Urban Outfitters: Women's Photographer

Founded in 1970, Urban Outfitters (www.UrbanOutfitters.com) operates more than 200 stores in the United States, Canada, and Europe, all offering an eclectic mix of merchandise. We stock our stores with what we love, calling on our—and our customer's—interest in contemporary art, music, and fashion. From men's & women's apparel and accessories to items for the apartment, we offer a lifestyle-specific shopping experience for the educated, urban-minded individual in the 18 to 30 year-old range—both online and in our stores as well as through our catalog.

Title

Women's Photographer

Reports to

Art Director

Overview

The UO Web photographer is a full time position based at our home offices at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The Web photographer is responsible for still and on-model eCommerce product and editorial photography. And has a strong desire to constantly refine and improve creative output and produce high end photography that is aspirational and on brand, enriching the customer experience on line in order to drive direct sales.

Responsibilities

• Light and shoot digital product photography of styled products.
• Capture the functionality, features, benefits, and uniqueness of individual products
• Consistently produce digital images that are within established standards, which can quickly be edited and made web-ready
• Ensure a high level of consistent technical quality and aesthetics for all photography created and distributed by the studio, follow shoot guides set into place to ensure consistency
• Work with a team of stylists daily to ensure the product is style efficiently and correctly
• Experience directing, posing, and engaging modeling talent to best showcase merchandise according to company aesthetic
• The ability to handle a high-volume studio workflow and execute both on-model and lifestyle imagery under tight deadlines
• Work closely with Photography Director for studio direction, editorial concepts and execution
• Understand deadlines and schedules in order to help prioritize product
• Maintain and organize photo equipment and cleanliness of studio
• Shoot editorial marketing assets as needed
• Willingness to work with web production and retouching team to optimize photography asset handoffs

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of digital studio photography experience in a commercial studio preferred
• Strong digital photography, lighting, and compositional skills
• Strong knowledge in both natural and studio lighting
• Strong retouching skills
• A self-starter, with a strong sense of teamwork in a fast-paced, high volume, deadline-driven environment
• Expert knowledge of Canon EOS, Photoshop, Bridge, Lightroom, Capture One Pro, and Mac OS

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Photography, Visual Arts, or a related field.

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Travel

Some travel required.