Digital Photography and Studio Technology Specialist

Aquent is partnering with a leading global retail brand to find an experienced Digital Photography & Studio Technology Specialist for its high-volume creative production studio. This hands-on contract opportunity combines professional on-set digital capture with server management, technical troubleshooting, and studio systems support. You'll work alongside talented creative professionals while helping ensure photography and video production runs smoothly from capture through delivery.

What You'll Do

• Provide hands-on digital technician support for professional photography shoots, managing tethered capture, image quality, and file organization.
• Troubleshoot camera connectivity, digital capture stations, software, and equipment issues in real time.
• Configure, calibrate, test, and maintain photography workstations and related production technology.
• Maintain and troubleshoot studio servers and networked storage systems, including file access, data transfers, backups, and storage-related issues.
• Help freelance digital technicians navigate studio workflows and maintain consistent production standards.
• Collaborate with photographers, art directors, stylists, production teams, and enterprise IT partners to resolve technical challenges.
• Support image management workflows, metadata accuracy, asset uploads, and production-to-post-production handoffs.
• Contribute to process improvements, workflow automation, technical documentation, and equipment upgrades.
• Support both photography and video production as business needs evolve.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Digital Technician, Digital Capture Technician, DIT, or in a closely related studio technology role.
• Strong hands-on experience supporting professional photography shoots and digital capture workflows.
• Proficiency with industry-standard digital photography software, such as Capture One, and tethered capture equipment.
• Required hands-on experience maintaining and troubleshooting servers and networked storage systems, including diagnosing connectivity, file access, storage, or data transfer issues.
• Experience configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting computers, workstations, and related production technology.
• Understanding of digital asset organization, file naming, metadata, backups, and production workflows.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals, color calibration, and technical workflow processes.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• A service-oriented approach and ability to work effectively with creative teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Availability to work onsite five days per week in San Francisco.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Creative Force or similar creative production workflow platforms.
• Experience supporting an in-house ecommerce, retail, fashion, or commercial photography studio.
• Familiarity with video capture workflows and equipment.
• Experience with scripting, automation, or process improvement.
• Experience supporting enterprise environments or long-term corporate production teams.

Why Apply?

• Work with a recognizable global brand producing photography and marketing content seen by a large consumer audience.
• Enjoy variety: Combine hands-on photography production with technical projects, server support, and studio systems management.
• Make a meaningful impact: Help maintain and improve the technology supporting a busy creative studio.
• Collaborate with experienced creative professionals across photography, styling, art direction, production, and technology.

If you love the technical side of photography, enjoy solving problems, and know how to be a trusted partner to creative teams, we'd love to hear from you.