Position Summary:
The Senior Photo Stylist at Rooms to Go is a high-level creative role responsible for conceptualizing, sourcing, and executing the visual staging of furniture collections for major advertising, print, digital, and e-commerce campaigns. Operating in a fast-paced studio environment, this position bridges the gap between commercial interior design, set building, and brand photography.
Location: 100% Onsite. Monday - Friday.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Create comprehensive style boards and digital mood boards of conceptual designs to outline the aesthetic direction of seasonal room styling and custom set designs.
- Partner closely with company merchandisers, art directors, product designers, and senior studio photographers to develop highly realistic, visually compelling room environments that naturally highlight new furniture collections.
- Lead the strategic sourcing, procurement, and budget management of styling accessories-ranging from textiles, rugs, and wall decor to specific lifestyle props-to narrative context to furniture displays.
- Direct and execute the physical arrangement of full-room studio sets. Work dynamically with in-house carpentry teams to build unique structural elements like custom accent walls, decorative backdrops, and architectural detailing.
- Maintain strict adherence to organizational style guides and brand guidelines, ensuring all visual narratives align with commercial consumer marketing targets.
- Provide professional guidance to junior stylists and stylist assistants on staging techniques, spatial composition, and photo-ready finishing details.
Experience
- Bachelor's degree preferred or a combination of experience and education.
- A minimum of 5 to 8+ years of dedicated experience in the home fashion, commercial interior design, or corporate photo styling industries.
- Proficiency in design and workflow organization platforms like Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Photoshop) and spatial visualization tools.
- Expert understanding of lighting physics, fabric draping, textures, color theory, and camera angles to ensure 3D sets translate perfectly onto a 2D camera sensor.
- Proven ability to remain calm under tight deadlines, multi-task across concurrent set builds, and easily accommodate sudden schedule changes or creative directional pivots.
Essential Requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively present and communicate with all levels within the organization, with agencies and vendors.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities, meet demanding deadlines, and adjust to sudden changes in workflow.
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to think independently, take corrective action, and to resolve employee inquiries and requests for information.
- Detail oriented, flexible with continuous process/system change with an ability to handle high pressure, deadline heavy environment.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in a variety of situations.
- Ability to act independently and take initiative to solve problems, implement solutions, and create new processes
- Ability to maintain all job-related information in a confidential and private manner.
About Rooms To Go
Founded in 1991, Rooms To Go set out to change the way people shop for furniture. More than 30 years later and now America's #1 independent furniture retailer, that mission remains the same: make it easy to create a beautiful home by offering stylish, designer-curated rooms of furniture at an exceptional value through a simplified and customer-friendly shopping experience. Rooms To Go operates more than 250 stores across ten states, supported by eight state-of-the-art distribution centers and a growing e-commerce business. With the nation's largest furniture inventory and industry-leading delivery speed, financing options, and product availability, we continue to set the pace for innovation and value.
Driving this success is a team that thrives in a growth-oriented culture. We offer a collaborative, supportive work environment with opportunities to learn, grow, and build a career with a stable and industry-leading company.
Whether you're looking to launch your career or take the next step, it's a great time to join our team-there's always room for you to grow with us!
Rooms To Go Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Associate discounts including furniture
- Company paid life and disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Programs
- And more!