Mid-Level Photographer Job at Bergen Logistics in North Bergen

The Mid-Level Photographer produces high-volume, consistent e-commerce product imagery across Still-life, Ghost Mannequin & Accessories sets while maintaining established photography, file-management, styling, and image-quality standards.
Key Responsibilities

Photography Production

Photograph apparel, accessories, and products using still-life and ghost mannequin setups
Maintain consistent lighting, exposure, focus, framing, scale, composition, and color accuracy
Follow established shot lists and photography standards
Meet daily production targets while maintaining image high quality standards
Operate professional camera, lighting, and tethered-capture equipment
Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and problem solving mind-set
Excellent communication skills for collaborating with the Stylist and Senior Photographer
File & Asset Management

Manage tethered capture workflows using Capture One or equivalent software
Maintain accurate and organized image files throughout production.
Apply consistent file naming, folder organization, metadata, and color-profile practices to support efficient asset management.
Verify image-set completeness and accuracy before final handoff.
Flag any file, capture, or asset-management issues that may impact production or final delivery.
Styling & Product Presentation

Maintain established product positioning and presentation standards
Partner with Product Stylists on garment shape, symmetry, ghost mannequin presentation, and accessories
Support development and maintenance of photography and accessories style guides
Maintain visual consistency across SKUs and product categories
Image Quality Control

Perform on-set QC for focus, exposure, color, crop, positioning, styling, symmetry, and consistency
Identify and correct photography issues before products leave the set
Minimize preventable reshoots and rework
Studio Operations

Coordinate with the Studio Production Coordinator and the Stylist to maintain efficient workflow
Partner with the Senior Photographer and Stylists to seek guidance on exceptions, clarify process requirements, and address gaps or ambiguities in established guidelines.
Escalate product, equipment, quality, or workflow issues
Maintain organized and production-ready photography stations
Support testing and implementation of improved photography workflows and standards
Product physical movement around the studio
Ability to stand, walk, bend and move around the studio for extended periods
Ability to regularly lift, move and adjust heavy lighting equipment (at least 30 pounds)
Technical Standards

Professional DSLR or mirrorless camera systems
Studio strobe and continuous lighting
Tethered capture workflows
Capture One and/or Adobe Photoshop
Color-calibrated monitors and color-managed workflows
RAW image capture
Standardized lighting and camera settings
E-commerce image dimensions, resolution, cropping, and background standards
Understand ghost mannequin photography techniques, including camera positioning, lighting, exposure, focus, and consistent framing.
Still-life and accessories photography
2-4 years of professional photography experience, preferably in e-commerce, fashion, catalog, product, or studio photography
Key Performance Indicators

Products/SKUs Photographed per Day
Image Acceptance Rate
Reshoot Rate
File & Naming Accuracy
Image & Color Consistency
Style-Guide Compliance
Production Schedule Attainment
Benefits
We provide a competitive benefits package including:
Medical, dental, vision, ancillary benefits
Flexible spending and dependent care accounts
401(k) match
PTO, Sick time, paid holidays
Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The expected hourly rate for this position is $27/hr to $32/hr
*Bergen Logistics, in good faith, has assessed this posted range of compensation as the accurate range for this role and location at the time of this posting. Bergen Logistics may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future.
*We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.