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The J. Paul Getty Trust seeks an experienced and versatile visual storyteller to produce and manage photography assets for digital platforms including web and social media, as well as print publications like the magazine and calendar. This role is part of the Digital Content Strategy team in the Trust’s Communications Department, which creates and designs digital experiences around the visual arts and cultural heritage that uphold the Getty’s institutional vision.

The ideal candidate will have not only technical photographic expertise, but also a journalistic eye—able to find and communicate stories as they happen, elicit expressive reactions from those being photographed and tell the story of the Getty in a compelling visual way. The ideal candidate will also have experience developing and executing visual storytelling strategies for a variety of digital platforms, including web and social media, and will be equally adept at production, post-production, and asset management for the resulting photographs.

This is a full-time position reporting to the Lead Creative Producer.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and execute photography projects at all levels of complexity, from impromptu visitor snapshots to journalistic assignments at busy events.
• Create portraits and action shots that reveal the personality of the people and places of the Getty.
• Partner with colleagues in the Digital Content Strategy team to develop storytelling strategies and projects in which photography plays a role.
• Oversee digital photography projects from conception through completion, serving at times as the primary contact for internal and external parties.
• Create and execute photography project proposals; develop and manage multiple concurrent project plans.
• Work with internal stakeholders to plan shoots—handling complexities of approvals, policies, and rights—and to circulate selects and proof sheets for approval.
• Perform post-processing on captured media.
• Serve as departmental resource for occasional color-correction, touchup, and other tasks for images sourced or created by colleagues.
• Ensure consistency of all photographic content with Getty brand, strategy, and design standards.
• Communicate to supervisor and team content plans and progress.
• Work diplomatically with stakeholders to accommodate rounds of review and edits, while keeping projects on schedule.
• Proactively communicate content plans and progress to supervisor and team.
• Organize, upload, and create metadata for Getty’s central digital asset management system, OpenText Media Management (OTMM).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferably related to digital media production
• 5+ years of experience
• Demonstrated experience managing multi medium projects in a production environment using numerous distribution channels such as social media, web, blogs, wikis, etc.

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About Gap Inc.

Our brands bridge the gaps we see in the world. Old Navy democratizes style to ensure everyone has access to quality fashion at every price point. Athleta unleashes the potential of every woman, regardless of body size, age or ethnicity. Banana Republic believes in sustainable luxury for all. And Gap inspires the world to bring individuality to modern, responsibly made essentials.

This simple idea—that we all deserve to belong, and on our own terms—is core to who we are as a company and how we make decisions. Our team is made up of thousands of people across the globe who take risks, think big, and do good for our customers, communities, and the planet. Ready to learn fast, create with audacity and lead boldly? Join our team.

About the Role

The Senior Creative Producer of photo and video for Gap Inc. is responsible for managing all aspects of photo/video shoots from concept to completion.

The Senior Creative Producer will work closely with Gap Inc.’s Communications teams to bring our corporate and brand stories to life.

What You’ll Do

What you’ll do

• Develop original concepts, creating storyboards, scripts and creation of video content through delivery
• Partner with business partners to understand creative needs and company priorities
• Build project briefs
• Hire the best crews/vendors for the job and build strong relationships with them
• Manage creative team members respective to your area
• Pitch storytelling concepts that align with creative strategies
• Create shot lists with input from appropriate teams
• Organize production schedules and project timelines
• Prepare and distribute call sheets to crew and talent before shoots
• Communicate project updates to key stakeholders on a regular basis
• Manage and track photo/video annual and project budgets
• Oversee projects we collaborate on with agencies to ensure they are on brand
• Oversee the Gap Inc. Media Center and YouTube page
• Work closely with editorial and design teams on creative asset needs
• Organize assets for business partners to access on sharepoint
• Creative direct vendors and work with teams to ensure quality and on-brand executions
• Work with and direct talent on-set; Interview subjects and direct b-roll.
• Manage and oversee post-production workflows and execution
• Effectively provide feedback and edits to videos and photos to ensure quality and creative alignment.
• Connect the dots from ideation to execution for business partners and production teams.

Who You Are

Competencies

• Strong storyteller
• Creative ideator and thinker
• Experience presenting creative concepts to senior leaders
• Detail oriented
• Works well in a fast environment
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely
• Anticipate operational/program issues and develops preventative measures

Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in film, photography or related field
• At least 6-8 years’ experience producing photo/video shoots
• At least 3+ years’ experience managing a creative team
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Managed at least 1-2 employees and creative and production teams
• Ability to juggle multiple projects at once
• Detail oriented problem solver
• Experience negotiating contracts with vendors
• Knowledge of airtable is a plus
• Proficiency working with adobe creative cloud, namely premiere, photoshop, lightroom, and media encoder.

Benefits at Gap Inc.

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
• One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
• Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
• Employee stock purchase plan.*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
• See more of the benefits we offer.

• For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. This year, we’ve been named as one of the Best Places to Work by the Humans Rights Campaign for the fourteenth consecutive year and have been included in the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the second year in a row.