams.
Maintain workflow efficiency—shoot planning, file organization, and digital asset management.
Operate with flexibility in a retail environment—able to pivot quickly as priorities shift (e.g., promotional changes, merchandising updates, or urgent creative requests) while keeping projects on track.
Provide day-to-day production leadership by coordinating and directing production support team members (including cross-functional partners and dotted-line resources) to keep shoots and deliverables on schedule.
Film and edit short-form and long-form video content for marketing and social channels.
Integrate music, motion graphics, and text overlays for engaging storytelling.
Collaborate with the marketing team to develop creative storyboards and campaign visuals.
Partner with creative, merchandising, and marketing teams to plan seasonal campaigns.
Provide art direction and mentor freelance photographers or production assistants as needed.
Ensure the studio supports cross-departmental needs efficiently and professionally.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners and a global creative/marketing network to align brand standards, shot lists, timelines, and deliverables.
Champion responsible use of AI-assisted creative tools to improve speed and quality, document best practices, and help the team adopt new workflows (while respecting licensing, usage rights, and brand guidelines).