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 I got the following "job offer" today via email for a photography job for "Dillards:"

Job Title: Product Photographer

Company Name: Dillard's, Inc (Department store company)

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Work location: Remote (from anywhere)

Pay: $58 - $65/hour

Learn About Us:

Dillard's, Inc. ranks among the nation's largest fashion retailers. The Company focuses on delivering style, service and value to its shoppers by offering compelling apparel, cosmetics and home selections complemented by exceptional customer care. Dillard’s stores offer a broad selection of merchandise and feature products from both national and exclusive brand sources. The Company operates almost 300 Dillard’s locations and several clearance centers, plus an Internet store.

Dillard's, Inc., is an upscale American department store chain with approximately 282 stores in 29 states and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. Currently, the largest number of stores are located in Texas with 57 and Florida with 42.

About the Job:

Dillard's is looking for a Product Photographer to join our amazing team! In this role, you will have an opportunity to interact with various functional Dillard's team members to produce quality photographs of our product lines that will be displayed on our company website.Products will be mailed to you and we will have you all setup with required equipment for your duties.

This position is available for Part time and Full time candidates, 20-40 hours a week. This is a remote job you can do from anywhere.

Key Responsibilities:

* Photograph various products using tabletop photography, showing various angles and dimensions of the products.

* Responsible for photo editing.

* Ability to work independently.

* Follow our processes and procedures relating to product placement on our website.

* Organize and manage file storage of product images.

* Adhere to our photographing process to ensure high quality images and uniformity in each photo set.

* Maintain photo equipment, props and cleanliness.

Experience/Skills:

* Minimum one year of experience working on product photography

* Professional oral and written communication skills

* Fluent in the operation of Photoshop.

* Strong attention to detail with ability to multitask.

* Must have knowledge of Adobe suite.

* Possess strong photography, and computer skills.

Benefits:

* $58 - $65/hour

* Medical (PPO, HMO, HDHP)

* Dental & Vision

* Sony USA 401(k) Plan

* Health Savings Account (with employer contribution)

* Flexible Spending Account (for health and child care)

* Short-term (STD) disability insurance & Long-term (LTD) disability insurance

* Basic Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, and Additional Life Insurance

* Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

* Parental & Elder Care Coaching

* Child Developmental & Behavioral Support

* Adoption & Surrogacy Reimbursement

* Student Loan Repayment Assistance

* Education Reimbursement Program

* College Savings Plan

* Wellness Reimbursement

* Hyatt Legal Plan

* Identity Theft Protection

* Commuter Benefit Program

* Pet, Auto, & Home Insurance Discounts

* Paid vacation, post-project & holiday office closures and sick days

JOIN US!!!

To join our incredibly talented and passionate team follow the necessary steps below to interview for this position.

We saw your portfolio on the Artstation website. Our HR team would like to have a brief chat with you through our ICQ NEW page for job interview, you can download the ICQ NEW app on your computer or smartphone from the app store, and message Lindsay Bennet, Our Online Recruitment Manager on ICQ NEW through his username (@dillardsphotographyHr) to get started.

NOTE: ICQ NEW is a simple chat messaging platform for workers.

Bill Parker,

Human Resources.

Dillard's, Inc.

 

 

WOAH! $58 to $65 an hour? Benefits that make working for the U.S. Government sound like pea soup? This has got to be too good to be true!

But wait.... Why would a major retailer like Dillard's send me a recruitment offer of this magnitude - and use a GMAIL address?

Hey, NICE flag you have there - in such a bright RED.

So, after about 5 minutes' digging around, I see that SCAM job offers - specifically for photographers - are on a sharp rise by scammers hoping to take advantage of photographers who have been having difficulty finding jobs due to the pandemic. I did a search for "Dillards Photographer Jobs" and immediately got these results.

So there you go. Once again, the old saying "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is" rings true.

Stay alert and question EVERYTHING...

Rod