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Executive Producer, Photography

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Job Description

The Executive Producer, Photography is a critical role and advocate from the creative idea to execution. You are a pro-active, future-thinking leader; someone who will build new relationships with our sister agencies and deepen existing connections, develop new business opportunities and initiatives, and strengthen our teams. You are an advocate for good ideas, great execution and a proponent of long-term collaboration. Having excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills, with the ability to juggle tasks easily and calmly. Your experience in the production process extends beyond the general operations of the job and carries into the execution of the work all while ensuring agency and client satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

  • Works with the HOS in development and growth for new and existing clients, including capabilities presentations, onboarding, and relationship building.
  • Act as primary point of contact with clients, agency partners, and internal teams to plan and deliver photography projects
  • Works directly with Internal and Client teams, including but not limited to; Creative, Photographers, Crew, and Account Management on the planning and execution of productions
  • Negotiates and books production talent as needed
  • Works with team members to coordinate all production needs and logistics
  • Executes production workflows based on client needs, regardless of media channel, ensuring execution of creative to the brief
  • Reviews, bids and manages scope of work throughout the life cycle of a job
  • Ensures productions are delivered within budget and on-time
  • Responsible for the financial health and reconciliation of jobs
  • Create a culture of creativity, innovation, collaboration.
  • Flexible and full of ideas on how to make the impossible possible, highly entrepreneurial mindset
  • Drive creative and operational excellence across the team, developing the next generation of content production leadership.
  • Partner with inventory to ensure product is received as needed for production.
  • Staying up to date on industry trends, talent, and equipment

Locations & Commitments:

  • Full-time role, currently hybrid but individual should expect to mostly be in office three days a week. Comradery and in person meetings with agencies is important
  • Overtime may be required to deliver on client projects and deadlines
  • Travel may be required based on production needs

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in Photo Producer Role, experience in studio and on location
  • Strong knowledge of creative and production processes
  • Bachelors’ degree is preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, including strong presentation skills
  • Strong Negotiation and Budget Management Skills
  • Financial Acumen
  • Ability to think quickly and juggle multiple projects
  • Strong organization skills and ability to manage a great deal of detailed information
  • Focused on Team Development and Leadership presence
  • Customer-service oriented, attuned to client needs while building and strengthening these relationships
  • Critical thinker, using logic and reasoning to identify alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to opportunities.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment
  • Expertise in food, CPG and lifestyle productions

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

 The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/25/2024.

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