Freelance Photographer - Fashion E-comm

About us

Named "The Fastest Growing Retailer in the US", Dolls Kill is a fashion brand that boldly empowers people to celebrate their individuality. With over two million followers on Instagram, we've become a cult favorite among DJs, celebrities and artists around the world.

Based in Oakland, we have an amazing team of retail leaders, scrappy hackers, creative marketers and fashion trendsetters who are fun to work with and serious about what they do. We're also backed strong consumer-focused investors who share in our vision of building one of the world's next great consumer brands. Look for our latest press mentions in Business Insider, Racked, TeenVogue, PopSugar, Elle, and more.

About the Role

We are looking for a forward-thinking photographer to join our fast-paced eCommerce and editorial studio in a contractor role.

Our team is passionate about our customers, products, and shopping experience so the ideal candidate will also have a personal connection to the Dolls Kill brand, an intuitive understanding of our customers, and an ability to highlight our aesthetic.

Responsibilities

• Shoot on-model photography for e-commerce, ensuring consistency in lighting, color, and framing across large volumes of styles
• Produce high quality and consistently beautiful images, ensuring they are correctly exposed and color accurate.
• Work in partnership with the Associate Creative Director to create on-brand product and marketing images.
• Manage lighting setups, camera equipment, and studio space for efficient, high-output shoot days
• Perform quality assurance on all images.
• Crop and process images within Capture One.
• Ensure quality photo assets are delivered to meet post-production deadlines.
• Image processing and editing.
• Pre-Production and Shoot planning.
• Create content for social channels.

Requirements

• Knowledge of commercial studio & location lighting.
• Proficiency with lighting - both strobe and constant lighting set ups.
• 3-5 years experience shooting in a high-volume E-commerce studio.
• Awareness of contemporary trends in photography and fashion.
• Sense of urgency and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work well under pressure and against deadline.
• Ability to work well within a team.
• Proficiency in Capture One and Adobe CC.
• Strong photography portfolio that demonstrates knowledge and techniques of digital lighting and photography.