Agency Photography jobs

Purpose of the job

Capturing and shooting high-quality content for our website and social media platforms. In addition to hands-on photography, this role acts a team leader photographers and stylists, ensuring all visual content aligns with our brand standards, setout processes, and production timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• E-commerce Photography:

• • Lead styling, photography and layout recommendations for shoots.

  • Responsible for staying abreast of e-commerce trends and continually improve efficiency in quality and time to produce photographs

  • Lead the photography & execution of high volume e-commerce product and on-body content

  • Oversee the delivery of accurate, colour-consistent, and commercially effective photography

  • Ability to tether all images to CaptureOne proficiently

• Social Media:

• • Capturing engaging digital photographic content for social media platforms.

  • Strong Videography knowledge

  • Directs shoots, coordinate sets, and tailor photography styles to match social media performance data and customer preferences.

  • Ensure imagery aligns with brand guidelines and current social media trends

  • Ability to shoot social content in both natural and studio lighting

• Operations & Budget Management:

• • Manage the photographic studio, equipment, and digital library.

  • Responsible for the photographic budget, procurement of materials

  • Build relationships with freelancers and agencies to ensure peak-period efficiency

  • Maintain equipment, flagging any issues to the Production Manager

  • Help maintain backups and ensure filing remains organised and up to date

• Mentorship & Reporting:

• • Provide ad-hoc support, including training interns and marketing staff members, while managing accurate reporting on photographic output.

  • Product photographers & website photographers will report directly to the Photography lead.

  • Provide day to day leadership, guidance, and support to product photographers and website photographers.

  • Ensure consistent image quality, brand standards and adherence to studio processes.

• Studio Culture & Collaboration

• • Participate in regular team meetings and photography workshops

  • Collaborate to a positive, supportive studio culture

  • Collaborate closely with the styling, post production, and operations team

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• Relevant Tertiary Qualification (Diploma/Degree) in Photography or Visual arts

• 3 - 5 years relevant website/social media photography experience in digital environment

• Photography for various social media platforms

• Proven experience in both e-commerce and social media photography in fashion

• Experience in directing models during clothing, footwear and accessory photographic shoots

• Library expert

• Understanding of composition, exposure, colour and product styling & lighting

• Strong understanding of studio lighting and modifiers (Godox experience preferred)

• Experience gained in a Retail Fashion environment will be an advantage

• Ability to prioritise workloads and operate multiple projects simultaneously

• Software: Google Suite; Adobe Software; CaptureOne

• Proficient in Adobe photoshop and Lightroom

• AI advantageous

• Experience with professional lighting and studio equipment

• Understands general photographic and image terminology

• Able to operate a vertical and Horizontal Styleshoot Machine will be an advantage

• A good understanding of the fashion industry and how to put looks together across all business units will be an advantage

• Legislation pertaining to plagiarism will be an advantage

• Please submit your CV along with your portfolio demonstrating your studio lighting, location shoots & Videography work

Competencies: Devotion to quality, Result-oriented, Planning, Service Oriented, Initiative, Client Focused, Innovating, and Creativity

Closing date: Friday, 19 June 2026

If you are interested and meet the minimum requirements, please submit your CV to our Direct Hire platform using the following link: https://pep.mcidirecthire.com/Internal/CurrentOpportunities

All external candidates please use the following link: https://pepjobs.mcidirecthire.com/

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date of this position, please regard your application as being unsuccessful.

PEP strives for equal opportunity in terms of its employment equity guidelines.