Junior Ecommerce Photographer

We have an amazing opportunity for a Junior Ecommerce Photographer to join Team OB in our Support Office.

As a Junior Ecommerce Photographer at OB, you will play an integral role in supporting the Ecommerce Photographer to run a successful in-house ecommerce studio.

Reporting to the Ecommerce Photographer, you will work in collaboration to bring product to life through exceptional imagery that is in line with the OB style guidelines.

Our Support Office is based in Tolworth, near Chessington, only a 30-minute journey from London Waterloo. We are working a 50/50 split of office and home working.

A bit about us …

Oliver Bonas is an independent British lifestyle store. We are proud to call ourselves Team OB and believe Oliver Bonas is a truly special place to work. Our company values are Work Hard, Play Hard & Be Kind, and these values sit at the heart of every role here at OB. We are passionate and provide everyone with a fun place to work. Working at OB is more than just a job; it’s somewhere to build a career you are passionate about.

More about the role …

An OB Junior Ecommerce Photographer will:

• Support the Ecommerce Photographer in bringing products to life through high quality digital photography, using beautiful lighting and a strong eye for detail
• Manage the set-up, assembly and put away of equipment before and after shoots
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of studio lighting techniques
• Build and arrange sets in advance of shoots, preparing props and decorating sets when required for showcasing & styling of OB products
• Maintain sets, ensuring all photographic equipment is in working order carrying out lighting tests as required
• Stay up to date on trends both internal and external to help with photography and styling of products on studio shoots
• Assist with the post-production editing and export of images, crop and process colour grading & maintaining file size specifications
• Edit, retouch, recolour and resize imagery in line with the OB style guidelines
• Perform quality assurance on all images name and archive digital asset files
• Manage multiple product imagery deadlines, communicating the workflow to multiple internal teams
• Be responsible for all video post-production, colour adjusting, cropping, resizing processing and uploading
• Work in collaboration with the Fashion/H&G Buying teams and Ecommerce Content team, in the coordination of stock for photo shoots
• Support in efficiently managing the weekly bookings/diary & studio priorities and demonstrate ability to react to last minute requests in a calm manner
• Prepare products for shoots, including steaming of clothing, cleaning of samples and label removal
• Provide a professional, creative and inviting studio environment
• Support production manager with prep for external ecommerce shoots

Bonas Benefits:

• Generous employee discount up to 50% off all OB products
• Free access to our 24 hour employee assistance programme with Care First – offering financial, emotional and vocational support
• Flexible holiday – 30 days (including bank holidays) – increasing to 35 days with length of service
• Annual discretionary profit related bonus scheme
• Free membership for our Westfield Health Cash Plan or Private Medical
• Auto-enrolment into our pension plan
• Free access to our onsite gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a Friend incentive
• Quarterly free lunch
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Voice network and EDI team
• Mental Health First Aider support
• Education and support throughout Looop eLearning platform
• An opportunity to work at the highest placed retailer in Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in the UK list 2022.

What we look for:

• Proficient in software such as Capture One & Adobe suites
• Understanding of film/video and post-production
• Photography related studies or work experience
• Knowledge of basic studio photography techniques
• Super organised with excellent time management skills
• Flexible and able to work at a fast pace on multiple projects
• Creative yet commercial eye

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at OB

At Oliver Bonas, our promise is to do our bit to make living a joyful experience and give cause for optimism. This promise is central to our work in equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI). To bring joy to others, we must first ensure everyone at OB feels valued, included and most importantly, can be themselves at work.

It is important to us that our brand reflects wider society and the communities in which we operate. As a result, we welcome all eligible applicants for this role however we are particularly interested in speaking to eligible candidates from the Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage communities.

To read more about our ED&I commitments, head over to the EDI page on our website: https://www.oliverbonas.com/meet-the-team/diversity