Photographer & Auction House Assistant

Job Overview

What you’ll do

• Studio-style photography of antiques, art, jewellery & objects (RAW + JPEG).
• Set up lights, control reflections, capture scale/inscriptions; shoot 360/short clips when needed.
• Fast post-production in Lightroom/Photoshop (colour true-to-life, clean backgrounds, straight lines).
• Rename files to lot numbers and upload to our folder structure.
• Basic cataloguing: measurements, concise appearance-focused descriptions, condition notes.
• Create simple social content (reels/shorts) from your shoots.
• Safe handling, packing help, and occasional front-of-house support on viewing/auction days.

You are

• Strong with product/artefact photography (portfolio required).
• Fluent in Lightroom + Photoshop and efficient with batch workflows.
• Meticulous with details, file naming, and colour accuracy.
• Comfortable lifting/handling fragile/heavy items (with training).
• Calm under time pressure; reliable and punctual.
• Right to work in the UK.

Nice to have

• Experience with auction platforms.
• Macro/tilt-shift know-how; tethered capture; colour-managed workflow.
• Basic video editing (Premiere/CapCut) and Canva/InDesign for simple assets.
• Interest in art/antiques; ability to read/record visible inscriptions.

Equipment

We have continuous lights/backdrops; bringing your own camera/lenses is a plus (full-frame + macro).

PLEASE EMAIL PORTFOLIO’S NOT ONLY CV’s

PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE IS A MUST

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From £150.00 per day

Benefits:

• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Work from home

Experience:

• Product Photography: 5 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person