Senior Art Director - Photo

Lead end-to-end ecommerce and editorial photography from concept through post-production while helping evolve the brand’s visual and styling standards.

Responsibilities

• Direct on-set execution of on-figure selling shots aligned to the styling point of view and shot type standards.
• Drive creative elevation while maintaining productivity within budget limits.
• Manage adherence to production timelines while contributing process ideas to improve efficiency and image quality.
• Collaborate with team and cross-functional partners to evolve the styling point of view and keep styling direction and the styling closet current.
• Participate in weekly imagery reviews with the team.
• Research and help identify talent for ecommerce photoshoots, including photographers, stylists, and models.
• Take projects from concept through final execution, including post-production review.
• Present conceptual direction, model casting, and location or studio direction to creative leadership for approval.
• Lead creative execution of on-model photography across campaign, lifestyle, editorial, social, e-commerce, and promotional content.
• Direct photography shoots end to end, including lighting, composition, talent direction, posing, and narrowing the image selection.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement across styling and photography processes; establish and communicate best practices for creative quality, consistency, and operational effectiveness.
• Lead post-production activities: image selection, retouching, photo editing, video editing, and final asset review to meet brand, quality, and performance expectations.
• Partner closely with Photo Producers and stakeholders to optimize resources, control production costs, and deliver within established budget parameters.
• Coordinate with Marketing and Creative teams to support launches, hero campaigns, retail initiatives, influencer collaborations, brand events, and tentpole marketing moments.
• Ensure imagery highlights product performance, supports brand storytelling, and supports consumer engagement opportunities.
• Work with Creative Leadership, Producers, Production, Design, Social, and Video teams to deliver integrated creative execution across formats and platforms.
• Partner with the Global Marketing team to support global market needs while maintaining brand consistency.
• Maintain and evolve the brand’s visual identity through photography, aligned to values, aesthetic, and consumer positioning across social media, e-commerce, retail, PR, paid media, influencer content, and marketing materials.
• Champion innovation in photography techniques, technologies, and creative processes to elevate brand storytelling and consumer engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year college or university
• 5+ years direct experience
• Proven experience developing and executing photography for large-scale campaigns, product launches, brand marketing initiatives, and social-first content
• Strong portfolio demonstrating on-model photography, beauty imagery, portraiture, and visual storytelling
• Experience collaborating with senior creative and marketing leadership on integrated campaigns and brand initiatives
• Deep expertise in lighting, composition, color theory, retouching direction, and photographic production workflows
• Experience leveraging AI-enhanced creative and retouching tools to improve production efficiencies and asset refinement while maintaining integrity of model imagery and authentic product representation, supporting responsible visual storytelling that builds consumer trust
• Exceptional creative judgment to balance brand consistency and innovation
• Proficiency with industry-standard photography equipment, capture software, Adobe Creative Suite, and asset management workflows
• Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and project management skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment while managing multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously
• Portfolio and social media handles required for consideration

Technologies

• Adobe Creative Suite

Benefits

• Performance-based incentives/bonuses
• 401k
• Medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options
• PTO accruals
• Holidays

Physical Requirements

• Requires prolonged periods of sitting, with occasional standing
• Occasionally requires walking, bending, reaching, hearing, and talking
• Continuous use of computers and other office equipment
• Frequently lift/move up to 25 lbs.

Location: Long Island City, NY (onsite)

Salary: USD 108,120 - 180,360 per year

Experience: 5+ years