Assistant Stylist

Amazon.ae

Cairo, Egypt

Ref: RP971-941

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Amazon Product Imaging builds the world’s best online shopping experience through photography, video, graphic design, and usability design enabling millions of customers to make more informed purchasing decisions. Imaging at Amazon is a large and fast-growing network of teams located throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, focusing on fashion and product photography, photo retouching, graphic design, video and CGI production, automated image acquisition, and image support services. We are continually innovating and setting new industry standards for showcasing 10s of millions of products across multiple global marketplaces. We are obsessed with innovating on behalf of our customers, and continually push beyond the boundaries of traditional e-commerce photography and videography.

- Follows studio style guide to style a wide variety of products with consistent high quality, balanced with efficiency and image quality
- Serves as a stylist on set and/or special projects for on-figure, off figure (including flats)
- May purchase, organize, and maintain styling props
- Assists in creating and updating training and SOP materials as they evolve
- Reports any product quality issues on set to the production team
- Decisively troubleshoots styling challenges on-set using knowledge of Amazon’s business objectives and visual brand
- Contributes to knowledge management tools such as wikis and shared drives

Requirements

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in fashion styling, fashion merchandising, or related field required
- 0-2 Years Professional styling experience in a commercial photography studio
- Specialized styling ability, such as advanced on-figure styling or product styling
- Professional portfolio that demonstrates expertise in applied styling techniques
- Understanding of market trends, visual composition, and the art of aesthetic presentation
- Exceptional eye for detail (acute attention to detail, accuracy and organization)
- Knowledge of commercial studio workflow
- Proficient working knowledge of Mac and PC computing platforms, including Microsoft Office
- Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously under tight deadlines
- Excellent English proficiency (written and verbal)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Pro-active and able to build processes that will continually improve on-set image quality
- Execute visually enticing styles that support brand aesthetic
- Strong fashion and styling sense with the ability to incorporate new trends
- Proven ability to meet stringent deadlines.
- Self-driven and able to easily communicate creative ideas and collaborate in a team environment
- Productivity-focused and proven to be a quick problem solver

About the Company

Amazon.ae, formerly Souq.com, is an English-Arabic language e-commerce platform, owned by Amazon, Inc. It is the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. confirmed it would be acquiring Souq.com for $580 million. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com became known as Amazon.ae.

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