Art Director, Visual Innovation Services

Amazon Visual Innovation Services (VIS) builds the world s best online shopping experience through photography, video, graphic design, and usability design enabling millions of customers to make more informed purchasing decisions. Visual Innovation Services (VIS) at Amazon is a large and fast-growing network of teams located throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, focusing on fashion and product photography, photo retouching, graphic design, video and CGI production, automated image acquisition, and image support services. We are continually innovating and setting new industry standards for showcasing 10s of millions of products across multiple global marketplaces. We are obsessed with innovating on behalf of our customers, and continually push beyond the boundaries of traditional e-commerce photography and videography. Amazon is looking for a highly skilled Photo Studio Art Director (AD) for its fast-paced imaging studio. Successful candidates will be self-starters, strong communicators, very detail-oriented, and highly creative. The AD will be assisting and styling in a range of different categories for e-commerce photography, video and 3D capture and will be contributing to continual style improvements and styling/prep efficiencies. AD will be a key stakeholder of environmental photo and video imaging, and will be engaged in enhancement of visual customer experience. AD will be required to identify new opportunities and drive projects independently in collaboration with cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will have a solid visual culture background and understanding of design trends. The Photo Studio AD will be able to manage multiple tasks, and interact with key stakeholders

Key job responsibilities
Collaborate with internal creative teams as well as business teams to deliver high-quality, scale-able, on-brand imaging solutions to build a superior customer experience
Delivering results quickly with little supervision in a dynamic and often ambiguous environment.
Enhance the team knowledge of best practices and trends in Amazon Visual Innovation Services (VIS)
Plan, conceptualize and execute elevated e-commerce, still-life and video content; direct post-production to achieve desired results
Communicating effectively, including verbal and written skills, and influencing across levels Assist on set with prepping, prioritizing imaging order, and styling products
Troubleshoot and prioritize direction for creatives on set
Use the vision of the brand, buyer requests, and other resources as guides to make specific Styling choice
Mentor stylists assistant stylists in the studio
Organize and maintain the workspace, styling props inventory and request supplies
Support safety initiatives regarding studio workflow and processes
Drive creative briefings and support editorial shoots - Degree in Fine Arts/Graphic Design/Visual Communications/Fashion or 10+ commensurate experience
- At least 5 years experience in Photo Art Direction. Top Tier fashion retail websites e-commerce preferred
- 2+ Years of experience in Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office
- Effective written/verbal communication skills and collaborative skills
- Accustomed to the intensity of the studio environment and expertise in leading creative projects and teams
- Familiarity with styling, research and visual presentation techniques
- Knowledge of past and emerging trends, comfortable in a culture of continuous change
- Ability to facilitate the creative development process, including providing clear direction, and producing work cost effectively and as per the schedule