Calling all photo assistants who have experience building sets! Our retail client is looking to build a pipeline of photo assistants for their freelance roster.
These are an onsite freelance roles that will either be in studio or on location depending on the shoot. Once you are on their roster, there are plenty of opportunities for call backs.
The photo assistant will be responsible for:
- Painting and building set pieces, including lifting heavy set pieces
- Driving a grip truck and contents
- General clean up of sets and studio
- Assisting photographers with hot lights and profoto strobes
- Helping clean up trash and keeping set clean
- Moving furniture and product around set
- Handing photographer gear and assisting with lighting and rollers
- Operating Hi Mombos, Hi Boys, Hi rollers
The photo assistant must have:
- At least 1 year of experience as a photo assistant in commercial studio or experience in a photography studio
- Experience driving a grip truck or ability to drive a grip truck
- Experience building and painting set pieces
- Ability to lift heavy items including furniture
- Construction skills
- Knowledge of setting up overheads as large as 20x30
- Comfortability with Profoto strobes, hot lights
- Impeccable organizational skills
- Experience with a DSLR camera
- In depth knowledge of a Mac
- Experience with still editing
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
Benefits
Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:
Email your resume in Word to:
tara.freihofer@jobalert.creativecircle.com
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Tara Freihofer - Recruiter
For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.
This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 06/03/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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