Photography Assistant

Shoe Zone plc; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading footwear retailer in the United Kingdom is seeking a Photography Assistant to join its growing Digital Marketing team. The role is full-time and offers a salary up to £23,923.97. Responsibilities include preparing products for photography, shooting, editing, and uploading product images for the website. While relevant experience is beneficial, full training will be provided, making this a great entry point for a photography career. Benefits include a profit share scheme, staff discount, and on-site gym.

Benefits

Profit Share Scheme

Pension

25% Staff Discount

Birthday Holiday

Wellbeing Support

Free on-site parking

Free on-site gym

Opportunities for progression

Qualifications

• Keen interest in e-commerce photography.
• Highly organised with great attention to detail.
• Some relevant experience preferred, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Supporting photographers with product preparation.
• Photographing product images using Ortery Capture 360.
• Editing imagery and uploading it to the CMS.
• Inputting seasonal range sheets into Excel.
• Sourcing products for seasonal shoots.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good communication

Organisational skills

Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop

Basic knowledge of Adobe Lightroom

Tools

Ortery Capture 360 software

Excel

Job description

Shoezone have an opportunity for a Photography Assistant to join their team based at their Leicester head office. The role is full time (37.5 hours), permanent and offers a salary of up to £23,923.97.

Us We are a town centre, retail park and digital footwear retailer, offering low price and high-quality footwear for the whole family, with free next day delivery on all orders, seven days a week. We operate from 270 stores and have approximately 2,200 employees across the UK.

Our store portfolio consists of 72 town centre stores, which stock the core shoezone product range and 155 hybrid town centre stores and 45 larger retail park stores which also stock additional brands such as Skechers, Hush Puppies and Kickers.

shoezone.com, which stocks online exclusive footwear, combined with our store network and marketplaces, ensures a full multi-channel offering for great customer service.

During an average year we sell 14.5 million pairs of shoes per annum at an average retail price of £13.

You A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join shoezone’s growing Digital Marketing team. As Photography Assistant, you will have a keen interest in e-commerce photography, looking to get your first steps into a Photography career. You will be highly organised and have great attention to detail. Your good communication and attention to detail will be key to the success of a friendly and hardworking team. Ideally with some relevant experience, a good working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom is highly beneficial. Please note that relevant experience is not essential for the job role, as full training will be provided.

The Job

You will support in-house photographers with preparation of products, shooting and editing all product photography for the website, as well as a range of other ad-hoc duties as detailed below.

Responsibilities

• Organising and preparing products for photography to ensure all shoes look their best.
• Photographing all product images using Ortery Capture 360 software.
• Editing of imagery to remove backgrounds, de-saturate shadows, and general retouching where required.
• Uploading product images into CMS to be used on the shoezone website.
• Inputting seasonal range sheets into Excel and organising products that are yet to be photographed.
• Sourcing products from the in-house Buying team for seasonal shoots.
• Assisting with Digital lifestyle imagery when required.

Benefits

• Profit Share Scheme
• Pension
• 25% Staff Discount
• Birthday Holiday
• Wellbeing Support
• Free on-site parking at city centre Head Office
• Free on-site gym
• Opportunities for progression