Creative Still Life Photographer, Part-Time FTC

Role Overview:

We're looking for an experienced and highly technical Still Life Creative Photographer to join our Creative Services team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a photographer with exceptional still life expertise, particularly in beauty and jewellery, who can create premium imagery that reflects Liberty's distinctive aesthetic. You'll combine advanced technical skills with a refined creative eye to produce exceptional photography across both digital and print channels.

If you're passionate about art, design and craftsmanship, thrive in a collaborative creative environment, and have a portfolio that demonstrates outstanding still life work, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce premium still life imagery using advanced photographic techniques, ensuring the highest standards of quality, consistency and technical excellence.

• Design and execute sophisticated lighting setups to create polished, visually compelling photography.

• Capture beauty and jewellery products with exceptional attention to detail, expertly handling reflective materials and premium finishes.

• Style objects and direct subjects on set to create strong, well-composed imagery.

• Deliver creative briefs efficiently while managing multiple shoots and collaborating closely with the Head of Creative and Art Directors.

• Edit imagery using industry-standard software, maintaining consistency across all assets. Retouching experience is advantageous and will support collaboration with our retouching team.

• Maintain photographic equipment, lighting systems and the London studio to ensure they remain organised and production-ready.

• Manage digital assets and contribute to efficient studio workflows and file management processes.

• Participate in creative discussions and work collaboratively across cross-functional creative teams in a fast-paced environment.

• Support wider business photography requirements, including events, store openings, pop-ups and artist visits.

About You:

You'll bring a combination of creative vision, technical expertise and meticulous attention to detail, along with:

• A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional still life photography, ideally including beauty and jewellery.

• A Bachelor's degree or a minimum of five years' experience within a professional photographic studio.

• Advanced knowledge of professional camera systems, lenses, lighting equipment and photographic workflows.

• High proficiency in Photoshop and Capture One.

• Retouching skills are desirable.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• The ability to manage multiple projects while meeting tight deadlines.

• A proactive approach with a genuine drive for creative excellence.

Additional Information:

This role will occasionally require travel outside our London studio. From time to time, evening, weekend or Bank Holiday working may be required to support business needs and production deadlines.

Please submit your photographic portfolio with your application. Your portfolio should be strongly weighted towards still life photography, with particular emphasis on beauty and jewellery work.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete a live photographic task as part of the interview process.

Liberty is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and opposes all forms of unlawful discrimination. We are committed to creating an environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive – bringing their unique perspectives, skills, and experience to everything we do.

We are dedicated to eliminating both conscious and unconscious bias from our practices. Our approach is grounded in respect, fairness, and consistency, ensuring that no one is treated less favourably based on gender, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or any other protected characteristic.