Studio Photo Art Director
Studio Photo Art Director
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Job Description
This is a fully onsite role based out of our HQ office near Portland Oregon. The expectation is for employees to be inoffice 5 days per week.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Columbia Sportswear Company Photo Studio is seeking a detailed Studio Art Director responsible for the creation of highquality digital images and video produced by our Studio Team. The ideal candidate must be a passionate motivated creative powerhouse with a hunger for excellence. They will need a critical eye to elevate the assets produced while capturing the DNA of the CSC family of brands. The Art Director will be responsible for directly managing both the inhouse and freelance Art Direction and Stylist teams. The ability to manage multiple initiatives and experience in a highvolume studio is paramount to success in this role.
HOWYOULLMAKE A DIFFERENCE
Lead and collaborate with crossfunctional teams to produce commercial product images
Onset art directing of PDP photography
Effectively communicate creative direction to onset crews
Accountable for final image selection
Management of the fulltime styling team
Oversee the styling budget and wardrobe closet management
Responsible for the creation and updating of brand specific style guides
Develop and update standard operating procedures (SOPs) of creative workflows
Continuous process improvement to balance superior quality with businessdriven productivity goals
Works closely with creative directors and brand directors to find creative strategic solutions in a highpressure deadlinedriven environment.
Inspires a culture of creative excellence. Pushes to elevate overall creative strategic and conceptual quality of every image.
YOU ARE
Passionate about depicting a product through visual mastery
A selfstarter with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
An excellent communicator with skills to establish positive working relationships across various levels and fields of expertise.
YOUHAVE
Bachelors degree or comparable work experience
5 years of experience in commercial imaging studio
Experience with digital asset management workflows and processes that leverage a DAM for digital asset Force experience a plus.
3 years of people management experience working with FTE and freelancers stylists hair/makeup artist and models.
Excellent communication skills
Customerfocused
Detailoriented
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with crossfunctional teams.
Understanding of digital technology as it pertains to photography and video capture.
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This job description is not meant to be an allinclusive list of duties and responsibilities but constitutes a general definition of the positions scope and function in the company.
Columbia Sportswear 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. The Know Your Rights poster is available here: The pay transparency policy is available here: Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process please notify your recruiter.At Columbia Sportswear Company were proud to offer regular fulltime employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee wellbeing by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of wellbeing: physical social/emotional financial career and community. Benefits that can protect your familys financial future and help you through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical dental vision life Insurance disability flexible spending accounts health savings account and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident critical illness hospital indemnity and legal services). In addition Columbia offers EAP which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits employee discounts and a generous time off program available.If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application please reach out to with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested.Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
