Sr. E-COMMERCE PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior E-commerce Photographer Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally-minded individuals with a passion for fashion. If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you! The Senior E-commerce Photographer is the lead photographer for the Michael Kors in-house e-commerce studio, responsible for establishing and maintaining the photographic standards that define the brand's global digital product imagery. This role serves as the primary photographer for on-figure e-commerce photography and provides technical and creative oversight across the studio's broader photography output. Working closely with Art Direction, Styling, Studio Operations, Production, Digital Capture, and Post-Production, you will translate the Michael Kors visual identity into consistent, elevated imagery produced at scale. You are an experienced fashion photographer with a refined eye, deep technical expertise, and the operational discipline required to lead a high-volume studio. You understand how to balance creativity, efficiency, product accuracy, and commercial performance without compromising the brand. What You'll Do Lead On-Figure Photography: Photograph and oversee on-figure e-commerce imagery across Ready-to-Wear, footwear, handbags, and accessories, ensuring consistent lighting, composition, posing, framing, and product representation. Set Studio Photography Standards: Develop, document, and maintain lighting guides, framing standards, camera specifications, capture settings, and photography playbooks for all recurring e-commerce image types. Provide Creative and Technical Leadership: Direct and mentor the Photographer, Junior Photographer, Digital Technician, and freelance photography support as applicable, ensuring consistent execution across sets and teams. Partner with Art Direction and Styling: Collaborate with Art Directors, Stylists, Hair and Makeup teams, Model Casting, and Studio Production to translate seasonal brand direction into repeatable e-commerce photography. Manage Daily Set Execution: Lead the photographic workflow on set, maintaining pace, shot-list accuracy, image quality, and alignment with daily production targets. Own Capture Quality: Review exposure, focus, lighting consistency, color integrity, crop, product detail, and file organization throughout the shoot, resolving issues before assets move into post-production. Support Cross-Category Consistency: Partner with the Still Life Photographer to ensure visual continuity between on-figure and product-only imagery across the Michael Kors digital experience. Improve Studio Workflows: Identify opportunities to improve capture efficiency, set transitions, equipment configuration, image review, and communication between Photography, Styling, Production, and Post-Production. Oversee Photography Equipment: Maintain photography equipment standards, recommend upgrades, and ensure cameras, lenses, lighting systems, workstations, and capture software remain production-ready. Support Special Projects: Photograph or provide photographic direction for seasonal launches, digital exclusives, editorial e-commerce moments, fit imagery, internal tests, and other studio-based brand initiatives. You'll Need to Have 7+ years of professional fashion, retail, or luxury e-commerce photography experience, including significant on-figure experience. Demonstrated experience leading photography within a high-volume studio environment. A strong portfolio showing sophisticated on-figure fashion photography, product accuracy, consistent lighting, and a clear understanding of luxury brand presentation. Advanced proficiency in Capture One Pro, Adobe Photoshop, professional digital camera systems, and studio lighting systems such as Profoto or Broncolor. Deep knowledge of lighting, exposure, color management, lens selection, digital capture, and production workflows. Experience creating and maintaining photography standards, lighting diagrams, and technical documentation. We'd Love to See Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to direct crews, mentor junior team members, and provide clear, constructive feedback. The ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines while maintaining exceptional attention to detail. A collaborative, solutions-oriented approach and the judgment to balance creative ambition with production requirements. Bachelor's degree in Photography, Fine Arts, or a related discipline preferred, or equivalent professional experience. MK Perks: Generous Paid Time Off & Holiday Calendar Summer Fridays Internal Mobility Across Brands Cross-brand Discount Exclusive Employee Sales Fav 5 Cards (MK Discount for friends and family) 401k Match Paid Parental Leave Thrive Wellness Program Commuter Benefits Gym Discounts The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company's policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, military status, disability, genetic information or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. At Capri Holdings Limited, we are committed to providing a fair and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation for the interview or application process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at View email address on click.appcast.io. In compliance with certain Pay Transparency laws, employers are required to disclose a compensation range. The range for this position will vary based on role requirements, skill set, and years of experience. Please note that for salaried roles, the figures reflect full-time equivalency, while for hourly roles, the figures represent the applicable hourly rate. Compensation Range: 95,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD Michael Kors