Creative Production Manager

Our client is a leading fashion high-street player, they are looking for a Production Manager. This is a 12-month maternity cover contract with an immediate start - they will consider candidates with notice periods as well.

You will deliver end-to-end production for multiple projects from inception through delivery. Working closely with their in-house creative team, you will be responsible for finding creative/production solutions to the department's process and budget challenges within the marketing team.

You will lead art buying, brief art directors, and present a production plan for all seasons and campaigns. Hybrid working - 3 days in the London office.

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage the full production of all content and campaigns ensuring schedules provide maximum productivity and always come in on budget.
• Manage workflow across the creative and marketing teams to ensure a seamless process.
• Work closely with the creative director, art directors, and creative team to deliver assets for all owned channels and performance marketing, as well as shoots covering stills and moving for advertising, POS in-store, homepages, social, CRM etc with both talent and models.
• Art buying skills - to be able to negotiate with a production company on costs and logistics.
• Ability to work with a wide range of suppliers such as photographers, set designers, hair and make-up, and general shoot crew.
• Work closely with Marketing and external teams within the business to interrogate and build concise briefs.
• Demonstrate strong financial management and an understanding of the budgets required to secure relevant resources, communicating this clearly to the business and key finance partners.
• Understanding the details of the production and shoot costings to provide cost estimates for shoots for key stakeholders.
• Manage flow of invoices and purchase requisitions through the SAP system, ensuring all spreadsheets and budgets are kept up to date and the department is compliant, and receipting is on time.
• Work with management to develop and implement systems and procedures to ensure delivery is always met.
• Work closely with the creative services manager on creative resources for specific projects to ensure the workflow in the team is accounted for.
• Ensure productivity on set and manage ad hoc/last-minute changes and requests.
• Share responsibility for the overall quality of each project by balancing budget, time, and resources.
• Build good working relationships with production companies and other third-party contractors.
• Establish and improve processes across the studio wherever you see an opportunity.
• Manage the production critical path in line with the calendar and content matrix.
• Own photographers, casting, and talent to agreed budget.
• Work with Senior Casting Manager on model briefs and ensuring models are confirmed and logistics are booked pre-shoot.
• Drive PPM meetings alongside Art Director and all stakeholder meetings pre-production.
• Manage post-production – editing process/re-touch and ability to manage critical path to hit deadlines.
• Own post-production within budget and on time.
• Own image archiving and storing on our internal server.
• Ensure all vendors and suppliers briefed are within company purchasing policy and managed through the PO and procurement process.
• General contact for numerous stakeholders regarding shoot and imagery logistics.
• The ‘go-to’ for all shoot-related questions.
• Able to work autonomously on shoots across the board including our in-house studio, external studios, UK locations, and abroad locations.
• Lone working rather than in a large team.
• Work closely with brand and talent on upcoming briefs not limited to shoots i.e. talent trips and events.
• End-to-end production from initial communication with wider teams to final shoot delivery to wider business.
• Full production alongside external production agencies of abroad shoots, including carnet and general team logistics.

Who you are:

• A minimum of 3 years+ experience working in production or project management.
• A knowledge of art buying, art direction, and casting.
• An impeccable and fierce attention to detail.
• An interest in fashion brands.
• Comfortable working under pressure.
• You have proven qualities of adaptability and flexibility in coping with rapidly changing circumstances.
• Able to work with a multi-disciplined team to agree on frequent, tight deadlines.
• Possess excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
• Multi-channel focused, digital content creation.
• Innovation and creativity.
• Knowledge of industry trends, art direction, and up-and-coming photographers.
• Degree level or similar.
• Must be able to use Microsoft Office and basic Adobe Suite.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Art/Creative, Management, and Production

Industries: Retail Apparel and Fashion