Photography - Photographer

PHOTOGRAPHER | JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary

At Magnolia, t he Photographer is responsible for capturing intentional and visually impactful photography assets for retail marketing campaigns and Ecommerce that inspire guests to shop at Magnolia.com and brick and mortar locations. This position works from the photography studio and Magnolia Headquarters in Waco, Texas. It reports to the Art Director , Photography and has no supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist in the creation of intentional and visually impactful photography assets for retail marketing campaigns and Ecommerce that inspire guests to shop at Magnolia.com and brick and mortar locations*
• Collaborate with Art Director, Photography to capture visually compelling and inspiring room scenes, in-studio setups, and PDP assets that are of the highest quality, support buying strategies, and represent the brand’s design aesthetic*
• Provide on-site lighting, camera framing, and photo capture for assigned room scene photoshoots, ensuring scenes represent the agreed upon art direction and support shot lists*
• Provide on-set lighting, camera framing, and photo capture for assigned PDP photoshoots, ensuring assets support unique product details, demonstrate product usage, and convey a sense of scale*
• Execute high-quality photo finishing and retouching, according to the photo approval process and timeline*
• Light, frame, and shoot location and in-studio photography for brand content used on the blog, as needed
• Maintain a consistent and comprehensive awareness of upcoming photoshoots, status of pre-production planning and development timelines
• Collaborate with team members to prepare, initiate , and wrap photoshoots according to established timelines, with supervision
• Assist with the organization and maintenance of photography equipment
• Assist in ensuring photography execution supports the brand’s values, purpose, voice, and visual aesthetic
• Interpret briefs and create solutions that are on-brand with supervision
• Utilize project management software and digital tools to streamline operations, track projects, and facilitate seamless communication and collaboration among team members
• Support the Photo graphy Operations team in file management best practices
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Metrics evaluated on Performance Review
  
  

COMPETENCIES

• Teamwork : Contribute to a team environment supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Work effectively with others, be a team player and contribute toward team goals.
• Critical Thinking : Identify and communicate challenges in day-to-day activities. Ability to analyze data, trends, and patterns.
• Expertise : Eye for detail, accuracy, and complete all tasks in a timely manner . Possess knowledge and skills related to specific area(s) and specialized tools and techniques relevant to specialization.
• Communication : Actively engage in listening to teammates and guests and be open to feedback from guests, peers, and management.
• Guest Focus : Ability to proactively understand and meet guest needs, ensuring a personalized and guest-centric experience.
• Strategy and Goal Setting : Approach change with positivity and curiosity. Know your role in achieving team goals.
• Hard skills : Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Drive preferred. Proficiency in Capture One, Photoshop, and Lightroom required . Strong professional photo editing and retouching skills required .
  
  

Eligibility Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year college or university preferred
• 2-4 years of related work experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience preferred
• Experience professionally photographing on-location and in-studio required
• Portfolio required
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit; use hands and arms to reach, handle, feel; utilize fine motor dexterity of fingers; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Magnolia is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this classification. It is not to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job. Management has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this description at any time.

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