Are you an aspiring Photography Producer who loves working in a retail environment? This is a fantastic opportunity to join our integrated onsite creative packaging team. We are seeking an experienced Producer to be the key liaison between key stakeholders within our client’s offices.
Working alongside our Client’s Creative Manager and our Creative Director you will oversee the production of all packaging imagery while continuing to build and strengthen long-term relationships with our client.
The successful candidate will develop a trusted advisor relationship with key stakeholders, which includes clients, third party photography studios and internal colleagues at all levels.
RESPONSIBILITIES
_Work is typically performed under minimal daily supervision, receiving guidance from manager/supervisor about the work that needs to be completed. The ability to exercise discretion and latitude, while completing tasks. _
- Assist with the oversight and direction of production teams, set/prop requirements, budgets, casting/talent booking and client communication
- Work with third party Producers, Studio Managers and photographers to ensure cohesive weekly studio production.
- Identifies a client’s creative and budgetary needs, assembles and directs the appropriate talent, sets or props as required.
- Supports on-set clients and talent.
- Assist Project Managers with photography phase of their projects
- Negotiate talent/model rates and use rights as needed.
- Maintains production schedule for channel with knowledge of schedules of other Channel Producers.
- Identifies, communicates and solves issues that may arise.
- Provides over-the-top customer service by always meeting client needs, quickly resolving challenges, and exceeding expectations.
- Creates innovative solutions and programs to fit clients requests by understanding the client’s business and needs.
- Actively seeks opportunities to increase knowledge of photography capabilities and procedures and share knowledge or mentor other studio team members.
- Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.
Required Skills
The duties and responsibilities described above are the essential functions of the job. The qualifications below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Experience working with a Client Manager/Producer level within a creative/ photographic agency
- Excellent relationship building skills both internally and externally – you need to be able to work closely with, manage and inspire both clients and internal and third party teams
- Ability to manage brief intake them from concept to execution working closely with the client and internal teams.
- Establish key meetings to ensure excellence of delivery and management of client expectations
- Project Management and or Traffic experience within an agency or creative services
- Deep understanding of Photo Shoot best practices, workflow, product management
- Ability to multitask with a proactive and a can-do attitude
- Ability to think quickly under pressure
- Extremely organized with excellent time management abilities
- Top notch proficiencies in Microsoft office as well as Bridge, Capture one, Photoshop, Light Room and various DAM engines
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to bring diplomacy to complex situations
- Must be able to proactively listen to others to understand issues and situations and to clearly articulate business needs to both internal, client and third party teams.
RRD IS AN EEO/AA INCLUDING VETS AND DISABLED EMPLOYER
Required Experience