Digital Photographer

Digital Photographer

SNIPES Digital Photographer

Philadelphia, PA

Hybrid

We live sneakers, streetwear, and neighborhood culture! All Day! Every Day!

With more than 750 stores in Europe and the USA, SNIPES is one of the leading sneaker and streetwear retailers worldwide. Since opening its first store in Essen, Germany in 1998, SNIPES has been an integral part of street culture and is constantly growing thanks to its proximity to the community and regular openings worldwide.

At SNIPES, everything revolves around youth culture. In stores and online at snipes.com and snipesusa.com, our community finds a wide range of internationally renowned sneakers and apparel brands for the latest fits from head to toe. We dive deep into subcultures, sponsor some of the biggest hip-hop festivals, events, and sports teams throughout the world to stay close to our community and keep our deep roots in the global street culture community. Therefore, we work closely with key figures from the scene like DJ Khaled, our Chief Creative Officer. But whether it's sponsorships or developing grassroots projects we prioritize giving back to the community in everything we do.

SNIPES has always kept an ear to the streets to create a meaningful impact in the communities we serve. Through our community program "SNIPES serves" and its localized approach we support the needs of our communities, empower, and celebrate our dynamic culture.

Overview: Reporting to the Photo Studio Manager, the Digital Photographer is responsible for ecommerce photography both on and off model. The Digital Photographer is a detail oriented, organized, deadline driven personality that can thrive in a fast paced, in-house retail e-commerce department.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and shoot photography both on and off model based on ecommerce directive
• Must be able to work quickly in a deadline driven environment
• Collaborate with digital, marketing and merch teams to ensure efficient execution of directives
• Responsible for all pre and post shoot functions including retouching, returning of samples and organization of files
• Stay current with retail, style, marketing, and photography trends
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross functional team in a corporate environment
• Actively seeks opportunities to improve processes and increase industry knowledge

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in photography, or comparable experience with a fashion photography focus.
• Portfolio required
• Minimum 1-3 years' experience in e-commerce, fashion, brand advertising, catalog, or retail environment preferred
• Exceptional knowledge of editing programs such as Photoshop, Lightroom and Capture One
• Proficiency/software skills in digital file management and communication, data entry
• Experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Experience with Project Management software such as Monday.com
• Excellent display strengths in studio and natural lighting
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong strategic, visual, and verbal skills required
• Ability to quickly conceptualize in a visual environment

Schedule:

• This position is hybrid with 4 days onsite and 1 day remote with working hours of 7:30am-4pm. The Photo Studio is located inside the SNIPES Distribution Center in Philadelphia PA

Cultural Success Factors:

• Enthusiasm for the brand
• Consumer Obsessed
• Innovative Mindset
• Collaborative nature
• Skillful communicator
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Adaptable and Flexible
• Disciplined and self-motivated

Benefits with SNIPES:

• Generous Employee Discount
• Paid Holidays
• Summer Hours
• Hybrid work schedule
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Bonus Plan
• Affordable Health Insurance
• Retirement Contributions

Snipes USA and all its subsidiary Companies are equal opportunity employers. We will not discriminate or make hiring decisions based on race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other criteria that would violate any Federal or State laws.