Senior Photographer & Retoucher

Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

IN A NUTSHELL…

We’re a design-driven brand, so visuals are everything. We take great pride in how our products are crafted, and thoughtful, high-quality photography is essential to showcasing that to our customers. We’re looking for a Senior Photographer to join our photography team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, capturing imagery of our expanding range with absolute precision. While working alongside our talented in-house creative team to bring our products to life.

 

WE’RE LOOKING FOR…

Someone who works methodically, revelling in the process with an eye for finessing the details. Examples are working with overlays to match angles, shaping products on set, and using our archive of props to personify product internals. A single product (with multiple SKUs) can need 100+ images, and post-production demands care and precision — from retouching leather scratches, lightening fabric creases to removing loose threads and matching material colours. Details matter, and getting them right is something you genuinely enjoy. While studio time and retouching with headphones on might be your happy space (and it often will be), you also enjoy collaborating with teammates and working within a wider team of videographers, designers and copywriters. With your keen eye and process-driven mind, you’ll help us bring out the art and science in our products and the brand that surrounds them. 

This role offers a change from the unpredictable pace of agency or freelance work. You’ll have the consistency of a fully equipped studio, a thoughtful process, and an awesome team to work alongside.

 

YOU COULD BE THE ONE IF YOU HAVE…

  • A professional understanding of studio photography and lighting
  • Proficient understanding and strong experience of  Capture One 
  • 4+ years of experience shooting e-commerce product photography 
  • Professional level post-production and retouching within Photoshop
  • A high level of attention to detail and drive to consistently deliver high-quality work
  • Ability to work methodically (and enjoy it) on a repetitive task from start to finish, whilst always keeping an eye out for ways to streamline workflows with the help of AI tools
  • Be a team player with good communication skills
  • Experience shooting lifestyle photography on location is a bonus.

LOCATION AND HOURS 

Full-time role (12 months maternity leave cover) based in our Collingwood office. We’re ideally looking for a full-time candidate, but open to 4 days per week for the right fit. 

Studio provided, complete with lighting, stands, camera, etc. The role is an approx 50-50 split between Photography and Retouching.

 

WHY WORK FOR BELLROY?


At Bellroy, it takes a wonderfully diverse crew to make everything tick. We’re a close-knit group of thinkers and makers from over 25 different countries, each contributing unique skills to achieve our shared vision. We believe that embracing diverse backgrounds and perspectives is key to staying agile and resilient. So, even if your experience isn’t an exact match, but you feel you have something special to contribute, we’d love to hear from you.


Bellroy is committed to making our hiring process accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodations at any stage—whether it’s applying, interviewing, completing pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process—please contact us at careers@bellroy.com. Include your full name, the best way to reach you, and the type of accommodation you need to support you throughout the application process. We’re here to help and ensure you have the best possible experience.

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As the popularity of LLMs such as ChatGPT increases, we are seeing more applications that are clearly generated by these tools. We look at your application as a whole to gain a sense of who you are, how you think and how you might approach the role you are applying for. You are welcome to use any tools you would usually use in your daily work (including LLMs). If, however, you want your application to stand out, you will need to add something beyond what these LLM’s will guide you to write. We want to respect your time so please spend no longer than 20 minutes on the questions.

We'd love to hear from you about your interest in this role! Please submit a short video introducing yourself and sharing your photography experience. In your video, we'd appreciate if you could touch on the following: Your experience with tethered shooting? Do you use this approach, and if so, which software do you prefer? Your typical workflow pace,  how many products would you comfortably photograph in a day or week? Your technique/s for maintaining consistent angles across different SKUs and colorways? What pre-shoot checks and preparations do you typically make before beginning a session? We're excited to learn more about your approach and expertise!

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