Head of Photography

Who We Are: At Huda Beauty, our Vision is to lead in creating a democratized beauty industry where power is given back to people to define, create, and enjoy beauty for themselves! Launched by award-winning beauty powerhouse Huda Kattan in 2013, Huda Beauty is one of the world’s fastest growing beauty brands. As a company, we are fueled by purpose and not profit. This allows us to approach things differently so that we can create products, content, and a community like no other. A lot has changed since our launch in 2013, but something that will forever remain at the core of Huda Beauty is our focus on business excellence and our unwavering passion for kindness! 

Summary: We are looking for an experienced Head of Photography to lead the photography function within our in-house Creative Agency. Reporting directly to the Art Director, this role will translate approved creative direction into high-quality photographic assets and oversee photography from creative execution and capture through post-production and final asset delivery. The Head of Photography will lead the Senior Photographer and Post Production Artist, while owning photographic standards, studio equipment and infrastructure, photography workflows, post-production, asset management, and delivery across regional markets. 

The ideal candidate is a senior commercial photographer with a strong studio background, exceptional technical and visual expertise, and proven experience leading photography teams and post-production workflows within a fast-paced creative environment. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Translate approved creative direction into photographic execution, ensuring the intended visual direction is accurately brought to life 

• Lead photography across campaigns, product, e-commerce, social, and other creative productions, maintaining a consistently high creative and technical standard 

• Provide senior photographic expertise across lighting, composition, camera, lenses, digital capture, and studio photography 

• Oversee photographic execution across shoots, providing senior-level direction on lighting, camera setup, capture, and visual execution while ensuring work aligns with the approved creative direction 

• Will lead a team of inhouse photographers and retouchers, setting priorities, providing feedback, and ensuring work is delivered to the required creative and technical standard 

• Own the photography workflow from captured assets through selects, post-production, quality control, final exports, and delivery 

• Oversee internal and external retouching and post-production workflows, managing feedback, revisions, approvals, and timelines 

• Review photography and final retouched assets for creative quality, color, product accuracy, consistency, and technical specifications 

• Own photography asset management and final delivery, ensuring files are correctly organized, stored, versioned, exported, and prepared for distribution across regional markets 

• Manage the photography studio and equipment ecosystem, including cameras, lenses, lighting, grip, tethering systems, storage, and related infrastructure 

• Oversee equipment maintenance, inventory, procurement, and replacement requirements to ensure the studio remains fully operational and fit for purpose 

• Establish and maintain photography and post-production standards and processes, identifying opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, and scalability 

• Work with the in-house Production team to support the successful execution of photography projects, providing photography-specific requirements and technical direction as needed 

• Coordinate with external photography and post-production vendors to secure additional support and capacity as required. 

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience in commercial photography, with experience in a senior photographer, photography lead, or photography management role 

• Strong professional studio photography background, with extensive expertise in lighting, digital capture, composition, cameras, lenses, tethering, and studio equipment 

• Proven experience translating creative direction into high-quality photographic execution across multiple channels 

• Demonstrated experience managing and developing photographers, post-production artists, retouchers, or other creative specialists 

• Strong understanding of professional photography post-production, retouching, color management, quality control, and final asset preparation 

• Experience managing photography assets, storage, file structures, version control, exports, and delivery at scale 

• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to manage a team and collaborate effectively with Creative, Production, Marketing, E-commerce, Design, and regional stakeholders 

• Exceptional attention to detail and a highly developed visual eye 

• Strong working knowledge of Capture One and Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop 

• Experience managing photography studios, equipment inventories, maintenance, and procurement 

• Experience working within beauty, fashion, luxury, or high-end commercial photography is strongly preferred 

• Strong studio photography experience is preferred, particularly across beauty, product, and controlled-lighting environments 

• Experience working within a global brand or managing assets for distribution across multiple markets is a plus 

• Experience with digital asset management and creative production tracking systems is a plus 

• Knowledge of emerging AI tools and technologies relevant to photography and post-production is a plus 

Benefits

• Monthly “Self-Love Days” - at company discretion 

• Premium Medical/Dental/Vision coverage for employee plus dependents 

• Monthly coaching sessions with our in-house Success Coach 

• Employee discounts on all Huda Beauty products 

• Quarterly product gifting 

Huda Beauty is committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and upholding an equal employment workplace that is free from discrimination. We hire stellar individuals regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical conditions, disability, or veteran status. If you need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.