What are the responsibilities and job description for the Photo Stylist position at Mittera?
Description
Mittera is a leading-edge provider of commercial and digital printing, finishing, graphic design, data analytics, direct mail processing, and fulfillment services. Through a comprehensive, full-service approach, Mittera brings together data-driven insights, elevated creative solutions, and expertly produced materials to deliver the brand recognition our customers deserve.
We are searching for a Photo Stylist who collaborates closely with a diverse team of creatives, photographers, clients, production personnel and others to create innovative, high quality, on brand, and beautiful/aesthetically pleasing images for client advertising across multiple media platforms. The Photo Stylist is a cross-functional collaborator who delivers across multiple photography projects, while driving deadlines and maintaining quality.
Benefits Include
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In keeping with Mittera’s philosophy that each individual should be encouraged to reach his or her full potential, and in compliance with the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations or modifications will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Hours may vary depending on departmental staffing needs.
Mittera is a leading-edge provider of commercial and digital printing, finishing, graphic design, data analytics, direct mail processing, and fulfillment services. Through a comprehensive, full-service approach, Mittera brings together data-driven insights, elevated creative solutions, and expertly produced materials to deliver the brand recognition our customers deserve.
We are searching for a Photo Stylist who collaborates closely with a diverse team of creatives, photographers, clients, production personnel and others to create innovative, high quality, on brand, and beautiful/aesthetically pleasing images for client advertising across multiple media platforms. The Photo Stylist is a cross-functional collaborator who delivers across multiple photography projects, while driving deadlines and maintaining quality.
Benefits Include
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short and Long-term Disability
- 401k
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Volunteer Time Off
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide onset styling of hard goods, soft line merchandise for catalog, ecomm, and/or lifestyle photo shoots
- Prepare merchandise for set, including but not limited to steaming, pining, stuffing and ironing to ensure camera ready quality of merchandise
- Collaborate with all studio and design partners to ensure styling and photography is on brand
- Communicate effectively with team members providing direction as needed to obtain brand and industry standards related to lighting, design, styling and propping
- Assist in creating and maintaining a brands style guide (look and feel, styling, lighting)
- Contribute to the ideation and execution of set builds
- Source and/or create photography props, sets, backgrounds and surfaces
- Effectively communicates with art directors and clients and incorporates feedback and direction as required
- Act as a positive team player who does not hesitate to jump in when additional support is needed
- Responsible for the timely completion and accuracy of photography
- Monitor and track expenses, minding budgets when necessary
- Maintain an organized and clean prep area and on-set zone
- Assist with other tasks or duties as assigned
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In keeping with Mittera’s philosophy that each individual should be encouraged to reach his or her full potential, and in compliance with the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations or modifications will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Hours may vary depending on departmental staffing needs.
- 2-3 years styling in a commercial photo studio
- Portfolio demonstrating your work and expertise
- Experience with both hard goods and soft lines, especially apparel off figure
- Knowledge of digital commercial photography and workflows
- Friendly, enthusiastic, and eager to learn and contribute
- Ability to multi-task, organize, and problem-solve under tight deadlines
- Flexible, and able to respond immediately to business changes and priorities
- Knowledge of Adobe CC, Digital Photography and Lighting
- Ability to accept constructive criticism and adapt or modify as needed
- Desire to collaborate with creative teams and clients fostering positive working relationships and contributing to collective success
- Proactive and self-motivated individual with a passion for creative