Junior Photo Producer London

Department: Dazed

Reporting to: Senior Production, Editorial and Art Teams

Role Summary

Plan, coordinate and deliver photographic production on Dazed Magazine and Dazed Digital on each issue and shoot by shoot basis (editorial & advertorial) with support on commissioning from Senior Production.

Duties, Responsibilities & Deliverables

• Requirement to work across the Dazed Brand - print and online, and experiential (Dazed Factory).
• Under the direction of the Creative & Fashion Directors and senior production, manage the production process for Dazed print & online photographic content: commission photographers, source/contract stylists, hair, make-up, and models.
• Support the senior producer to produce and project manage exceptional content from the briefing stage through to project delivery. Lead on select projects.
• Contribute ideas, suggestions, leads, and format ideas to enhance the visual identity, impact, quality and quantity of photographic content in both print and online.
• Collaborate with EIC, Exec Editorial Director, Creative Director & Fashion Director, Commercial and Social teams to plan and schedule shoots for Dazed Magazine and DazedDigital.com.
• Attend commissioning meetings for editorial and commercial projects, contributing photographer suggestions.
• Manage shoot logistics to include: booking travel, hotels, studio/location hire, equipment hire, option hair/make-up, stylists, photo team, set designers.
• Overseeing casting correspondence with the Casting Director and external casting directors.
• Communicate effectively with Directors/Editors photographic possibilities and limitations.
• Chase Photographers and Photographers agents in order to get in lo-res and hi-res images by agreed deadline.
• Oversee and be responsible for all credit collating, checking and confirming for each project.
• Take responsibility for ensuring that final files for print and online content are delivered to the correct formats and colour profiles on time.
• Allocate, manage and update individual and master shoot production budgets into the Excel budget spreadsheets - flag overspending to Dazed & Finance team and reconcile budgets at close of issue.
• Commission, schedule, produce and manage budgets for all photo based advertorials in Dazed and on DazedDigital collaborating with respective Project Manager.
• Working closely with the syndication team department to ensure agreements and assets are shared promptly when requested.
• Provide all commissioned photographers/film-makers with commissioning agreements and ensure they are signed, returned and filed.
• Ensure all invoices and new supplier forms are shared promptly with the Finance Department.
• Ensuring the membership and subscription is at the forefront when thinking about the Dazed brand in 2025 and beyond.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience within an established publishing company, online media publication or agency.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate across all levels, building strong working relationships.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently under pressure, handling multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills.
• Fluent in production documents and paperwork.
• Flexible approach and drive to use your own initiative.
• Ability to work well independently.
• Existing network of contacts within the industry.
• Photo agency experience is beneficial.

These duties and responsibilities are indicative and not exhaustive, but serve to give a realistic overview of the role and requirements. The company reserves the right to change this role description in response to the changing needs of the business.

At Dazed Media, we promote a working environment in which diversity is recognised, valued and encouraged. We acknowledge the multicultural and diverse nature of the UK workforce and society in general. We are committed to principles of fairness and mutual respect. We particularly welcome applicants from those who are significantly underrepresented in our sector. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to the application or interview process, please don’t hesitate to let us know via the message function.