Photo & Video Content Manager
Hybrid Office Environment – Hauppauge, NY
What to Expect
We are looking for a highly skilled Photo & Video Content Manager to support content creation for two distinctly successful and industry-leading bag brands: Briggs & Riley, and Solo New York. This role is responsible for working cross-departmentally to execute and manage elevated content, including but not limited to: on-model photography, still life photography, e-commerce photography, video, video editing and retouching. If you are a highly conceptual individual with exceptional time and project management skills who works well in a fast-paced environment, you will be a great fit for this position!
Who We Are
United States Luggage Company is a 3rd generation, family-owned business, that owns and operates 2 distinct, industry leading brands.
- Briggs & Riley is THE iconic American travelware brand, built on a rich legacy of continuous innovation, exacting performance, and true dedication to the art of travel. https://www.briggs-riley.com/
- Solo-NY is a leader in the bag and case industry and believes in the transformative power of the journey; our stylish designs are purposeful in form and function, and sustainability is in our DNA. https://solo-ny.com/
Why Us?
At US Luggage, you can forge a career path that is based on you, your strengths, and ambitions. We thrive on innovation, creativity and most of all, family values. The average tenure of our team members is over 7 years, and as a 6-time winner of Top Workplaces on Long Island, our secret sauce is our culture and our core values.
For our employees, it’s not just a job, it’s about making a significant contribution to the performance of our company. We are always looking to add talented individuals to our team who are curious, self-motivated and want to help us change the future of travel.
Are you ready to begin your journey with us?
Your Impact
You will contribute to the overall success of the organization by managing the creation of photo & video content that will support and supply the marketing team with visual assets used on day-to-day initiatives as well as 360 brand campaigns inclusive of print, digital and in-store creative.
Your ultimate goal will be the seamless management of our photo and video shoots at all stages of production.
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Partner with the Art Director on conceptual development of all photo and video shoot productions.
- Lead all elements of lifestyle, still life and product e-comm photo and video shoots including:
- Create or manage the creation of high-quality presentations of visual creative concepts and briefs for internal and external use.
- Manage correspondence and the distribution of work to our network of contractors and agencies to ensure all stages of production are being executed within budget and in a timely manner.
- Produce lower scale shoots independently by providing on-set prop styling, casting talent, sourcing photographers, props and locations, etc.
- Manage post-production schedules, correspondence and retouching notes.
- Coordinate asset delivery across projects to ensure that work gets delivered on time, on budget and to a high standard.
- Organize final assets onto our servers and distribute to the internal teams.
- Continue to source fresh and on-brand talent, creative agencies, studios and content creators.
- Create and maintain a clear and organized product photography schedule with our freelance photographers.
- Oversee the maintenance and efficiency of our in-house photo studio.
- Explore and test creative ways to generate monthly photo and video content outside of product launches to use across our e-comm channels, such as paid social.
- Organize and own the management of our content asset library.
- Develop visual assets with strong conceptual and strategic foundations.
- Work collaboratively as a member of the creative team.
- Present work thoughtfully and confidently to cross functional and leadership teams.
Who You Are
- You are highly creative, organized, collaborative and enthusiastic by nature
- You’re highly adaptable and don’t get rattled when direction and goals change
- You are a curious problem solver who loves to find solutions
- You have a strong understanding of accountability by taking ownership of your actions and choices
- You’re open to new ideas, love a challenge, and realize that we all bring different strengths to the table
- You have the ability and judgment to seek clarification or assistance when needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Art or related field
- 4-6 years of experience managing photo and video shoots, preferably in travel, beauty or fashion
- Experience in the Adobe creative suite
- Must have strong photography and video concepting and direction skills
- Must have a portfolio that demonstrates thoughtful and strategic visual concepts coming to life in fully executed campaigns
- Excellent storytelling abilities that sell your vision, while being able to incorporate direction and feedback
- Strong photo/video concepting and direction skills
- A digital-first mindset
- Excellent project and time management skills
- Very strong interpersonal and communication skills
- A high-end, editorial design aesthetic, with great attention to detail
- Post-production skills to edit photos and videos independently is a plus
Schedule
- Full Time, 8 am – 4 pm (can be 8:30 am– 4:30 pm or 9 am – 5 pm)
- Monday and Friday remote, Tuesday – Thursday in Hauppauge, NY office
Compensation
- $80,000 - $85,000 annually plus bonus
Benefits
- Competitive salary plus bonus incentive
- PTO – 15 days to start!
- Paid Holidays
- 401K with company match
- Profit Sharing Plan
- Hybrid Work Schedule in Hauppauge, NY Office (Monday/Friday work from home!)
- Learning and development opportunities
- Fun team building events
- Employee Discounts on Product
- $5,000 Employee Referral Bonus
- Scholarship Program for Employee’s children
- A knowledgeable, high-achieving, experienced team
Our Core Values
- Family
- Keep your Commitments
- Whatever It Takes
- Respect & Dignity
- Smart & Steady
- Do the Right Thing
- Passion, Pride & Loyalty
- Humility
Philanthropy
As a US Luggage team member, you will be part of our community efforts that are committed to giving back to the communities where we live, work and travel. We have a Spirit Committee focused on helping us to give back in such programs as:
- Make a Wish Foundation
- Comfort Cases
- RewearAble Program with ACLD
US Luggage Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender (including pregnancy and gender identity), marital status, disability, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
