Jr Photographer - Full-time / Part-time

As a global marketing experience company, Quad’s goal is to help our clients win every day. We use our data-driven integrated marketing and manufacturing platform to streamline solutions for our clients, reduce friction and enhance their marketing spend effectiveness. We’ve built a rich legacy by believing in our people, allowing them to act like owners and to take charge of their own success. Whether an operator, sales rep, a graphic artist or a clinician, we’re all driven to perform at our best— for ourselves and our clients. At our core, we’re a company that believes we can always create a better way.

The Jr. Photographer is responsible for both producing high-quality photography and supporting other Photographers, Stylists, Art Directors, Producers and Merchandisers in a high-volume production photo studio environment, as well as, studio responsibilities outlined below.

Responsibilities:

• Assist and/or execute high-quality digital photography for multiple categories used in client’s website and marketing materials, corporate requests and off-site events; maintain consistently high standards for accuracy, aesthetics, and productivity
• Supports on-set troubleshooting of photography challenges 
• Reviewing equipment and processing needs with Photographers
• Partner with Studio Manager, Category Managers and Stylists for on-time product supply purchasing, delivery and quality assurance
• Maintaining photography equipment, studio contents and studio environment
• Working directly with Studio Producer to understand and adhere to internal studio schedules 
• Tracking assigned projects, maintaining shot lists, and tracking sheets 
• Work with in-house and freelance talent to execute photo processing and retouching 
• Assisting in processing and routing of images and projects from production through post production
• Working cooperatively with Studio Producer, Photographers and Stylists to insure deadlines are met
• Set building and set assembly skills. Practical working knowledge of hand tools
• Drive image and asset searches as requested by client and studio team
• Performing reviews of circular ad proofs for image requests; providing comments and assets as needed 
• Assisting in maintaining a high level of client satisfaction and confidence
• Performing, maintaining and assisting in all studio projects, processes and improvement initiatives
   

Qualifications: 
Appropriate education and/or experience may be substituted on an equivalent basis

•  Associate or Trade School Degree in Photography, Media, Design, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Business Management or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 3 year photo or production assisting experience in a commercial, high-end, high-volume, digital photography catalog, retail, e-Commerce or advertising studio photography environment A working portfolio of demonstrable photography skills and abilities is required.
• Understanding and working knowledge of still photography techniques, principles, equipment, and lighting techniques for commercial photography
• Experience with digital image retouching, image manipulation and postproduction techniques and software(s) to enhance/improve raw capture and rendered high-resolution image quality
• Experience with evaluation of photography for reproduction in print and electronic media (web images)
• Working knowledge of current photography equipment, tools and software
• Understanding of workflows for still and video productions
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously under tight deadlines
• Accustomed to the intensity of the studio environment, and unshrinking under deadline pressure
• Shooting experience in an e-commerce photo studio
• Self-driven and able to easily communicate creative ideas and collaborate in a team environment
• Productivity-focused and proven to be a quick problem solver
• Proficiency with Apple/Macintosh computer platform/software.
• Working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office software – specifically Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Working knowledge and experience with CaptureOne (raw image capture software), Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, Acrobat, In-Design, Illustrator, Final Cut (Mac) and Adobe Premier

 

 

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