Mid-Level Photographer

The Mid-Level Photographer produces high-volume, consistent e-commerce product imagery across Still-life, Ghost Mannequin & Accessories sets while maintaining established photography, file-management, styling, and image-quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

Photography Production

• Photograph apparel, accessories, and products using still-life and ghost mannequin setups
• Maintain consistent lighting, exposure, focus, framing, scale, composition, and color accuracy
• Follow established shot lists and photography standards
• Meet daily production targets while maintaining image high quality standards
• Operate professional camera, lighting, and tethered-capture equipment
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and problem solving mind-set
• Excellent communication skills for collaborating with the Stylist and Senior Photographer

File & Asset Management

• Manage tethered capture workflows using Capture One or equivalent software
• Maintain accurate and organized image files throughout production.
• Apply consistent file naming, folder organization, metadata, and color-profile practices to support efficient asset management.
• Verify image-set completeness and accuracy before final handoff.
• Flag any file, capture, or asset-management issues that may impact production or final delivery.

Styling & Product Presentation

• Maintain established product positioning and presentation standards
• Partner with Product Stylists on garment shape, symmetry, ghost mannequin presentation, and accessories
• Support development and maintenance of photography and accessories style guides
• Maintain visual consistency across SKUs and product categories

Image Quality Control

• Perform on-set QC for focus, exposure, color, crop, positioning, styling, symmetry, and consistency
• Identify and correct photography issues before products leave the set
• Minimize preventable reshoots and rework

Studio Operations

• Coordinate with the Studio Production Coordinator and the Stylist to maintain efficient workflow
• Partner with the Senior Photographer and Stylists to seek guidance on exceptions, clarify process requirements, and address gaps or ambiguities in established guidelines.
• Escalate product, equipment, quality, or workflow issues
• Maintain organized and production-ready photography stations
• Support testing and implementation of improved photography workflows and standards
• Product physical movement around the studio
• Ability to stand, walk, bend and move around the studio for extended periods
• Ability to regularly lift, move and adjust heavy lighting equipment (at least 30 pounds)

Technical Standards

• Professional DSLR or mirrorless camera systems
• Studio strobe and continuous lighting
• Tethered capture workflows
• Capture One and/or Adobe Photoshop
• Color-calibrated monitors and color-managed workflows
• RAW image capture
• Standardized lighting and camera settings
• E-commerce image dimensions, resolution, cropping, and background standards
• Understand ghost mannequin photography techniques, including camera positioning, lighting, exposure, focus, and consistent framing.
• Still-life and accessories photography
• 2-4 years of professional photography experience, preferably in e-commerce, fashion, catalog, product, or studio photography

Key Performance Indicators

• Products/SKUs Photographed per Day
• Image Acceptance Rate
• Reshoot Rate
• File & Naming Accuracy
• Image & Color Consistency
• Style-Guide Compliance
• Production Schedule Attainment

Benefits

We provide a competitive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, vision, ancillary benefits
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts
• 401(k) match
• PTO, Sick time, paid holidays
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

The expected hourly rate for this position is $27/hr to $32/hr

*Bergen Logistics, in good faith, has assessed this posted range of compensation as the accurate range for this role and location at the time of this posting. Bergen Logistics may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future.

*We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.