Photographer / Videographer / Editor - Beauty

Location: New York, NY | Hybrid – 3 days in office

About the Role

We're looking for a talented, versatile Photographer / Videographer / Editor to join a growing in-house creative team supporting two distinct beauty brands.

This is a hands-on opportunity for an experienced visual storyteller who can produce exceptional still photography and video content, from concept through final delivery.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in beauty, skincare, cosmetics, or lifestyle photography, with the technical expertise and creative instincts to work across polished campaign productions, product imagery, and fast-moving digital and social content.

You'll play a key role in bringing creative concepts to life, working closely with the Art Director and broader creative team while helping establish efficient, high-quality in-house production capabilities.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Shoot high-quality still photography and video content for two distinct beauty brands, maintaining their individual creative identities.
• Execute product photography, beauty campaigns, textures, swatches, lifestyle imagery, and social-first content.
• Manage the full production process, including lighting, camera operation, composition, editing, color correction, retouching, and final delivery.
• Collaborate with the Art Director to translate creative concepts, mood boards, and campaign briefs into compelling visual content.
• Shoot and edit both polished campaign assets and quick-turn content for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and other digital platforms.
• Retouch beauty and product imagery to a high professional standard, maintaining accurate skin tones, colors, and product details.
• Edit video content, including color grading, sound, transitions, and platform-specific formatting.
• Help oversee post-production workflows in-house, ensuring consistency, quality, and timely delivery.
• Manage photography and video equipment, lighting setups, files, and digital asset organization.
• Work independently on smaller productions while collaborating with external agencies and production partners on larger projects.
• Stay current with developments in beauty photography, filmmaking, editing techniques, and emerging creative trends.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in photography, videography, content production, or a related creative discipline.
• Strong experience shooting beauty, skincare, cosmetics, product, or lifestyle content.
• A compelling portfolio demonstrating both professional still photography and video production.
• Advanced knowledge of lighting, composition, camera systems, and studio photography techniques.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, and professional retouching and editing workflows.
• Experience with Capture One, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, or similar tools is highly desirable.
• Excellent beauty and product retouching skills, including skin, texture, color accuracy, and product finishing.
• Demonstrated ability to independently shoot, edit, and deliver finished video content.
• Experience creating both campaign-level content and social-first video.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple productions and deadlines.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-paced in-house creative environment.
• Portfolio Requirements
• As part of your application, please provide: A portfolio demonstrating your still photography, particularly beauty, skincare, cosmetics, or product imagery.
• Examples of video content you have personally shot and edited, including campaign and social content where available.
• Examples of your retouching or post-production work.
• A brief description of your involvement in the work submitted, including which elements you personally photographed, filmed, edited, or retouched.
• We are especially interested in candidates who can demonstrate genuine hands-on expertise across both photography and videography.

What We're Looking For

• We're looking for a highly capable visual creative who is equally comfortable behind the camera and in the editing suite.
• You should have a sophisticated eye for beauty, lighting, composition, and visual storytelling, combined with the technical skills to produce exceptional work independently.
• You'll thrive in an environment where some projects require polished, campaign-quality execution while others call for quick, creative, social-first production.
• Experience working with independent or emerging beauty brands is a plus, as is the ability to bring fresh ideas and resourceful production solutions to a growing in-house team.
• Work Arrangement: This is a hybrid position based in New York City, requiring three days per week in the office.