What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commercial Photographer position at The Creative Agency?
Staff Photographer: Commercial & E-Commerce Photography
In-Person | Fort Collins, CO
Required To Be Considered: Portfolio included in resume or email hello@thecreativeagencyco.com
The Creative Agency is a premier, full-service marketing and media firm that operates as an external in-house team for brands. Strategy, brand, design, production, and performance all live under one roof, allowing us to create cohesive, high-performing work across industries including beauty, lifestyle, e-commerce, hospitality, and CPG.
We invest in professional studio infrastructure, thoughtful processes, and collaborative teams so our creatives can focus on what matters most: producing exceptional work that supports real business goals.
The Creative Agency is seeking a Staff Photographer with strong commercial and e-commerce experience to join our in-house production team. This role is ideal for a photographer who values technical excellence and accuracy, while also enjoying the opportunity to contribute creative, editorial thinking that elevates brand storytelling and marketing campaigns.
You’ll work inside a fully equipped studio environment, collaborating closely with brand, design, video, and marketing teams to produce photography that supports websites, paid media, e-commerce, social content, and integrated campaigns.
As a Staff Photographer, your photography will be used across:
- E-commerce product pages and catalogs
- Paid advertising and digital campaigns
- Websites and landing pages
- Social media and email marketing
- Brand launches and seasonal collections
This role balances commercial consistency with creative execution, ensuring assets are accurate, scalable, and visually compelling.
Job Duties Include:
- Capture high-quality commercial photography aligned with brand standards, campaign goals, and creative direction
- Photograph products, beauty, and lifestyle subjects with strong attention to color accuracy, lighting, and detail
- Use the studio cyclorama and lighting systems to produce clean, professional imagery, including white or near-white background assets when required
- Contribute editorial and conceptual ideas that enhance marketing narratives while remaining aligned with brand strategy
- Deliver assets designed to perform and scale across platforms
- Build and maintain repeatable lighting setups for consistency across shoots
- Prepare for shoot days efficiently and thoughtfully
- Maintain studio spaces, equipment, and organization
- Follow established workflows for file naming, storage, and asset delivery
- Work closely with the Brand Design Manager, Creative Director, and production team
- Participate in creative planning, campaign discussions, and visual ideation
- Ask thoughtful questions early to ensure clarity and alignment
- Receive feedback collaboratively and apply revisions efficiently
- Support integrated photo and video production when needed
- Edit and prepare images in Lightroom and Photoshop
- Ensure color accuracy, consistency, and overall polish
- Deliver files optimized for web, paid media, and marketing use
The Right Fit Is Experienced In:
- Commercial and e-commerce photography
- Strong studio lighting skills and understanding of light control
- Shooting white-background product imagery
- Photographing beauty, lifestyle, or consumer products
- Understanding of how photography functions as a marketing tool
- Proficiency in Lightroom and Photoshop
- A collaborative, professional approach with both technical and creative confidence
Portfolios should demonstrate commercial or e-commerce photography, with examples that show both accuracy and creative execution.
You’ll be part of a team that:
- Values craft, precision, and professionalism
- Invests in real studio infrastructure
- Cares about both creativity and performance
- Builds long-term brand relationships
- Treats photography as a respected and essential part of marketing
This is a place where commercial photography is taken seriously and where strong creative ideas are welcomed when they support brand and business outcomes. If you enjoy producing thoughtful, high-quality imagery inside a collaborative, brand-led environment, we’d love to see your work.