Assistant Photographer

Location: Egmore, Chennai

Company:Digenie (digenie.in)

Type: Full-time / On-site

Digenie is a creative digital marketing agency producing high-quality visual content for brands across lifestyle, F&B, alcohol & beverages, tourism, government, and emerging startups. We focus on strong ideas, culturally relevant storytelling, and visually impactful content designed for social media.

We are looking for an Assistant Photographer / Editor who is hands-on, creative, and detail-oriented someone who can support shoots, contribute ideas, and handle end-to-end editing for social platforms.

The Assistant Photographer / Editor will work closely with the content and social media teams to plan, shoot, and edit photos and videos for multiple brands. This role requires a balance of technical shooting skills, creative thinking, storytelling, and social media awareness.

You will assist in product shoots, testimonial videos, meme-based reels, behind-the-scenes content, and short-form videos, while also contributing to ideation and execution.

• Assist in shooting product photoshoots, lifestyle images, testimonials, and brand visuals.
• Capture vertical video content including reels, shorts, meme-based videos, BTS, and social-first formats.
• Handle basic camera setup, framing, composition, and shot execution.
• Support on-location and in-studio shoots as required.

• Collaborate with the content and social media teams to plan shoots and content formats.
• Help with storyboarding, shot lists, and reel structures for testimonials, memes, and campaigns.
• Participate in discussions to align visuals with content calendars and campaign goals.

• Set up and manage basic lighting (continuous lights, softboxes, reflectors, practical lights).
• Understand lighting needs for products, faces, food, and indoor environments.
• Ensure consistent lighting quality across shoots.

• Research trending reels, meme formats, transitions, and visual styles.
• Bring new ideas, references, and inspirations for shoots and edits.
• Stay updated with Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and emerging visual trends.

• Edit photos (colour correction, retouching, cropping, optimisation) into posters to post on social media.
• Edit reels, shorts, and videos with trending transitions, sound effects, subtitles, and basic motion elements.
• Format and optimise content for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other platforms.
• Maintain organised storage of raw footage and final assets.

• 13 years of experience in photography, videography, or video editing.
• Good understanding of camera basics, framing, composition, and lighting.
• Proficiency in tools like Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects (basic), Lightroom, Photoshop, or similar.
• Familiarity with social media content formats and platform requirements.
• Ability to work collaboratively with content, design, and social media teams.

• Experience shooting products, testimonials, or short-form social content.
• Basic knowledge of motion graphics or text animation.
• Understanding of meme culture and internet trends.
• Ability to assist in creative planning beyond execution.

• Hands-on, eager-to-learn, and proactive.
• Strong visual sense and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced agency environment.
• Someone who can both execute instructions and contribute ideas.

• Exposure to diverse brands and content formats.
• Opportunity to grow into a Photographer / Videographer / Video Editor role.
• Creative freedom to experiment with trends and formats.
• Collaborative team with a strong focus on ideas and execution.