Senior Studio Photographer

Buckle•Kearney, NE

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Studio Photographer will explore new ways of presenting Buckle merchandise and brands, accenting the quality, details, and special features through ecommerce photography and creative image editing. This role involves communicating and coordinating with the Buckle Marketing Team to generate multiple purposes for fashion editorial content, operating digital cameras and equipment effectively to obtain high quality photographs, and maintaining expertise in editing software to edit digital images. The photographer will also distribute and archive photography according to assignments and requests, and follow standards for product and image photography on Buckle.com. Collaboration with the Visual Merchandising Team is key to setting standards that represent and appeal to our diverse product and Guest mix. The role also includes providing content to the Buckle Marketing Team for social channels, researching merchandise plans for each season, presenting ideas for seasonal fashion content topics, and researching marketing results to apply to future planning. Suggestions for supplemental content topics and photography concepts are also part of the role, along with culling, refining, and editing imagery in line with creative direction for each specific digital asset.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university and five to seven years related on-figure photography experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience in fashion photography preferred.

Responsibilities

Communicate and coordinate with the Buckle Marketing Team to generate multiple purposes for fashion editorial content.
Operate digital cameras and equipment effectively to obtain high quality photographs.
Maintain expertise in editing software and apply techniques to edit digital images.
Distribute and archive photography according to assignments and requests.
Follow standards for product and image photography on Buckle.com.
Collaborate with the Visual Merchandising Team in setting standards for product and image photography on Buckle.com that represents and appeals to our diverse product and Guest mix.
Provide content to the Buckle Marketing Team for placement on social channels.
Research and understand the merchandise plan for each season and present ideas for seasonal fashion content topics.
Present innovative ideas for photographing our product selection through various channels, including email, store signage, and digital creative.
Understand marketing results for content projects and apply results and research to future planning and recommendations.
Provide suggestions for supplemental content topics and photography concepts.
Cull, refine and edit imagery in line with creative direction for each specific DA (digital asset).
Fulfill mission statement by performing job duties with a high level of customer service while contributing to a positive team spirit.
Special projects and other duties as assigned.