Prop Styling Assistant Des Moines, IA - 1716 Locust Street

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Job Description

About The Position | Major goals and objectives and location requirements 

JOB SUMMARY
Our Brand Licensing & Partnerships team is looking for a Prop Styling Assistant to aid in photoshoots of Better Homes & Gardens Collection products for packaging and marketing purposes. The Prop Styling Assistant will collaborate with a crossfunctional creative team to deliver high quality photography and video of our licensing line across home and garden categories and is a key member of the team, expected to assist greatly in the preparation and planning parts of the photo process. Because we shoot the majority of days in each month, this person will be expected to be in our Des Moines office most days of the week. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Weight % Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Results

80% Inventory Maintenance, Photo Shoot Planning and Assistance:

-Prop Styling Assistant will help the Photo Stylist while on set by moving items, pulling props, and running errands

-Prop Styling Assistant should be available to help any members of the photo shoot crew, including the Art Director, Creative Services Manager and Photographer as needed to facilitate smooth run of shoots.
-Non-shooting weeks will be used for prep work and collaboration with the team on other projects, which may include working off-site.
-Expected to unpack and assemble merchandise samples and enter those into our team systems (Airtable / Basecamp) in a timely manner.

20% Misc. Business Support
-Attend weekly team planning meetings. 
-Responsible for keeping prop areas organized and facilitate prop clearance as items drop out of the line.
-Utilization of team systems and tools inclusive of Airtable, Basecamp, Google Suite, etc.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Associate Degree or comparable work experience (3+ years in related field)
Computer skills in Google Suite 
Familiarity with Basecamp and Airtable a bonus.

EXPERIENCE
A general knowledge of photo shoots and merchandise coordination will be needed to collaborate with crew members.

TRAVEL
Rare

About The Team: | The Team and/or Brand.
The Brand Licensing and Partnerships Team spans across a few of our office locations: Des Moines, IA, Birmingham, AL, and New York, NY. The Brand Licensing Creative Team that this role is on is based in our Des Moines, IA office while the team’s leadership is located in Birmingham, AL. 

It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing ddm.hr@dotdashmdp.com.

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