Akar.

Akar's looking for a stylist to own pre-production styling across our seasonal lookbooks + capsule drops. Not "celebrity stylist" energy. More: the person who pulls the right inner layers, the unexpected accessory, the second-skin that makes a garment read on camera. What you'd own per shoot: - Read the collection brief + look-by-look intent we send - Pull complementary inners + accessories (we have a stock cupboard, you supplement from your kit + Delhi rental network) - On-shoot styling — present on day, adjusting between looks - Continuity notes for the e-comm shoot that follows the lookbook What we want: - Strong India-aesthetic literacy — you know what a Bandhej dupatta does next to a stiff cotton dress; you know when to NOT add an accessory - Comfortable with non-celebrity bodies + first-time models - 2-3 collections you've styled visible in your portfolio - Day-rate-based, you bring your own kit + we cover Delhi rental costs Trial: we'll send you a 6-look brief from our archive + your direction. Half hour call after.

Separate from our lookbook work, Akar needs steady e-comm catalogue photography for every garment we list on the site. This is the unglamorous-but-critical side of fashion content — the shot a buyer actually looks at before adding to cart. What you'd shoot per garment: - 4 angles flat (front / back / detail / fabric texture macro) - 4 angles on body (front / 3/4 / back / detail) — we provide the model - Consistent lighting + crop across the catalogue. We send you our style guide and a calibration card. Volume: ~15-25 garments per drop, 5-7 drops a year. Most efficient as 1-day batched shoots in our workshop or your studio. What we want: - Comfortable with clean cyclorama OR styled-on-mannequin OR ghost-mannequin — we'll discuss what works for each garment - Reliable colour calibration (we lose returns when the on-screen colour misses real) - 48-72h turnaround on edited finals If you're a lookbook photographer who hates e-comm work, this isn't for you and that's fine. We're looking for someone who likes the precision of catalogue work.

Akar's looking for 4-6 fit models to work our seasonal lookbook shoots + ongoing e-comm refreshes. We're building a small recurring roster — once you're in, you're called for every relevant drop. Open call. Specifically looking for diverse body shapes — we're a slow-fashion brand and our garments are cut for real Indian bodies, not a single sample size. We need fit on: - Women: sizes XS through XXL (5'2"-5'10"). We do NOT have a height/weight cap. - Men: sizes S through XXL (5'7"-6'2"). - Non-binary / fluid presentations welcome — we cut a small genderless line every season. What the work looks like: - 1-2 shoot days per collection drop (5-7 drops a year) - ₹4-6K per half-day, ₹8-12K per full day depending on usage - Lookbook usage (web + print + brand IG) included; paid-media usage extra - We work in Lado Sarai / our Tilak Nagar workshop / Delhi rooftops What we need from you in your pitch: - 4-6 recent portraits in different outfits (mirror selfies fine — we want to see how you carry clothes, not see your hair retouched) - Your height + bust/waist/hip measurements (or chest/waist for men) - Whether you have prior shoot experience (not required — we work with first-timers regularly) If your body type isn't currently on our roster + your photos show poise, you're in.

Akar drops two collections a year — a Summer/Monsoon and an Autumn/Winter — plus 4-5 small capsule drops in between. Each one needs a 1-2 day lookbook shoot, mix of studio + on-location across Delhi. What you'd do per collection: - One studio day (we hire a space in Lado Sarai or similar) — 6-10 looks, clean grey-paper backdrop, mostly natural light - One on-location day — Delhi rooftops, market alleys, the workshop in Tilak Nagar. The location is half the image. - 12-15 final edited images per look (full body + detail + 1-2 motion) - Both color + considered B&W variants for editorial use Vibe references: - Vasantha Yogananthan's Indian work - The Goya catalogues — moody, slow, considered - Bandit's lookbooks; the way Lo-Five Studio shoots small Indian fashion - NOT: white-cyclorama e-comm shots, NOT: heavily-Lightroom-preset Insta fashion Delhi-based, you bring crew (assistant + 1 light if needed). Models + stylist provided separately (we have separate briefs out for those — happy to pair you with our regulars on production).

Akar is hiring: Videography/Cinematography