
Freelance Product & Ecommerce Photographer
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Atlanta • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead end-to-end production for assigned shoots: concepting, pre-prod, studio setup, styling, lighting, capture, color management and final delivery.
- Produce a range of deliverables per product: white/isolated (silhouetted) images, multi-angle detail shots, flat lays, group compositions, and lifestyle/environmental photography.
- Collaborate directly with creative directors, designers, merchandisers and marketing stakeholders to ensure visual consistency across PDPs, campaigns and omnichannel channels.
- Execute and document lighting setups, retouching specs, and file naming conventions to meet retailer and platform requirements (aspect ratios, DPI, color profiles, background purity).
- Perform professional post-production: color correction, clipping paths, background removal, high-end retouching and final export for web and mobile.
- Manage asset ingest and metadata for digital asset management (DAM) — deliver organized folders with master files, web exports, and usage notes.
- Maintain and manage studio equipment and props; coordinate studio bookings and local production logistics when shoots require on-location work.
- Ensure timely delivery of final assets and respond to stakeholder feedback through iterative revisions.
Requirements
- 5+ years professional experience in e-commerce/product photography (freelance or agency); portfolio required.
- Deep expertise in studio lighting, composition, styling and reflective/specialized surfaces.
- Advanced proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom; experience with high-end retouching workflows.
- Access to professional-grade camera bodies, lenses, lighting systems, turntables/props, and tethering tools.
- Experience with DAM systems, file naming conventions and delivering retailer/platform-spec assets.
- Located in or within reasonable travel distance of Atlanta, GA and able to travel locally ~1x/month for 1–2 full production days.
- Strong communication and project management skills; comfortable operating in fast timelines and handling multiple projects concurrently.
- Ability to work to brand guidelines and incorporate stakeholder feedback quickly and professionally.
- Access to studio space preferred.
- Must provide portfolio links and a brief test/shot list or sample deliverable set upon request.
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer
- Willing to sponsor eligible candidates for employment visas
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
e-commerce photographystudio lightingcompositionstylinghigh-end retouchingcolor correctionbackground removalfile naming conventionsdigital asset managementpost-production
Soft skills
communicationproject managementcollaborationtime managementadaptability