Role OverviewThe Director, Content Production - North America will manage multiple productions of various scale across brands simultaneously, anticipate changes, risks, and roadblocks, and proactively take steps to mitigate and resolve. The role will also own and manage relationships with external vendors, agencies, and freelance production talent.
What You Will Do
The Director, Content Production - North America will be responsible for managing photo and video productions from concept to delivery, reviewing shoot briefs, working with brand partners, and building production schedules and timelines. The role will also involve sourcing, coordinating, and negotiating contracts and budgets with crew, talent, photographers, videographers, stylists, and other vendors.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of photo production experience, a deep understanding of production processes, and proven ability to manage timelines, shot lists, and production crews end-to-end. The candidate should also have a proactive, collaborative, solutions-first mindset, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and experience interfacing and building relationships with multiple stakeholders and functions across a large, matrixed organization.
Requirements
- 7+ years of photo production experience
- Deep understanding of production processes
- Proven ability to manage timelines, shot lists, and production crews end-to-end
- Knowledge of up-to-date industry standard rates for talent, services, usage rights, etc.
- Strong negotiation and budgeting skills
- Existing network and relationships with photographers, retouchers, stylists, talent agencies, and other production-related partners
- A proactive, collaborative, solutions-first mindset
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience interfacing and building relationships with multiple stakeholders and functions across a large, matrixed organization
- Excellent knowledge of varying file formats and resolutions for social, digital, print
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple projects and priorities at all times, with resilience, adaptability, and a solutions-oriented mindset
- Experience with Wrike, or similar project management tools
- Knowledge of photo, video, and lighting equipment
- Experience managing a photo studio space
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance)
- Wellness and family support programs
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement savings plans
- Paid leave programs
- Education-related programs
- Paid holidays and vacation time
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