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Position reports to Photography & Studio Director
Full-time 30-40 hours per week
Hourly rate: $17
The Studio Assistant is a critical part of the team that enables merchandise to come to life. In this role, you will organize and prepare a wide range of merchandise and assist in Wantables photography production.
Wantable is looking for an organized, detail oriented, and enthusiastic individual to collaborate with the photo studio team. This entry-level role supports the photo team in handling all inventory and moving it through the imaging process.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepare all inventory entering the imaging process
- Physically and systematically introduce product into workflow
- Organize and prep racks for on-figure set
- Retag and organize merch to move through workflow at the end of each shoot
- Work closely with on set stylist
- Identify inventory issues and escalate to resolve
- Take initiative to learn new job tasks and develop skills
- Consistently work to meet daily production and quality goals
- Partner with studio staff to ensure daily tasks are completed
- Support photography in packing and shipping equipment for repair
- Organize photo equipment, studio props, and other studio needs
- Run necessary errands
- Make lunch arrangements during Ecom On-fig days
- Run Errands & Pick up lunch when needed
- Studio support
GOALS:
- Check in and sort priority items within an hour
- Process any rush request inventory which requires items to be photographed in 1-2 hours.
- Retag merchandise during shoot, as opposed to after
- Keep merch racks organized for Ecom workflow
OUTCOMES:
- Decrease garment prep time from 5 minutes per item to 3 minutes per item
- Decrease retag time from 1 minute per item to 30 seconds per item
- Prep 120 items per day
- Retag 120 items per day
REQUIREMENTS:
- Acute attention to detail, accuracy, and organization
- Ability to follow direction and assist the stylist on- and off-set
- Proficiency in basic computer skills and ability to learn new computer applications
- Ability to work independently and as a team
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Exceptional time management and multitasking skills
- Comfortable in a culture of continuous change
- Ability to adapt to workflow changes quickly
- Interest in fashion, fashion brand knowledge would be helpful
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Daily attendance is necessary
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
- Ability to lift and move 30 pounds
- Ability to stand and/or walk for a full 8 hours
- Ability to work in studio 40 hours a week
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