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Sr Photography Stylist

Apply Job ID 30427 Date posted Mar. 28, 2024 Location Freeport, Maine

As a global marketing experience company, Quad’s goal is to help our clients win every day. We use our data-driven integrated marketing and manufacturing platform to streamline solutions for our clients, reduce friction and enhance their marketing spend effectiveness. We’ve built a rich legacy by believing in our people, allowing them to act like owners and to take charge of their own success. Whether an operator, sales rep, a graphic artist or a clinician, we’re all driven to perform at our best— for ourselves and our clients. At our core, we’re a company that believes we can always create a better way.

Quad is seeking an experienced, highly creative Sr Photo Stylist for our Freeport, ME photo studio to generate exclusive content for one of our largest retail clients, L.L. Bean.

The Sr. Photography Stylist will lead a team of stylists and is expected to possess an aptitude for creating and executing against the creative direction. The Sr. Photography Stylist must understand and be aware of Quad’s production/design capabilities/processes, and a knowledge of industry standards and practices related to photography in retail.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborates and aligns with key cross functional partners to ensure brand consistency and that the creative vision of each collection and floor set is clearly communicated visually.
  • Research and present industry trends and innovation as well as report on aspirational trends through concept boards.
  • Build relationships with internal clients such as Merchants, Designers, and Creative, as well as relationships with vendors and outside agents such as models and photographers.
  • Creative conceptualization of styling vision.
  • Ability to speak about process & work progress to senior leadership during presentations.
  • Extensive sample and calendar management to ensure departmental organization to meet all project and business deadlines. 
  • Flexibility to work as needed on photo shoots: merchandise racks, ensure all key items are styled appropriately, and execute set up and breakdown of photo shoots.
  • Helps in selection of photographers
  • Study and identify with the brand and customer.  

Qualifications:

Appropriate education and/or experience may be substituted on an equivalent basis

  • Creative Degree (or equivalent experience) Preferred
  • 6+ years of years of professional industry experience styling in high-end, high-volume catalog, advertising, corporate or commercial photography studio environment.
  • Retail experience
  • Working knowledge of styling techniques, skills, equipment, and tools
  • Ability to style many different types of products within a high-volume production environment without compromising quality
  • Strong understanding of digital photography, production, studio pace and efficiency.
  • Proven experience with on-set/ in-studio standards, traditions and demands in high-end, high-volume catalog, advertising, corporate or commercial photography
  • studio environment.
  • Flexible in responding to organizational changes and business priorities.
  • Ability to work as team member in collaborative group environment or alone
  • Ability to follow tight layouts, written instructions or oral directions
  • Understanding of production photography workflows, scheduling, timelines
  • Understanding of budgets, estimates and financial reporting
  • The ability to use photo requests to conceptualize final imagery and collaborate with photographer to concept set plans
  • Strong problem solving, organization and time management skills
  • Portfolio of demonstrable skills and abilities is required


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We offer excellent benefits to eligible employees, including 401(k), holidays, vacations and more.

Quad is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to creating a place of belonging — a space where employees do not need to sacrifice who they are to exist and grow in our workplace. Quad does not discriminate on any unlawful basis including race, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Quad also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.

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