Photo Operations Manager - 24 Seven Talent

Our client, a Children's fashion brand, is looking for a Photo Project Manager to join their team. This will be full time/direct hire and hybrid to their Los Angeles office.

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In this role, you will oversee the entire photography cycle, optimize workflows, collaborate with our design team, and ensure that every image reflects our brand's mission. You will be responsible for managing a dedicated team, maintaining high creative standards, and ensuring alignment with our aesthetic. If you have a strong background in photography operations and enjoy fostering cross-functional collaboration we'd love for you to apply!

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the entire photography cycle, developing processes that optimize efficiency, accuracy, and communication and ensuring all assets align with our aesthetic
• Partner with VP of Design and VP of Brand Marketing to ensure all photography aligns with creative direction and vision
• Create workflows and processes for photography that promote cross-functional collaboration, project tracking, and approvals
• Develop review processes to ensure creative assets are reviewed by key stakeholders in a timely manner
• Collaborate with multiple internal teams and external vendors to ensure alignment throughout the creative process
• Oversee production partners and ensure scheduling, retouching, and delivery of creative assets are on track and meet our quality expectations
• Continuously identify process enhancement opportunities and areas of opportunity to improve efficiencies, workflows, and promote cross-collaboration
• Lead the onboarding and implementation of Digital Asset Manager (DAM) software
• Act as liaison between creative team, external vendors, and internal leadership team to establish expectations, provide status updates, and solicit feedback for continuous improvement
• Assess and manage risks, foresee and resolve bottlenecks, and proactively escalate any potential issues that may arise
• Manage the Photography Operations team, providing leadership and direction to photographers, retouchers, and our sample assistant by communicating expectations, providing guidance, delivering feedback and empowering the team to be their best

Requirements:

• 7+ years of relevant experience, and knowledge of industry standards and best practices in the retail/apparel industry as related to Studio Operations, Creative Production and Creative Project Management, are required.
• Expertise in all aspects of project briefs, project trafficking, and cross-functional project management.
• Strong fluency in photography software, including the Adobe Suite and Digital Asset Managers (Air, Canto, Brandfolder, etc.)
• Outstanding knowledge and expertise in all aspects of image creation, photoshoot production, and image retouching workflows.
• Strong attention to detail and meticulous organizational skills
• Deeply familiar with marketing calendars and creative team workflow, with a knack for assessing what’s necessary to accomplish various types of projects.
• Passionate about executing superior creative work on time, on budget, and with consistently high standards.
• Strong communicator and natural relationship builder