Senior Photographer, Content Creation Job at Fortress Brand in San Diego

At Front Row, we partner with leading brands to accelerate their ecommerce growth. We leverage our capabilities and proprietary technology to design, market, distribute and accelerate brands on a global scale.We’re continually cultivating functional areas of expertise and retaining the highest caliber of talent — while sharing knowledge and data, creating efficiencies, and looking at every aspect of our client’s business from a 360 perspective.We work effectively to give every client the hands-on support, niche knowledge, and first-access they need to win in the world’s most competitive commerce markets and make each of our six capabilities the first to act on the next big things.We live for the exchange of energy between brands and audiences, you should too, and we’ve made it our mission to expand every brand’s market share and heart share. Because we believe every transaction has the potential to be transformational.About the team this role lives within:At the intersection of strategy and aesthetics, we partner with visionary founders and teams to create category-defining brands that foster real connections. Our approach goes beyond the obvious, leveraging a diverse collective of creatives to bring fresh, varied perspectives to the art and science of branding. Through emotional narratives, captivating brand identities, holistic design, and immersive retail experiences, we drive meaningful change in an ever-evolving world.With a broad view of the digital landscape, we are uniquely positioned to expand and elevate our clients' online presence. From performance and social marketing to influencer and CRM strategies, we ensure consistency across every touchpoint. Leading with instinct and validating with data, we challenge assumptions, seek clarity, and redefine the role of brands in the global marketplace—adding value for all.Our San Diego office has its own 5,000 square foot studio for shoots, which is a key part of our client offering, developing ongoing social content, email marketing assets, social and streaming ads, photography and video for everything from evergreen messages to product launches.Job Description Overview: The Senior Photographer is a highly skilled professional who has strong skills in lighting, shooting, retouching and training. This team member is client-facing and needs to be able to clearly communicate creative ideas and needs to internal and client teams. This team member assists in managing the photo team to ensure production quality meets agency standards for all accounts.The ideal candidate will have an in-depth understanding of beauty photography, with a passion for creating stunning visual content that showcases beauty products, cosmetics, skincare, and more. You will collaborate with our creative, marketing, and production teams to produce high-quality imagery that aligns with the brand’s vision and elevates client campaigns.As a senior photographer, you will play a key role in conceptualizing and executing photo shoots, ensuring high standards are maintained throughout the creative process. This role requires a strong portfolio in beauty, editorial, and commercial photography, as well as leadership and mentoring abilities.Responsibilities: Driving creative excellence for the agency and our clientsAssisting with team management and training/providing mentorshipManaging deadlines and workflowsDirectly managing & creating stills for premium accountsEffectively communicating internally & externallyMaintaining positive attitude & relationshipsAbility to direct production, including team members/large crews, multiple modelsDeveloping creative presentations for clientsLeading creative brainstormsAssisting in art, set builds, and prop sourcingMotivating the team to work hard and produce quality workUsing creative and technical photography knowledge to compose high-quality assetsMaintaining brand identity for all photography content across a handful of different brandsMonitoring consumer trends and look for opportunities to elevate photographyActively develop the skills of those who work with and under themMake sure every creative / client briefing is as inspiring as possibleExpect and aim for the best creative work every timeRequirements: We expect Senior Photographers to have a strong sense of responsibility for their account, for their team, for the creative work, and for the Agency. They should always work in the best interests of these elements. As such they will be expected to do & have the following skills/experience:5+ years of experience in beauty model photographyExperience running large and small scale shootsAbility to conceptualize, present to client effectively, execute the shoot as lead photographer and lead post-production process & retouchingAbility to manage workload, effectively communicate internally and externally, meet deadlines, etc.Leadership and people management experienceConfidence, assertiveness, and self-starter qualitiesImportant characteristics of the Senior Photographer will include: Solution Seeking: Senior Photographers are responsible for navigating through shoots, being able to creatively problem solve and finding creative solutions. This doesn’t mean they have to solve all problems on their own, but he/she needs to be able to identify how best to solve a problem and create an excellent outcome.Client Confidence: A Senior Photographer is expected to have strong client communication skills in being able to creatively explain and communicate a creative vision. Senior Photographers typically work directly with clients alongside Account Managers to create ongoing relationships with clients ranging from Social Media Managers, to CMO’s, to Creative Directors. Specifically they should know and understand:How strategy plays into creative and how to connect a key insight to creating visualsWhat is trending on social media and be able to apply it to a multitude of brandsBe familiar with market dynamics and competitor strategiesKnow everything about the brand & productPossess strong presentation skillsBe able to present your own and others ideas in either a formal presentation or an informal way intelligently, thoughtfully, with passion and with clarityBe able to write interesting and concise presentations for use internally and externallyBenefits:20 PTO days (prorated based upon start date) & 7 sick days per annual yearMedical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Benefits401kHybrid working schedule, primarily in-studio w/in-office perks#J-18808-Ljbffr