The short version
Pophaus is a Toronto creative and organic social agency that works only with CPG food, beverage, wellness and supplement brands. We run our own studio, we shoot a lot, and our whole job is getting brands the double tap and keeping people hooked past the scroll.

We want one person who knows every client by heart, lives in the studio, and makes a can of sparkling water look like the main character.

That is this job. You would be our first full time photographer, and the studio would be yours to run.

What you will actually do

Shoot product, food, beverage and lifestyle photography in our Toronto studio, plus the occasional kitchen, grocery aisle or location day

Own the whole flow: plan the light, build the set, shoot, cull, colour, retouch, deliver

Build sets with props, surfaces and backdrops. Pour, drizzle, splash, crumble, garnish. If it makes a chip look crunchier, do it

Shoot stills that work as social posts, and grab stop motion and short clips when the concept calls for it

Keep every client consistent from shoot to shoot: same lighting logic, same colour, same feel, so their feed looks like one brand and not five photographers

Plan shoot days with our Art Director and designers, from shot list and moodboard to final handoff

Keep the studio ready to go: gear, lighting, surfaces, backups, and a folder structure nobody has to guess at

Run the file pipeline so designers can pull finished assets without chasing anyone

Be in the room when clients and founders visit a shoot, and make them glad they came

Who we are looking for

3+ years shooting product or food photography, studio, agency or brand side,



with a portfolio that proves it

You can light a bowl of oatmeal and a bottle of hot sauce and make both look like the hero

Fluent in Capture One or Lightroom, plus Photoshop. Retouching is part of the job, not someone else's

You get social. You know what stops a thumb on Instagram and TikTok, what a 4:5 crop needs, and why a Story frame and a grid post are not the same picture

You move quick without getting sloppy. Clients have launch dates and we ship every week

You can own a studio day end to end, with a small crew or solo

Kind, curious, easy to be around. Our clients come to shoots. Their founders come to shoots. You will be the face in the room

Based in Toronto and happy to be in the studio most days. This is not a remote role, the camera lives here

Bonus points

Video and motion chops: stop motion, cinemagraphs, short clips on a mirrorless

You have shot for CPG brands before, especially grocery or DTC food and beverage

Food prep instincts, or a food stylist you trust on speed dial

Strong opinions about props and where to find the good ones in Toronto

You have looked at our Instagram and already have a shot in mind you would do differently

The details

Full time, permanent

Salary: $60,000 to $70,000 CAD per year, depending on experience. The portfolio counts for more than the years

Comprehensive health benefits packageLocation: Pophaus studio, Toronto, in person

Reports to: our Art Director

Team: you would work daily with our Art Director, designers and account team, and with the founders of the brands we shoot for

Start date: as soon as we find the right person

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📌 Product Photographer (Ontario)
🏢 Pophaus
📍 Ontario