Assistant Art Director, Studio Photography

PHOENIX Retail, LLC is a retail platform operating the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide. Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions. The Assistant Art Director, Studio Photography is a hands-on creative role responsible for helping shape and maintain the look and feel of ecommerce product photography across Express and Bonobos. • Support the creative direction of ecommerce product photography for Express and Bonobos, ensuring imagery aligns with each brand's standards, aesthetic, and commercial goals • Partner with the Senior Art Director, Photo Studio & Photography and brand creative leads to help define and execute the visual direction for studio photography across both brands • Provide hands-on art direction on set for product photography, ensuring composition, styling, product presentation, and overall image quality meet brand and business expectations • Review daily studio output and edit best selects for product-level assets, ensuring final imagery is strong, consistent, and effective across ecommerce and related marketing channels • Partner closely with photographers, stylists, retouches, and studio production teams to ensure assets are executed with creative consistency and operational efficiency • Help guide shot flow and on-set decision-making to support productivity, quality, and adherence to seasonal priorities and shot lists • Collaborate with ecommerce, merchandising, and creative partners to understand product storytelling needs, channel requirements, and key business priorities • Ensure product imagery reflects accurate styling, fit, silhouette, color, and product details while maintaining a polished and elevated visual point of view • Support image review and post-production workflows, including select rounds, feedback, retouching direction, and final asset approval • Help maintain and evolve photography guidelines, studio standards, and visual references to ensure consistency across categories, brands, and customer touchpoints • Participate in pre-production planning and partner with cross-functional teams on shot priorities, product focus, seasonal storytelling, and studio readiness • Contribute to ongoing improvements in studio process, image consistency, and creative workflow • Stay current on fashion, photography, ecommerce, and visual trends, bringing fresh perspective and ideas that help keep both brands relevant and visually compelling • Bachelor's degree in Photography, Art Direction, Design, Visual Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience • 2-3 years of experience in art direction, studio photography, ecommerce creative, or a related field • Experience working in a fashion, retail, ecommerce, or consumer brand environment • Strong visual eye and creative judgment, with an understanding of composition, lighting, styling, and brand-right product presentation • Experience supporting or directing on-set photography in a studio environment • Strong understanding of ecommerce photography workflows and how imagery functions across digital commerce and marketing channels • Experience reviewing and editing image selects, with a strong sense of what makes imagery both visually strong and commercially effective • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Capture One, Keynote, and related creative tools preferred, reflecting similar requirements commonly listed in peer studio and art direction roles.