About the Role
We are a luxury, women's intimate portrait studio in East London, dedicated to helping everyday women transform their self-perception through powerful portrait experiences and lasting artwork. We have guided over 1,900 women on this journey, often resulting in significant confidence shifts.
Responsibilities
- Direct and pose everyday women with calm, grounded leadership to ensure they feel safe, supported, and genuinely seen.
- Maintain immaculate sets, wardrobe, gear, and studio floor during each shift.
- Log clear notes after each guest to facilitate downstream team efforts.
- Fully engage in training, implementing feedback, attending gallery reviews, and developing craft weekly.
- Act as a team player, contributing positively to the performance of colleagues.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in studio photography or weddings, preferably in intimate, boudoir, or luxury portrait environments.
- Confident in directing and posing non-models with empathy and emotional presence.
- Strong technical skills in exposure, focus, composition, and studio lighting.
- Excellent time management to conduct emotionally intense, back-to-back sessions without rushing clients.
- Ability to reliably work fixed 8-hour afternoon-evening shifts within a 1pm-10pm band, five days a week, including most weekends.
- Openness to learning and adhering to a proven process before suggesting modifications.
Skills
- Studio photography
- Wedding photography
- Intimate portraiture
- Boudoir photography
- Luxury portraiture
- Directing
- Posing
- Empathy
- Emotional presence
- Technical photography skills
- Exposure control
- Focus control
- Composition
- Studio lighting
- Time management
- Teamwork
Location
- East London
Work Type
- Full-time
- In-person
- Afternoon-evening shifts
- Includes most weekends
Experience Level
- 2+ years
Salary/Compensations
- Junior Photographer base: £36,000
- On-target earnings year 1: £40,000–£48,000 OTE
- Core Photographer base: £40,000+
- Senior and Lead OTE: £45,000–£60,000
Benefits
- Pure craft role with no sales or editing required.
- Structured 90-day ramp-up period with coaching and clear milestones.
- Ongoing development through weekly gallery reviews, 1-on-1s, and calibration sessions.
- Performance-based career growth opportunities.
- All-female floor team dedicated to supporting your success.
About the Company
- A luxury, women's intimate portrait studio located in East London.
- We empower everyday women to see themselves differently through transformative portrait experiences and artwork.
- We are building a house of world-class women’s portrait artists, promoting from within.
- Our mission is to foster creative leaders and provide a growth environment for photographers who care about beauty, excellence, and empowering other women.
Equal Opportunity
- Due to the intimate nature of our work with female clients, this role has a genuine occupational requirement for female applicants under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
