Photographer

Photographer

TPS Group Holdings, a family of brands including The Paper Store and Uncharted, is dedicated to creating destinations that inspire, delight, and surprise. Our mission is to connect with every customer through carefully chosen products, immersive shopping experiences, and service that goes the extra mile.

The in-house Photographer must be a collaborative, team-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and timelines. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, including the ability to translate complex artistic concepts into clear, accessible language. As a key member of the creative team, the Photographer plays a vital role in producing stunning product imagery that supports and elevates the branding of both The Paper Store and Uncharted across all channels— with a particular focus on enhancing our digital presence through high-quality, engaging visuals tailored for online and social media platforms in our omni-channel retail environment.

This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic, rapidly growing organization that maintains the familial culture upon which its success was built.

The Photographer reports into the Art Director with input from the Creative Director.

COMPETENCIES:  

• Communication: Communication is direct and to the point while maintaining employees’ self-esteem. Sets clear performance expectations and provides ongoing feedback. Solicits dialogue to ensure understanding of expectations. 
• Leadership: Ability to motivate and influence the team to create buy-in. Clarifies initiatives and articulates their strategic relevance. Helps employees to see the potential for developing their skills; assists them in eliminating barriers to their development. 
• Development: Demonstrates a passion for teaching. Identifies skill opportunities and takes timely and appropriate action to coach, develop and redirect employees as needed. 
• Delegation: Delegates responsibility based on the employee’s ability and potential. Communicate action steps and desired outcomes. Follows up to ensure success. 
• Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of corporate responsibility. Takes personal ownership and responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work. Ensures that actions are consistent with words. 
• Communication: Communicates information with consistency and clarity; uses active listening to effectively understand and provide feedback. Adjusts communication style to suit the audience to promote engagement and increase understanding. 
• Creativity and Initiative: Forward-thinking, recognizes opportunities and finds new ways of doing things and implements improvements whenever possible. Encourages creativity and innovation. 
• Professionalism: Maintains a professional and positive manner even under changing or uncertain conditions. Works well with a wide range of individuals to provide support, encouragement and direction. Engages others to accomplish organizational and departmental goals. Is seen as a role model. 
• Personal Development: Displays self-awareness, a high level of energy, persistence and a positive outlook. Continuously seeks ways to improve and learns from mistakes and constructive feedback. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Be a TPS brand ambassador  
• Design and execute photography that supports strategies aimed at creating a cohesive and unified customer experience across all channels—digital, social, in-store, catalog, and direct mail.
• Capture visually compelling photographs of a diverse range of subjects—including hard goods, soft goods/apparel, styled room sets, people, events, and in-store environments—for use across multiple touchpoints, including digital, social (Instagram, TikTok), direct mail, and catalog.
• Create compelling visual content—both still and motion-based—that brings products and brand stories to life through dynamic photography, motion graphics, and short-form video optimized for digital and social platforms.
• Collaborate with the Digital, E-commerce, Social and Marketing teams to develop and maintain a consistent visual style that reflects the brand identity of both The Paper Store and Uncharted, while upholding creative standards across all channels.
• Tasked with bringing The Paper Store and Uncharted to life across Digital, E-commerce, Social Media (Instagram, TikTok, and more), Catalogs, and Direct Mail through refined, high-impact photography and expert lighting.
• Manage daily deadlines for product photography—both on and off-figure—in a fast-paced studio and on-location setting, while effectively communicating project status and completion.
• Organize and maintain photography assets on the server with accurate folder structures and naming conventions. Coordinate with external vendors to ensure photo editing meets quality standards and specific requests.
• Support product styling and perform photo editing tasks as needed, including color correction, retouching, and resizing, to uphold visual excellence.
• Proactively meet all deadlines, work overtime when necessary, and communicate promptly when additional support is required.
• Maintain and care for photographic and lighting equipment in the shared Photo Room, ensuring all tools are in optimal condition.
• Develop and follow standardized procedures that drive quality, efficiency, and productivity in a high-volume environment.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: 

• Portfolio must be submitted that includes examples of integrated brand campaigns across digital, social, and print.
• Available for occasional travel, late nights, and weekends as needed.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs safely.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Self-starter with a proactive, “whatever it takes” mindset.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Positive, flexible, and energetic team player.
• Ability to work up to 5 days per week at our Photography Studio in the Corporate Office, Acton, MA.
• Maintains a professional appearance and demeanor consistent with company standards.

The Paper Store is an equal-opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, veteran status, or any other classification protected by state, local or federal law.