Senior Photographer and Studio Manager

Description

**Location:** San Diego, CA

**Department:** Marketing

**Reports to:** Director of Marketing

**Position Overview**

MOR Furniture seeks a detail-oriented Senior Photographer & Studio Manager to oversee our in-house studio operations and lead to end-to-end content creation. This is a commercial photography role supporting a fast-paced retail business—producing high-performing imagery and video for e-commerce, paid media, web, and brand campaigns. The ideal candidate is a hands-onphotographer and skilled video editor who can manage production workflows that align with MOR’s brand identity and marketing goals while collaborating effectively across a global creative team.

This role will lead to all aspects of commercial visual production—from concept and lighting setup to post-production delivery—ensuring that assets are optimized for performance, consistency, and speed. You will partner cross-functionally (and with global stakeholders when applicable) to deliver campaign-ready imagery and video, and you’ll be expected to thoughtfully incorporate AI assisted - tools to enhance workflows (e.g., retouching, background cleanup, variation creation, metadata/tagging) while maintaining quality and brand standards.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Photography & Videography**

* Plan, shoot, and edit high-quality product, lifestyle **product, lifestyle, and promotional** photos and videos that support retail needs (weekly promotions, seasonal events, new arrivals, and clearance   messaging).
* Produce   content optimized for web, social media, and advertising platforms.
* Oversee consistency in visual style, lighting, and color across all product  categories.

**Studio Management**

* Manage MOR’s photography studio, equipment, lighting systems, and inventory.
* Schedule and coordinate product shoots with merchandising and e-commerce   teams.
* Maintain workflow efficiency—shoot planning, file organization, and digital asset   management.
* Operate   with flexibility in a retail environment—able to pivot quickly as priorities shift (e.g., promotional changes, merchandising updates, or urgent creative requests) while keeping projects on track.
* Provide day-to-day production leadership by coordinating and directing production support team members (including cross-functional partners and dotted-line resources) to keep shoots and deliverables on schedule.

**Video Production**

* Film and edit short-form and long-form video content for marketing and social channels.
* Integrate music, motion graphics, and text overlays for engaging storytelling.
* Collaborate   with the marketing team to develop creative storyboards and campaign visuals.

**Collaboration & Leadership**

* Partner with creative, merchandising, and marketing teams to plan seasonal campaigns.
* Provide  art direction and mentor freelance photographers or production assistants  as needed.
* Ensure the studio supports cross-departmental needs efficiently and professionally.
* Collaborate with cross-functional partners and a **global** creative/marketing network to align brand standards, shot lists, timelines, and deliverables.
* Champion  responsible use of AI-assisted creative tools to improve speed and quality, document best practices, and help the team adopt new workflows (while respecting licensing, usage rights, and brand guidelines).

Requirements

**Qualifications & Skills**

* **5+ years** of professional photography and videography experience (furniture, lifestyle, or retail preferred).
* Advanced proficiency in **Adobe Creative Suite** (Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects).
* Strong understanding of studio lighting techniques, composition, and post-production workflow.
* Proven ability to manage multiple shoots, deadlines, and creative priorities.
* Excellent organizational and communication skills.
* Comfort working with distributed stakeholders, including coordinating reviews/approvals across time zones.
* Experience using or openness to adopting AI-enabled creative and productivity tools to streamline retouching, editing, versioning, and asset organization (with strong judgment around quality and brand integrity).
* **A portfolio demonstrating both photography and video work is required.**

**Preferred Attributes**

* Experience managing or setting up an in-house studio environment.
* Familiarity with furniture, interior design, or product styling.
* Knowledge of current digital content trends across e-commerce and social media.
* Strong creative judgment and attention to detail.
* Interest in emerging content technologies (e.g., AI-assisted retouching, generative  tools, workflow automation) and the ability to apply them responsibly in a  commercial environment.

**How** **to** **Apply**

Interested candidates should submit a **resume** **and** **a** **portfolio** showcasing recent videography project.