Aquent
Photographer Job at Aquent in New York
Aquent - New York, NY, United States, 10261
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Placement Type:
Temporary
Salary:
$67.35 to $74.84/hr
Start Date:
04.01.2025
Our clients Media Products Design team is seeking a freelance Photographer to create original photography for their Media products. As one of the team's Photographers, you will create and produce compelling visual assets for Media products - from conception through flawless execution. You must be versatile in both producing and creating, working with others and working solo - as you will plan and manage simple and complex shoots, as well as shoot and produce visual assets from start to finish on your own, sometimes on the spot or with little advance notice. You will create meaningful, timely, iconic visual assets.
The ideal candidate demonstrates outstanding talent as a photographer across all styles, from portraits to documentary photography, and employs a strong understanding of techniques, including lighting and storytelling. You possess strong communication, project and time management skills, and have a proven ability to work collaboratively with others - in a fast-paced, constantly-changing environment. You are a motivated, self-starter who stays calm under pressure. You are enthusiastic about music, culture and lifestyle, with an eye for detail and a blend of creative and craft-focused skills.
This position will work closely with the Creative Director, art directors and producers to ideate, develop and produce assets used across all channels and platforms.
Key Qualifications
About Aquent Talent:
Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.
Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium . More information on our awesome benefits !
Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.
Client Description
Our client, a leader in consumer electronics, is one of the greatest, most innovative, world-changing companies ever created! More like a cluster of start-ups versus a large company, they are single-handedly credited with creating some of the most impactful products of this generation.
Working alongside some of the brightest and most talented people, the work you do here will add up to something big that could not be done anywhere else. There is no doubt that your best work will be brought out achieving some hefty goals at a heroic pace.
One thing we know is that you WILL NOT ever be bored.
Here are some more things you can expect:
WORKING WITH AQUENT: long-term assignments with Aquent gets you access to some pretty cool things:
- You're paid weekly
- Subsidized health (including term life and LTD) and dental benefits after your first four weeks of work (averaging at least 20 hrs/wk)
- Access to Fidelity 401(k)
- Access to FSA Program
- Direct deposit for your pay check
- Access to our Talent Rewards Program (we reward for referrals!)
- Access to free online courses via Aquent's Gymnasium, to help you develop your skills: http://gymnasium.aquent.com/
- Access to free online courses via Lynda.com
- Aquent support: your Aquent Agent checks in with you during the course of your assignment to make sure you're happy and progressing according to your expectations (we're also there to be looking for new opportunities for you when you're close to wrapping up)
Placement Type:
Temporary
Salary:
$67.35 to $74.84/hr
Start Date:
04.01.2025
Our clients Media Products Design team is seeking a freelance Photographer to create original photography for their Media products. As one of the team's Photographers, you will create and produce compelling visual assets for Media products - from conception through flawless execution. You must be versatile in both producing and creating, working with others and working solo - as you will plan and manage simple and complex shoots, as well as shoot and produce visual assets from start to finish on your own, sometimes on the spot or with little advance notice. You will create meaningful, timely, iconic visual assets.
The ideal candidate demonstrates outstanding talent as a photographer across all styles, from portraits to documentary photography, and employs a strong understanding of techniques, including lighting and storytelling. You possess strong communication, project and time management skills, and have a proven ability to work collaboratively with others - in a fast-paced, constantly-changing environment. You are a motivated, self-starter who stays calm under pressure. You are enthusiastic about music, culture and lifestyle, with an eye for detail and a blend of creative and craft-focused skills.
This position will work closely with the Creative Director, art directors and producers to ideate, develop and produce assets used across all channels and platforms.
Key Qualifications
- 5 to 8 years of experience as a photographer, with proven expertise developing culture-defining content within the music industry, events and/or entertainment landscape. Experience assisting established photographers is a plus.
- A portfolio demonstrating expertise in studio lighting portraiture as well as reportage.
- You are highly creative, can work with given direction and a proven track record of capturing iconic, culture-defining content.
- You have a deep technical understanding of studio lighting (both constant and strobes), mixed lighting, digital capture equipment, digital archiving, file naming and keywording.
- You're a proficient and quick retoucher. Ability to retouch skin, clothing and silo images is a must. You also are proficient in using Capture One as a photo processing tool.
- You have extensive experience working with notable talent and are comfortable in high pressure situations.
- You intuitively know what makes great content - content that's able to cut through the noise and engage specific audiences across a broad range of channels and platforms.
- You are an avid consumer of photography-drawing inspiration from editorial, fine art and commercial work. You're always the first to know notice new trends and will take the lead on sharing this with the wider photography team.
- Phenomenal communication skills are key to this role and an ability to collaborate with a wider cross functional teams within the organization and across external vendors.
- Ability to lead several projects in various points of development - from concept ideation through production and execution.
- Able to anticipate change and react efficiently; comfortable with ambiguity
- Discretion in handling confidential materials
- Exceptional attention to detail, while still working under tight deadlines.
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (particularly Photoshop), Capture One and Keynote. Strong written, verbal and visual communication skills.
About Aquent Talent:
Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.
Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium . More information on our awesome benefits !
Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.
Client Description
Our client, a leader in consumer electronics, is one of the greatest, most innovative, world-changing companies ever created! More like a cluster of start-ups versus a large company, they are single-handedly credited with creating some of the most impactful products of this generation.
Working alongside some of the brightest and most talented people, the work you do here will add up to something big that could not be done anywhere else. There is no doubt that your best work will be brought out achieving some hefty goals at a heroic pace.
One thing we know is that you WILL NOT ever be bored.
Here are some more things you can expect:
- Wi-fi equipped shuttle service
- Free parking
- Onsite cafeteria
WORKING WITH AQUENT: long-term assignments with Aquent gets you access to some pretty cool things:
- You're paid weekly
- Subsidized health (including term life and LTD) and dental benefits after your first four weeks of work (averaging at least 20 hrs/wk)
- Access to Fidelity 401(k)
- Access to FSA Program
- Direct deposit for your pay check
- Access to our Talent Rewards Program (we reward for referrals!)
- Access to free online courses via Aquent's Gymnasium, to help you develop your skills: http://gymnasium.aquent.com/
- Access to free online courses via Lynda.com
- Aquent support: your Aquent Agent checks in with you during the course of your assignment to make sure you're happy and progressing according to your expectations (we're also there to be looking for new opportunities for you when you're close to wrapping up)