E-Commerce Photographer

GIBSON

Gibson Brands, Inc. ("Gibson" or the "company"), the world's most iconic guitar brand, has shaped the sounds of generations of musicians and music lovers across genres for more than 100 years. Orville Gibson founded the company in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Gibson has a legacy of world-class craftsmanship, legendary music partnerships and progressive product evolution that is unrivalled among musical instrument companies. Our portfolio of brands includes Gibson as well as many of the most beloved and recognizable music brands, including Epiphone, Kramer, and others. We also own Gibson Pro Audio with brands such as KRK. Many Gibson instruments are highly collectible since Gibson was at the forefront of innovation for many genres of music including big band, rock-n-roll, and blues. Gibson operates via a central headquarters based in Nashville, TN, supporting five manufacturing facilities as well as four regionally-based support centres that enable the sales, marketing, and distribution activities in each of four different worldwide regions.

OVERALL JOB PURPOSE

The Gibson e-commerce Photographer is based at the Gibson Business Operations Center (GBOC) in Nashville and handles the creation of all e-commerce web catalog photography for various products across the family of Gibson brands. The e-commerce photographer will work alongside the marketing and product teams to ensure consistent, high quality photography of guitars, parts, apparel and more.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Schedule and coordinate product for photography
• Shoot, edit and export product images
• Organize and manage file storage of product images
• Maintaining and updating the traffic system, daily
• Communicate with marketing team on workflow status
• Manage photo studio and photo equipment
• Assist as needed on additional photoshoots

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Required Education/Experience

• Minimum; High School or Equivalent
• 1+ years of experience working in product photography
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly, highly, highly organized

Technical Skills/Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of professional DSLR cameras (Canon)
• Strong knowledge of strobe lighting (Profoto)
• Proficient in following software
  • Capture One
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Lightroom
• Knowledge of MONDAY or similar traffic system a plus

Personal Qualities

• Flexibility to adapt quickly to changing circumstances and valuing a sense of urgency
• Active Listening; Understanding the needs in order to execute efficiently, full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand and ask questions as appropriate
• Ability to work independently to meet deadlines
• High attention to detail
• Careful and comfortable handling high end, expensive products
• Guitar enthusiast a plus

Nota Bene:

The company's Job Descriptions are not intended to be a complete detailed account of all expected/anticipated activities. We operate in a fast-moving and competitive global environment and therefore need employees to be flexible.