Midweight Photographer

THE OPPORTUNITY

Are you a talented photographer with a passion for creating beautiful, commercially driven imagery? Do you thrive in a fast-paced creative environment where no two days are the same? If you have a strong eye for composition, lighting and visual storytelling, alongside a love for bringing products and brands to life through photography, then we have an exciting opportunity for you.

We're looking for a Midweight Photographer to join our talented Creative team. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys balancing creativity with commercial awareness, delivering high-quality photography that inspires customers while accurately showcasing our products. Working closely with our Senior Photographer, Retouchers, Stylists, Videographers and wider Creative team, you'll play a key role in creating engaging visual content across both Katie Loxton and Joma Jewellery.

You will make an impact by producing beautiful photography across ecommerce, marketing and campaign activity, ensuring every image reflects our brand vision while supporting customer engagement and conversion. From shoot planning and creative concept development through to capture, image selection and final asset delivery, you'll be instrumental in bringing our collections to life across multiple channels.

The role is Monday - Friday 9am-5pm. You'll enjoy the variation of the exciting buzz of our stunning head office in Banbury, Oxfordshire three times a week on average with the flexibility to work from home for the remaining days. Due to the nature of the position, we may require flexibility outside standard working hours dependant on shoot schedules.

We're a family-run, entrepreneurial company with an exciting pace of life and a bright and friendly team. We are passionate about creating beautiful products with a personal touch and innovating our business behind the scenes. We value creativity, collaboration and integrity, and we're proud of the supportive culture we've built.

• Producing creative, high-quality and commercially focused photography across both Katie Loxton and Joma Jewellery for ecommerce, marketing and brand activity
• Shooting ecommerce imagery across model, flat lay and still-life photography, ensuring consistency with each brand's visual identity and creative guidelines
• Creating engaging lifestyle imagery for use across websites, social media, CRM, paid media, press, retail, brochures and lookbooks
• Translating creative briefs and brand direction into compelling visual content that elevates the overall aesthetic of our brands
• Working closely with the Styling team to present products beautifully and commercially, contributing ideas for props, styling and set design
• Confidently directing models on set, adapting your approach to achieve the strongest possible results and supporting less experienced talent where required
• Supporting the Senior Photographer on larger campaign shoots both in the studio and on location
• Taking ownership of assigned photography projects, managing delivery from shoot preparation through to final asset execution
• Designing, testing and implementing new lighting setups and creative concepts to continually evolve our visual output
• Capturing imagery with consideration for ecommerce, social media, CRM, paid media and wider marketing requirements
• Supporting shoot planning through equipment preparation, creative testing, shot list reviews and set design input
• Ensuring all photography assets are delivered in line with creative briefs, deadlines and brand standards
• Supporting the review and selection of imagery alongside the Senior Photographer and Shoot Manager, ensuring consistency, accuracy and adherence to brand guidelines before handover to the Retouching team
• Maintaining photography sets and ensuring all photographic equipment is functioning correctly, proactively identifying and reporting any issues
• Supporting ad-hoc ecommerce and website photography requirements as needed
• Building strong relationships across Creative, Brand, Marketing and Ecommerce teams to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and to a high standard
• Identifying opportunities to improve studio workflows, efficiencies and photographic processes
• Sharing knowledge, best practice and support with junior members of the Creative team where appropriate
• Continuously looking for ways to enhance the quality, consistency and efficiency of photography across the business

• Previous experience within an ecommerce, fashion, lifestyle or creative studio photography role
• Strong experience shooting both fashion and still-life product photography to a high standard
• A genuine passion for photography, visual storytelling, fashion and product trends
• Excellent understanding of studio lighting techniques across model, flat lay and still-life photography
• Confidence directing models and leading activity on set when required
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to create imagery that inspires customers while accurately…