Overview
Associate Creative Designer, Studio Jobs in Boston, USA at Boston Beer Corporation
Associate Creative Designer – Studio (Photographer / Retoucher)
We are currently hiring an Associate Creative Designer – Studio (Photographer / Retoucher) in Boston, MA. We are seeking a detail‑oriented Associate Creative Designer – Studio to join our in‑house creative team. This entry‑level, hybrid role supports both studio photography and post‑production, contributing to the creation of high quality product and merchandise imagery across our family of brands.
This Boston‑based hybrid role requires working in the office three days per week. It requires regular on‑site studio support and shooting. As the studio serves multiple brands, the position calls for creative adaptability, a developing but confident visual eye, and the ability to shift styles while maintaining a consistently high standard of quality and craftsmanship.
Success in this role is driven by curiosity, attention to detail, strong artistic instincts, and a growing sense of spatial awareness, supporting the delivery of production‑ready imagery across a wide range of products and brand identities.
The ideal candidate has a solid foundational understanding of digital photography and retouching workflows, along with a developing ability to apply composition, lighting, spatial awareness, and visual storytelling in a production environment. This position is well‑suited for someone with a strong attention to detail, a high bar for quality, and a desire to grow within a fast paced, collaborative studio setting.
Work
Breakdown
20% shooting | 60% retouching | 20% studio & project support. A portfolio is required.
Responsibilities
- Participate in pre‑production and post‑production meetings, supporting planning, execution, and wrap up of studio shoots.
- Support shoot day studio operations, including set preparation, pre lighting, scene setup and styling, shoot execution, and breakdown.
- Capture small set product and merchandise photography for e‑commerce and digital channels, maintaining a high standard of detail, consistency, and quality.
- Perform general retouching and image refinement in Adobe Photoshop, including color correction, cleanup, masking, layering, and blending to create realistic, believable imagery.
- Create and support basic to intermediate compositing workflows using Adobe Dimension, including scene layout, object placement, perspective alignment, and lighting refinement.
- Utilize AI‑generated asset creation for compositing, integrating AI‑assisted elements into photo‑based scenes with close attention to realism, scale, and consistency.
- Apply a strong artistic eye and spatial awareness when composing imagery, ensuring appropriate scale, depth, balance, and visual cohesion.
- Track projects and communicate timelines, status, and deliverables using Workfront, supporting project logistics and workflow visibility.
- Take creative direction from the Creative Director, Art Directors, and senior studio team during shoots and post‑production.
- Collaborate cross‑functionally to deliver consistent, polished, and on‑brand visuals across multiple brands.
- Organize, process, and deliver final assets following established studio workflows, file naming conventions, and quality standards.
Learning Goals for the First 12 Months
- Build confidence executing small set product and merchandise photography, from set prep through capture.
- Develop a deeper understanding of studio lighting techniques and how lighting impacts texture, materiality, and form.
- Strengthen retouching fundamentals in Adobe Photoshop, producing clean, accurate, production‑ready assets.
- Grow basic to intermediate compositing skills, including environmental placement and visual realism.
- Learn to use Adobe Dimension for scene building, object placement, perspective alignment, and lighting refinement.
- Sharpen your artistic sensibility and spatial awareness, developing a stronger eye for composition, scale, and depth.
- Gain exposure to AI‑assisted and stock workflows, learning how to integrate these assets responsibly.
- Improve workflow discipline, including file organization, naming conventions, version control, and delivery standards.
- Learn how to take creative feedback, iterate efficiently, and collaborate…
Title: Associate Creative Designer, Studio
Company: Boston Beer Corporation
Location: Boston, USA
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