Product Studio Lead Stylist Job in Amazon

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Imaging builds the worlds best online shopping experience through photography, video, graphic design, and usability design enabling millions of customers to make more informed purchasing decisions. Imaging at Amazon is a large and fast-growing network of teams located throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, focusing on fashion and product photography, photo retouching, graphic design, video and CGI production, automated image acquisition, and image support services. We are continually innovating and setting new industry standards for showcasing 10s of millions of products across multiple global marketplaces. We are obsessed with innovating on behalf of our customers, and continually push beyond the boundaries of traditional e-commerce photography and videography.

Amazon is looking for a highly skilled Photo Studio Stylist for its fast paced commercial photo studio. Successful candidates will be self-starters, strong communicators, very detail-oriented, and highly creative. The Photo Studio Stylist will be assisting and styling in a range of different categories for e-commerce photography. He/She will be contributing to continual style improvements and styling/prep efficiencies. He/She will be a key stakeholder of environmental photo and video shootings, and will be engaged in product line visual customer experience enhancement. He/She will be required to identify new opportunities and drive projects independently in collaboration with other teams.

The successful candidate will have a solid visual culture background and understanding of design trends. He/she will be detail focused, with good merchandise coordination. The Photo Studio Stylist will be able to manage multiple tasks and to interact with creative and sales teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Collaborate with internal creative teams as well as development and business teams to deliver high-quality, scale-able, on-brand imaging solutions to build a superior customer experience
Delivering results quickly with little supervision in a dynamic and often ambiguous environment.
Enhance the team knowledge of best practices and trends in Amazon Imaging
Plan, concept and execute elevated e-commerce, still-life and video content; direct the vision right way through to post-production
Communicating effectively, including verbal and written skills, and influencing across levels
Assist on set with prepping, prioritizing imaging order, and styling products
Troubleshoot and prioritize direction from creative on set
Run daily product shoots while maintaining positive energy in studio at all times
Use the vision of the brand, buyer requests, and other resources as guides to make specific Styling choices
Mentor stylists & assistant stylists in the studio
Organize and maintain the workspace, styling props inventory and request supplies
Support safety initiatives regarding studio workflow and processes
Drive creative briefings and support editorial shootings

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelors degree or equivalent in fashion styling, or related field required
4 + years styling experience in a commercial photography studio
2 + years of experience as a lead and managing the team directly or indirectly.
Specialized styling ability, such as advanced Lifestyle or product styling
Professional portfolio that demonstrates expertise in applied styling techniques
Understanding of market trends, visual composition, and the art of aesthetic presentation
Exceptional eye for detail
Proficient working knowledge of Mac and PC computing platforms, including Microsoft Office
Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously under tight deadlines
Self-driven and able to easily communicate creative ideas and collaborate in a team environment
Comfort with ambiguity; ability to be flexible in a rapidly changing environment
Experience in understanding performance metrics and developing them, as required
Strong oral (speaking, listening, interpretation) and written communication skills
Able to lift and move up to 14kg
Able to push and pull product up to 14kg during shift

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Accustomed to the intensity of the studio environment
An obsession for delighting customers
A superb eye for style, visual composition and attention to detail
Familiarity with styling and visual presentation techniques
Knowledge to trends and emerging brands
Comfortable in a culture of continuous change
Proficiency using Excel/Outlook/Sharepoint
Productivity-focused and proven to be a quick problem solver