Production Stylist (Contract)

About the role

As a Soona Stylist, you will use a creative eye to craft any desired look for clients, collaborating with photographers and leveraging the set, products, and props to bring the client’s vision to life. Your point of view, execution, and responsiveness to client feedback are critical to project success. You will balance speed and quality to meet Soona’s brand promise of delivering high‑quality assets faster than standard commercial production, working across a variety of production sets and industries—primarily food/beverage, cosmetics, apparel, complex products, ecommerce, and editorial.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with photographers and use set, product, and props to achieve the client’s vision.
• Provide point of view, execution, and timely response to client feedback to ensure project success.
• Balance speed and quality output in line with Soona’s brand promise.
• Style across industries including food/beverage, cosmetics, apparel, complex products, ecommerce, and editorial.
• Maintain an up‑to‑date Google calendar reflecting your availability.
• Be available for shoots ranging from 1 hour to 8 hours, often scheduled with one week or less advance notice.

Requirements

• Contract position located in Minneapolis, Austin, or Denver.
• 2+ years of experience with high‑touch client management and collaboration.
• 4+ years of experience in photo and video production.
• Experience working with enterprise clients and high‑value/volume accounts.
• Ability to understand and translate client requests from a shotlist to successful approved assets.
• Strength in navigating high‑pressure sets (conflicting client feedback, tight timelines, complex products).
• Experience working closely with photographers, hair & makeup artists, and models (humans and animals).
• Understanding of the Soona process and brand promise to deliver speed and quality.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑pace, ever‑changing startup environment.
• Experience in set, wardrobe, prop, food, and soft goods styling.
• Familiarity with e‑commerce photography standards; Amazon‑specific experience is a plus.
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Applicants must submit a portfolio showcasing styling specialties.

Skills

• Exceptional verbal and written communication.
• Ability to translate shotlists into approved assets.
• Navigating high‑pressure sets with conflicting feedback, tight timelines, or complex products.
• Collaboration with photographers, hair & makeup artists, and models.
• Understanding and embodying the Soona process and brand promise.
• Adaptability to a fast‑pace, startup environment.
• Proficiency in set, wardrobe, prop, food, and soft goods styling.
• Knowledge of e‑commerce photography standards; Amazon experience (preferred).
• Portfolio demonstrating styling expertise.

Schedule

Contract role with shoots ranging from 1 hour to 8 hours depending on shoot needs; often scheduled with one week or less advance notice; stylists must maintain a Google calendar reflecting their availability.