Our Opportunity:

Chewy is looking for a Senior Photographer to join our in-house studio photo team in Dallas, TX and work side-by-side with passionate pet lovers. The ideal candidate would be responsible for capturing visual concepts in accordance to client and stakeholder briefs while partnering with Art, Styling, Creative, Scheduling, Producing and Pet Teams to deliver the highest-quality, on brand content for Chewy.

What You'll Do:

In a nutshell, you’ll take amazing photos of products and pets in a variety of environments, using your skills in lighting and capture, to push the quality levels of the Chewy brand.As a Senior Photographer at Chewy you will be on-set working with pets, leading teams to orchestrate a variety of imagery that spans Pet on White (POW), Product Detail (PDP) imagery and campaign photography for digital and traditional media channels. You’ll partner with teams throughout Chewy Studios and Marketing on projects while looking for ways to enhance our processes and workflow. 

• Translate creative briefs into on set team direction
• Gather and compile shoot information and relay key take always to team
• Identify process efficiency opportunities and actively address breakdowns professionally
• Use your expert knowledge of DSLR cameras and various types of capture and editing software, including the Adobe Suite and Capture One
• Engage daily with team leaders, supervisors and partnering departments to offer creative solutions on set and in process
• Receive and provide effective and constructive feedback to Assistant Photographers with a focus on skill development and raising output quality
• Communicate professionally and in a timely manner in team “shoot” and “project” chats using Slack
• Trouble shoot lighting and set issues fluidly
• Name and process images, back up originals EIP’s
• Adjust lighting and sets while providing support for pet and style teams
• Use and maintain modern and traditional technical equipment
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of photographic best practices and procedures
• Lead a team on set or location mutinously
• Display your understanding how operations, production, and art departments work within a marketing framework

What You'll Need:

As a Senior Photographer at Chewy you will need an eye for quality, a thirst for growth and the maturity to be a flexible member of a production team.  You’ll need to manage strong and effective internal partnerships and be able to thrive in a deadline driven environment. As a Senior Photographer at Chewy you should recognize and encourage team strengths while providing support during team challenges. You should also possess the ability to professionally and constructively troubleshoot and pivot as needed with positivity to create and maintain a safe, friendly, pet-centric working environment.

• Minimum 4+ years of onset production experience within a marketing environment
• Able to run a set with a professional attitude and a team-support mentality
• Possess a quality driven outlook able to pivot based on project requirements and changes in scope
• Consistently deliver excellence in the creative photography process
• Capable of responding to Creative Director and Stakeholder’s requests fluidly
• Ability to internalize Chewy style guide standards
• Strong organization and time management skills with the ability to adapt to pet challenges
• Proficiency in online communication tools such as Slack and Webex
• Expert understanding of Capture One and Photo editing tools
• Expert ability to utilize DSLR Cameras (i.e. aperture, shutter speed, etc.)
• Willingness to travel domestically if necessary
• Outstanding portfolio that demonstrates strong lighting skills for Silo Photography, tabletop and/or lifestyle

About Chewy Studios

We are the ultimate one-stop shop for creative at chewy.com. We concept, design, and create original brands and packaging and online assets. We concept social campaigns, banners and lead the design for all internal and external marketing efforts. We also shoot and style all of our own photography, video and television commercials. If you saw it out in the wild and it had the Chewy logo on it, Chewy Studios was there – from start to finish. With positions ranging from entry-level script writing and production graphic design work to senior creative concepting, producing and photography, Chewy Studios does it all, in-house, with pride from 3 locations in Boston MA, Dallas TX, and the mothership in Dania Beach FL. If you love pets and crave working in an ultra-creative environment, give us a shout. We’re always interested in meeting new people – and their pets.

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