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Senior Photographer On Figure, Old Navy Photo Studio

Employer
Old Navy
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Closing date
6 Sep 2020

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About Old Navy

Forget what you know about old-school industry rules. When you work at Old Navy, you're choosing a different path. From day one, we've been on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Our teams make style accessible to everyone, creating high-quality, must-have fashion essentials for the whole family, with love, season after season.

We opened our first store in 1994 in San Francisco and have been on a roll ever since. We cultivate a community of playful personalities that thrive in a fast-paced environment where our employees can be their most authentic selves. Here, we're family.

About the role

Old Navy builds an engaging and inclusive online shopping experience through photography, video, graphic design, and usability design enabling millions of customers to make more informed purchasing decisions. Imaging at Old Navy is a fast-growing team located in San Francisco, focusing on fashion and product photography, photo retouching, and video production. We are continually innovating and setting new industry standards for showcasing 10s of thousands of products across multiple marketplaces. We are obsessed with innovating on behalf of our customers, and continually push beyond the boundaries of traditional e-commerce photography and videography. Old Navy is looking for an organized, detail-oriented and enthusiastic photographer to join our team.

Old Navy is searching for an experienced and accomplished photographer to execute and elevate specific categories of standardized photography with a high level of competence and proficiency as well as campaign focused photography. This candidate will report into and partner with the Associate Photography Director in the areas of lighting, on-set direction, visual aesthetics, and technical problem-solving. They will troubleshoot on-set photography challenges decisively and expertly execute the brand creative direction while articulating rationale for decisions in support of on-brand vision. This role will improve processes for studio performance against operational metrics and budget while holding and elevating the creative vision of the brand without sacrificing brand creative and quality. In this role you will innovate ways to shoot new categories or initiatives while following new processes and provide feedback to ensure successful implementation.

What you'll do

  • Produce the highest quality photography/video for all Old Navy product categories
  • Partner very closely with the Associate Photography Director to understand the seasonal vision and "big idea" per month. Execute photography and video assets to support that vision.
  • Work in the studio under the direction of the Associate Photography Director both independently and alongside art directors and stylists capturing digital images of product while managing equipment maintenance
  • Photograph ecommerce product on-figure with the ability to capture off-figure when needed
  • Understand the needs of each marketing vehicle and "best practices" to develop creative that will have the greatest impact to the customer.
  • Work closely with the Associate Photography Director to identify new ways to shoot photography that will create agility and flexibility in the marketing pipeline.
  • Responsible for accurate completion of shot lists, file naming, processing and organization of digital files
  • Upload digital files to all correct channels on a daily basis
  • Ensure daily workload is completed within SLA - raise red flags when in jeopardy, working with Associate Photography Director to resolve roadblocks.
  • Proactively identify challenges in workflow or process and use critical thinking to provide the Associate Photography Director with potential solutions and ensure creation of all process documentation.
  • Maintain consistently high standards for accuracy, aesthetics, and productivity
  • Partner with manager, photographers, stylists, art directors, product coordinator and sample manager to ensure production expectations are met
  • Build innovative processes with impact from the ground up
  • Help develop techniques and best practices for shooting new categories/projects
  • Maintain photography style guides for Old Navy's photo studio
  • Interact directly with Old Navy Studio teams to receive visual guidance and implement process improvement
  • Collect and analyze data and testing solutions for process improvements and new initiatives


Who you are

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in photography or related field
  • Minimum 5 years' experience in hi-volume commercial fashion studio with professionally respected photographers
  • Minimum 3 years' experience working as a commercial fashion photographer
  • Professional photography portfolio that demonstrates an expert-level knowledge of digital photography, including lighting, composition, color quality, and aesthetics
  • Ability to work in a constantly changing, fast paced, team player e-commerce setting
  • Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with other team members
  • Exceptional work ethic and attention to detail
  • Is willing and able to work within On Figure and Off Figure studio needs based on volume and peak times within the broader studio environment
  • Demonstrated ability to manage high volumes of workflow including prioritization, planning, and task delegation under tight deadlines
  • High-level proficiency with the industry-standard software tools (Photo Shop and Capture One) and ability to troubleshoot technical issues under pressure
  • Proficiency with color management policies
  • High-level proficiency with DSLR functionality (both still and video) as well as all standard studio lighting techniques and traditional grip practice
  • Strong organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
  • Obsession with delighting customers

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • 5+ years of experience working as a Photographer for premium brands and/or innovative branding firms
  • Experience with marketing brand campaign, on figure product and lay down photography in all categories including sport photography
  • Proven experience working with Art Directors, Stylists, Production, and freelance talent
  • In-depth skills and knowledge in all things related to photography and videography
  • Deep knowledge of a "Digital first" marketing approach, understanding the needs of paid and social media and how to capture creative that best suits the requirements of success in those channels
  • Clear understanding of all stages of the photography process, and ability to provide direction to the team to execute
  • A change maker, a ground breaker, someone who challenges the status quo and can help us to move the brand forward
  • A positive, motivating individual that can easily collaborate and work through confrontation in a solution-minded way
  • Accustomed to the high intensity level of an e-commerce studio environment, and ability to thrive under tight deadlines
  • Self-driven and able to effectively communicate creative ideas and collaborate in a multi-team environment
  • Quality focused and proven to be a quick problem solver to ensure productivity and time to market standards
  • Ability to use industry experience and expertise to advocate for the expansion of Old Navy's photography capability, and for the adoption of new technologies


Benefits at Old Navy

  • Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy, 30% off at Outlet and 25% off at Athleta for all employees.
  • One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
  • Employees can take up to five "on the clock" hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
  • Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee's base pay.*
  • Employee stock purchase plan.*
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
  • See more of the benefits we offer.

*For eligible employees

Company

Old Navy is a global apparel and accessories brand that believes in the democracy of style, making high quality, must-have fashion essentials for the whole family, while delivering incredible value, and fun, unique store experiences. Old Navy opened its first store in 1994 in the United States and since has expanded its international presence with Company-operated stores in Canada, China, and Mexico, as well as franchise stores in seven countries. Customers can purchase Old Navy products globally in Company-operated and franchise stores and online.

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