Junior Photographer

The Role:

At Superdry our in-house Brand Creative team is run by a team of creative professionals: collaborating to deliver inspiring imagery and film for our ecommerce and digital platforms. Teams range from concept to Styling, Production, Art Directors, Photography, Film and Retouching, it is a high energy and exciting area of the business requiring constant communication with key stakeholders across the business.

This role will support in creating world class assets which will engage, inspire the style obsessed consumer, aligned to our Superdry brand principles and seasonal creative directions. Working predominantly on Ecommerce photography shoots, and on occasion assisting on other creative projects, this role requires photographic skill, incredible attention to detail, a pro-active attitude, great organisational skills and the ability to work in an energetic and fast paced studio.

An eagerness to learn and develop as well as help push the visual brand execution forward is essential. This is a great time to be joining Superdry and the brand direction outlined for the future is truly exciting.

Please include a link or digital copy of your photographic portfolio when applying for this role.

You Will:

• Shoot product imagery on model, flat style & still life.
• Shoot and process all imagery predominantly for ecommerce, in line with the Superdry brand guidelines and season direction.
• Assist on creative photography projects where possible.
• Ensure all images produced are consistent and to a high quality whilst adhering to deadlines.
• Liaise with the Photography team and other creative team members to test and refine photography techniques.
• Make informed decisions on image quality, have the confidence to suggest and present alternatives.
• Pro-actively source required references, keep up with current trends and actively share this with the wider team.
• Keep abreast of industry innovation with photographic techniques and equipment.
• Assist in other tasks where necessary including studio maintenance and asset cataloguing.
• Have a flexible and agile approach to your work, to allow you to work on multiple projects.
• Confidently undertake any other duties within the photography and creative team.
• Deliver great work, on time, all the time.

You Are:

• Fashion focused, with a keen eye for style and knowledge of our target consumer base.
• Passionate and dedicated to photography, eager and hungry to learn and develop your style and skills further.
• An enthusiastic, skilled photographer, currently working in a similar role ideally for a fashion retail brand or can demonstrate experience with similar photographic skills.
• Familiar with photographic lighting equipment.
• A positive individual, with a great team spirit and a can-do mentality.
• A photographer that thrives working in collaboration with other creatives on set.
• Able to manage own workload and work well under pressure.
• Detail orientated and understanding of the importance of quality control, you will strive to better yourself with every shoot.
• Open to different ways doing things and confident to make suggestions to benefit and improve the current processes within the business.
• Able to take direction from other creatives in order to achieve the creative vision they have outlined.
• Passionate about style, contemporary culture and Superdry.

Working for Superdry has never been so rewarding…

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, we also offer a holiday buying scheme
• An additional day off to celebrate your Birthday
• Family is massively important to us, so we have a broad range of family-friendly working policies in place, including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Company Pension scheme
• All employees are covered by our Life Assurance policy whilst working at Superdry. We feel it’s important to offer protection for your family and loved ones in such a situation and to support this we offer life assurance cover which pays a lump sum equivalent either twice or four times your annual salary
• A big staff discount – naturally. Because we know that you love to wear Superdry, you’ll benefit from a 50% discount in store and online
• Our Head Office is home to our very own store for staff only where you can treat yourself to heavily discounted sample stock
• A health cash plan is open to all employees.
• Flexible working and core working hours between 10am – 4pm to help you achieve that all-important work-life balance
• Access to onsite parking and as part of our sustainable development goals, we have a selection of electrical car parking points freely available to staff.
• A range of learning and development materials to help you in your career and grow with us
• We like to give back, so we allow our employees time off for volunteering work
• A global employee assistance plan in place that you can access anytime you want - it’s free and confidential
• You’ll also have access to a Cycle To Work Scheme and an excellent Car contract hire/purchase scheme
• A range of local discounts with businesses across Gloucestershire

At Superdry, everyone has a voice and we want to hear it. We create environments where individuality can flourish and is celebrated as part of who we are as a brand. We’re incredibly proud that over 90% of our people feel strongly that they can be themselves at work.

We want to meet people with varied backgrounds because we understand that diversity of thought encourages new ideas to thrive, fuelling creativity and enabling us to do better work. We want to build a team which represents a variety of backgrounds, styles, perspectives, and skills; we hire people based on their merit and potential.

We also welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at Superdry and will always accommodate it where possible.

Please also have a look at our career website. Here you can find information about the Growing Futures Programme, a scheme that supports applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds to apply for roles at our HO in Cheltenham.

Please note that some jobs may be closed earlier than the published closing date if we get a high volume of applications. We therefore advise that you complete your application at your earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

Who we are:

Superdry is a British, founder-led brand with a truly global presence. We’ve been proudly creating world-class product for almost two decades, offering genuine choice to our customers with our curated style collections. 

Our mission is to be the No. 1 sustainable style destination, delivering product that is authentic with unmatched quality and true integrity, much like our people. 

We are on an ambitious journey to serve our diverse community through a premium brand that’s focused on the future, prioritises sustainability, leads with craft, and celebrates culture. We need talented people to join us on the adventure, is this you?