Associate Creative Designer, Studio

We are currently hiring a Associate Creative Designer – Studio (Photographer / Retoucher) in Boston, MA.

We are seeking a detail oriented Associate Creative Designer – Studio to join our in house creative team. This entry level, hybrid role supports both studio photography and post production, contributing to the creation of high quality product and merchandise imagery across our family of brands.

This Boston based hybrid role requires working in the office three days per week.

This role requires regular on site studio support and shooting. As the studio serves multiple brands, the position calls for creative adaptability, a developing but confident visual eye, and the ability to shift styles while maintaining a consistently high standard of quality and craftsmanship.

Success in this role is driven by curiosity, attention to detail, strong artistic instincts, and a growing sense of spatial awareness, supporting the delivery of production ready imagery across a wide range of products and brand identities.

The ideal candidate has a solid foundational understanding of digital photography and retouching workflows, along with a developing ability to apply composition, lighting, spatial awareness, and visual storytelling in a production environment. This position is well suited for someone with a strong attention to detail, a high bar for quality, and a desire to grow within a fast paced, collaborative studio setting.

Work Breakdown
20% shooting · 60% retouching · 20% studio & project support
A portfolio is required.

What You'll Brew:

• Participate in pre production and post production meetings, supporting planning, execution, and wrap up of studio shoots.
• Support shoot day studio operations, including set preparation, pre lighting, scene setup and styling, shoot execution, and breakdown.
• Capture small set product and merchandise photography for e commerce and digital channels, maintaining a high standard of detail, consistency, and quality.
• Perform general retouching and image refinement in Adobe Photoshop, including color correction, cleanup, masking, layering, and blending to create realistic, believable imagery.
• Create and support basic to intermediate compositing workflows using Adobe Dimension, including scene layout, object placement, perspective alignment, and lighting refinement.
• Utilize AI generated asset creation for compositing, integrating AI assisted elements into photo based scenes with close attention to realism, scale, and consistency.
• Apply a strong artistic eye and spatial awareness when composing imagery, ensuring appropriate scale, depth, balance, and visual cohesion.
• Track projects and communicate timelines, status, and deliverables using Workfront, supporting project logistics and workflow visibility.
• Take creative direction from the Creative Director, Art Directors, and senior studio team during shoots and post production.
• Collaborate cross functionally to deliver consistent, polished, and on brand visuals across multiple brands.

• Organize, process, and deliver final assets following established studio workflows, file naming conventions, and quality standards.

  What You’ll Learn in the First 12 Months:

• Build confidence executing small set product and merchandise photography, from set prep through capture.
• Develop a deeper understanding of studio lighting techniques and how lighting impacts texture, materiality, and form.
• Strengthen retouching fundamentals in Adobe Photoshop, producing clean, accurate, production ready assets.
• Grow basic to intermediate compositing skills, including environmental placement and visual realism.
• Learn to use Adobe Dimension for scene building, object placement, perspective alignment, and lighting refinement.
• Sharpen your artistic sensibility and spatial awareness, developing a stronger eye for composition, scale, and depth.
• Gain exposure to AI assisted and stock workflows, learning how to integrate these assets responsibly.
• Improve workflow discipline, including file organization, naming conventions, version control, and delivery standards.
• Learn how to take creative feedback, iterate efficiently, and collaborate across studio leadership. Build a strong foundation in studio operations and shoot day logistics, supporting efficient, high quality production.
  

What Ingredients You'll Bring:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Required Studio & Photography Skills
  • Foundational understanding of studio lighting principles, with the ability to assist and execute under guidance.
  • Experience shooting with Canon cameras (R5 preferred) or equivalent systems.
  • Working knowledge of Capture One for tethered capture, image review, and selects.
  • Exposure to small set product and merchandise photography.
  • Strong attention to detail, consistency, and image quality.
  • Ability to take feedback, follow direction, and learn from senior creative leadership.
  • Comfort supporting studio setup, breakdown and photography equipment care.
• Required Retouching, Compositing & Post Production Skills
  • Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop.
  • Basic to intermediate retouching skills, including:
    • Product cleanup and dust removal.
    • Color correction and tonal balancing.
    • Introductory texture refinement.
    • Basic to intermediate compositing skills, including masking, layering, and asset blending.
    • Experience or exposure to Adobe Dimension, including:
      • Scene building and object placement.
      • Perspective and scale alignment.
      • Lighting and shadow refinement for realism.
      • Familiarity with integrating stock and AI assisted imagery under guidance.
      • Strong file organization skills, with attention to versioning, color management, and delivery accuracy.

At the Boston Beer Company and in accordance with pay transparency laws, we are open about our salary ranges. For this role, the salary range is between $61,000 and $109,000. However, it’s important to note that where the person hired starts in this range is dependent on their related experience, skillset and location. Additionally, this position qualifies for a discretionary annual bonus based on company and individual performance, and certain sales roles might include a car allowance.

Some Perks:

Our people are our most important “ingredient.” We hire the best talent; and we reward, develop, and retain them too.

In addition to generous healthcare on day one, stock purchase plan, 401k and more, Full Time Boston Beer Coworkers have the following perks available*:

Tuition reimbursement

Fertility/adoption support

Free financial coaching

Health & wellness program and discounts

Professional development & training

Free beer!

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Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Fair Chance Ordinance and the CA Fair Chance Act.

Boston Beer Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to help ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who wish to request accommodation in the job application process can contact [email protected] for assistance.

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