Senior Photographer and Studio Manager in San Diego, California at Mor Furniture For Less Inc

Location: San Diego, CA

Department: Marketing

Reports to: Director of Marketing

Position Overview

MOR Furniture seeks a detail-oriented Senior Photographer & Studio Manager to oversee our in-house studio operations and lead to end-to-end content creation. This is a commercial photography role supporting a fast-paced retail business—producing high-performing imagery and video for e-commerce, paid media, web, and brand campaigns. The ideal candidate is a hands-on photographer and skilled video editor who can manage production workflows that align with MOR’s brand identity and marketing goals while collaborating effectively across a global creative team.

This role will lead to all aspects of commercial visual production—from concept and lighting setup to post-production delivery—ensuring that assets are optimized for performance, consistency, and speed. You will partner cross-functionally (and with global stakeholders when applicable) to deliver campaign-ready imagery and video, and you’ll be expected to thoughtfully incorporate AI assisted - tools to enhance workflows (e.g., retouching, background cleanup, variation creation, metadata/tagging) while maintaining quality and brand standards.

Key Responsibilities

Photography & Videography

• Plan, shoot, and edit high-quality product, lifestyle product, lifestyle, and promotional photos and videos that support retail needs (weekly promotions, seasonal events, new arrivals, and clearance messaging).
• Produce content optimized for web, social media, and advertising platforms.
• Oversee consistency in visual style, lighting, and color across all product categories.

Studio Management

• Manage MOR’s photography studio, equipment, lighting systems, and inventory.
• Schedule and coordinate product shoots with merchandising and e-commerce teams.
• Maintain workflow efficiency—shoot planning, file organization, and digital asset management.
• Operate with flexibility in a retail environment—able to pivot quickly as priorities shift (e.g., promotional changes, merchandising updates, or urgent creative requests) while keeping projects on track.
• Provide day-to-day production leadership by coordinating and directing production support team members (including cross-functional partners and dotted-line resources) to keep shoots and deliverables on schedule.

Video Production

• Film and edit short-form and long-form video content for marketing and social channels.
• Integrate music, motion graphics, and text overlays for engaging storytelling.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to develop creative storyboards and campaign visuals.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Partner with creative, merchandising, and marketing teams to plan seasonal campaigns.
• Provide art direction and mentor freelance photographers or production assistants as needed.
• Ensure the studio supports cross-departmental needs efficiently and professionally.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners and a global creative/marketing network to align brand standards, shot lists, timelines, and deliverables.
• Champion responsible use of AI-assisted creative tools to improve speed and quality, document best practices, and help the team adopt new workflows (while respecting licensing, usage rights, and brand guidelines).

Qualifications & Skills

• 5+ years of professional photography and videography experience (furniture, lifestyle, or retail preferred).
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects).
• Strong understanding of studio lighting techniques, composition, and post-production workflow.
• Proven ability to manage multiple shoots, deadlines, and creative priorities.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Comfort working with distributed stakeholders, including coordinating reviews/approvals across time zones.
• Experience using or openness to adopting AI-enabled creative and productivity tools to streamline retouching, editing, versioning, and asset organization (with strong judgment around quality and brand integrity).
• A portfolio demonstrating both photography and video work is required.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience managing or setting up an in-house studio environment.
• Familiarity with furniture, interior design, or product styling.
• Knowledge of current digital content trends across e-commerce and social media.
• Strong creative judgment and attention to detail.
• Interest in emerging content technologies (e.g., AI-assisted retouching, generative tools, workflow automation) and the ability to apply them responsibly in a commercial environment.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume and a portfolio showcasing recent videography project.