Description
Elevated Shopping builds the world’s best online shopping experience through photography, video, and usability design enabling millions of customers to make more informed purchasing decisions. eShop at Amazon is a large and fast-growing network of teams located throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, focusing on fashion and product photography, retouching, graphic design, video, 3D, Virtual production, automated image acquisition, and image support services. We are continually innovating and setting new industry standards for showcasing 10s of millions of products across multiple global marketplaces. We are obsessed with innovating on behalf of our customers, and continually push beyond the boundaries of traditional e-commerce photography and videography.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly-skilled Design Technologist for our fast paced Studio. Successful candidates will be self-starters, strong communicators, very detail-oriented and highly organized. The Design Tech will be responsible for performing quality checks and providing feedback on all digital assets created, archiving and maintenance of the assets and act as the primary point of contact for post-productions teams. The candidate will need a strong background in computer hardware and software and be able to recommend new technologies that ensure our studios stay at the forefront of the industry.
Joining our team provides a unique opportunity to help represent the Amazon brand visually, set global video standards, and innovate with creative sensibility for our customers.
You will inspire confidence by your project management and tenacity in meeting deadlines, and show attention to detail and an acute awareness that everything counts. You will provide clear ownership and accountability to anything you drive and see it through beyond completion. You will show a relentless desire for innovation, balanced with business priorities.
Please note this is a permanent role that will be based out of our New York studio, five days a week.
Key job responsibilities
• Experience writing scripted workflows (Python, JavaScript, AppleScript, Powershell, or similar). Familiar AWS S3 client-side automation, metadata standards, and workflow automation.
• 3+ years of digital asset management experience working with an enterprise-level DAM system
• In-depth experience with Capture One, Photoshop, Bridge, video software including Premiere Pro, OBS, Windows and Mac environments, and large-scale asset file management.
• Strong understanding of color profile management policies and best practices, including the ability to color shift and manage multiple peripheral devices
• Proven ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
• Ability to learn and master proprietary internal tools
• Effective communication skills and the ability to handle multiple projects from beginning to end, under tight and evolving deadlines
• A motivated and professional attitude, with the ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality
Basic Qualifications
1+ years of front-end technologist, engineer, or UX prototyper experience
Have coding samples in front end programming languages
Have an available online portfolio
Knowledge of technologies such as JavaScript/NodeJS, HTML/CSS, Responsive/Adaptive Design, Python and source control (Git)
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of API frameworks
Experience using AWS in production environments
Experience with web, mobile web, or mobile app front-end development
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $72,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $186,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.