Join the SpiderTeam
The Spider Team are masters of their own artistic lens. Collectively, we are passionate about helping all who step into the Silk Studio to LOVE their natural beauty.
Interested in contributing your talents?
Read the listings below to see if you are a fit for our open roles.
Natural Beauty Retoucher
Porcelain Mannequins are not welcomed here.
At SMP, we believe true beauty happens when we love who we are. We see the exquisite beauty of each client at their session so that when they fall in love with the photographs, they fall in love with themselves. Full professional editing is done on each photograph before a client receives the final piece of art to frame.
The Spider TEAM seeks an experienced retoucher to enhance the natural beauty of photographs.
If you meet the qualifications below, submit your application for consideration:
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Experience in cleaning-up photographs to produce natural beauty images.
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Highly proficient in both Lightroom and Photoshop.
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Work at a quick pace, 8-10 photos in one day, completed within one week.
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"undetected" cleanup = attention to fine details to smooth light gradients, object removal, smoothing out clothing, and color correcting.
If you believe you are a fit for this role, submit a sample portfolio of skin and body work along with your resume below.
Seamstress
A collaboration to create a vision & tailor the fit.
At SMP we are purpose driven to make your experience as streamlined as possible, and sometimes that means supplementing your clothing choices. We encourage the energy of each client flow by designing looks that compliment your portrait goals.
The Spider TEAM seeks a talented seamstress to create versatile wardrobe items for the SMP closet.
Qualifications for this position:
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Experienced seamstress who has worked with fine materials such as silk, tulle, etc.
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Has their own sewing machine and tools to be able to work independently from their home.
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Must collaborate with Owner to understand the vision of custom pieces to be created for the SMP wardrobe. Seamstress will be able to execute and create the vision with their own materials.
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Lives or can easily commute to Chicago.
If you believe you are a fit for this role, submit a portfolio that includes examples of custom pieces along with your resume below.