Product Photography Associate Entry-Level

Position: Product Photography Associate - 17/h (Entry-Level)
Location: Peoria Heights

** Product Photography Associate*
* **$17.00/hr | Peoria / Peoria Heights area, IL*
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* Employer:

** Kelly Services

** Job Type:
** Contract-to-Hire Creative Production Opportunity

** Initial Assignment Length:
** Approximately 3-6 months, or sooner if hired on

** Hire-On Potential:
** Strong hire-on potential based on attendance, quality, schedule fit, performance, and business need

** Start:
** As soon as selected, interviewed, onboarded, and cleared

** Schedule*
* ** Training

Schedule:

** 8:00 AM-4:00 PM

** Schedule After Training:
** Flexible based on business needs and candidate availability

** Saturday Availability:
** Saturday overtime may be available if you want extra hours or need added schedule flexibility

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** From the Desk of the Recruiter*
* Kelly Services is hiring  
** Product Photography Associates
** for a contract-to-hire creative production role in the Peoria / Peoria Heights area.

This is not a regular warehouse job, and it is not just taking pictures on a phone. This role supports real product content used by retailers, brands, food service companies, and online shopping platforms. The images you help capture may be used for digital shelves, e-commerce listings, product pages, retail systems, packaging views, labels, ingredients, nutrition facts, and product details.

This is a strong fit for someone who has actually held and used a camera before. You do not need to be a master photographer, but you do need to understand the basics of DSLR or SLR camera use well enough to be trained. You should be able to explain a few camera basics such as aperture, ISO, focus, exposure, lighting, and why an image may need to be adjusted or retaken.

Bradley University students, local Peoria-area college students, photography students, media students, marketing students, journalism students, design students, and serious hobby photographers are strongly encouraged to apply.

This role stands out because it gives you real experience in product imaging, digital content, marketing support, publishing-style workflows, and studio-style production. It is creative, but it is also structured. The right person has a good eye, follows direction, shows up consistently, and cares about getting the image right.

This is a  
** contract-to-hire role with strong hire-on potential** . Many people who learn the process, maintain strong attendance, and perform well are considered for hire-on. Some employees stay long term for several years when the fit is right.

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** Job Details*
* ** Pay:**  $17.00/hr

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* Location:

** Peoria / Peoria Heights area, IL

** Assignment Type:
** Contract-to-hire through Kelly Services

** Initial Length:
** Approximately 3-6 months, or sooner if hired on

** Permanent Opportunity:
** Pay and benefits may change if hired into the permanent role

** Hire-On Potential:
** Strong hire-on potential based on attendance, quality, schedule fit, performance, and business need

** Environment:
** Product imaging, studio-style production, digital content, image review, and visual quality control

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** What You'll Do*
* Capture clean, accurate product images using automated photography equipment and camera setups

Set up retail and food service products so images look consistent, sharp, and professional

Capture product views such as packaging, case images, labels, nutrition facts, ingredients, and other required details

Review images for lighting, focus, angles, alignment, product placement, and overall quality

Re-capture images when something does not meet the standard

Follow templates and repeatable image-production processes

Work in a production-style creative environment where speed, accuracy, and quality all matter

Support digital product content used by brands, retailers, and online platforms

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** What We're Looking For*
* Strong candidates will have:

At least  
** 6 months of hands-on DSLR, SLR, camera, photography, studio, school, freelance, portfolio, product-image, or visual project experience*
* Ability to explain basic camera concepts such as aperture, ISO, focus, exposure, lighting, and image quality

Real interest in product imaging, creative content, marketing, publishing, journalism, visual media, or digital production

Ability to notice when lighting, angle, focus, labels, or product placement do not look right

Comfort doing repetitive, detail-focused work without losing focus

Reliable attendance and willingness to learn a structured production process

Strobe lighting or studio lighting experience is a strong plus, but not required

This is not the best fit for someone whose only experience is casual phone pictures or posting online. The client is looking for people who have used a real camera and understand enough of the basics to be trained.

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** Good Fit For Someone Interested In*
* Product imaging

Studio production

Retail or food product content

E-commerce visuals

Marketing content

Digital publishing

Journalism or visual media

Camera work

Visual quality control

Creative content production

Building a real creative resume

This can be a strong fit for Bradley University…