Creative Lead (Photographer) Job at Sircle Media Solutions, New York, NY

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  • Sircle Media Solutions
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Sircle Media is a social media agency based in New York City that works with some of the best brands in the CPG & Beverage verticals. We focus on strategy, execution, content development, and paid social media buying to help our clients win online and in-store. Founded in 2012, Sircle has spent the last decade+ establishing itself as a best-in-class agency solution in these categories. We are constantly looking for highly motivated, growth-minded talent to join our expanding portfolio of client partnerships.

Some Brands We Work With: Driscoll’s, Chomps, Noosa, Twinings, Bazooka Brands, IQBAR, Wild Planet, Health-Ade, Ritter Sport, Solely, Back to Nature, Harvest Snaps, and more.

Inclusion in Hiring

Sircle Media is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. Please consider applying for this role even if you do not meet 100% of the suggested requirements or have gaps in your resume.

We are seeking a strategic Creative Lead with a focus in photography to join our growing creative team. This person will serve as a key creative point of contact for clients, helping with concept development, overseeing production across mediums, and ensuring bold, impactful storytelling for brands.

In this role, you’ll work directly with clients and our in-house team to concept, stage, photograph, and edit product content across a wide range of brands. You’ll also provide art direction and feedback to other creators, helping guide projects from idea to execution. As the main creative point of contact, you’ll present work to clients, gather their feedback, and translate it back to the team in a clear and actionable way. This position is both hands-on in content creation and driven in client and team collaboration..

We’re looking for a collaborator who thrives in a fast-paced environment, shares ideas freely, and brings proactive, solution-oriented thinking to every project.

Responsibilities:

Product photography for multiple brands, including prop sourcing, styling, and retouching

Act as the primary creative point of contact for clients, inclusive of joining monthly meetings, presenting assets, and discussing feedback and questions

Understanding and implementing clients’ brand guidelines 

Collaboration with other creatives across disciplines (Designers, Videographers, AI creators, etc.) to bring ideas to life

Monthly concepting and asset ideation, in collaboration with Art Directors and Social Media Managers

Delegating tasks to other creatives with clearly written art direction and guidelines, and providing feedback where needed

Keep Inventory of products

Independently manage your schedule, tasks, and projects to consistently meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work

Asset management and organization in our internal DAM system

Sometimes being in front of the camera (hands/torso- no faces required) 

Desired Skills/Qualifications:

Creative experience in photography, with a strong portfolio demonstrating brand storytelling (CPG, beverage, or spirits experience highly preferred)

Ability to photograph in different styles to fit different brands and trends- from highly stylized to minimal lighting

Client-facing and presentation skills; ability to confidently lead creative conversations

Ability to come up with strategic concepts that are on brand for clients

Ability to write out clear art direction for clients and other team members

Strong organizational and time management skills

Experience leading or mentoring creatives, with a knack for giving constructive feedbackFamiliarity with stop motion and content creation tools

Openness or experience with AI image creation

Openness or experience with UGC image or video creation

DSLR (full frame preferred) or Mirrorless camera

Studio lighting (strobe or continuous) 

Proficiency in CaptureOne, Photoshop, Lightroom

Basic food styling

Project Management tool experience is a plus (Asana, Slack, Basecamp)

Graphic Design - not required but a bonus skill

Disclaimer: Due to anticipating a high volume of applications, we will only be reaching out to those who we feel meet the qualifications of the position. 

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