Photography Post Production Supervisor (6 Month FTC)

We’re looking for a Photography Post Production Supervisor who lives and breathes the craft, someone who understands that a great image doesn’t end at the shutter. In this role, you’ll sit at the heart of our post‑photography pipeline, owning every stage from retouching and colour correction through to digital asset management and final delivery. You’re as meticulous about a metadata field as you are about a skin tone, and you bring that same uncompromising eye to everything you touch. This is a role for someone ready to own the full post‑photography process, not just execute individual tasks. You’ll bring a genuine passion for photography in all its forms, a growing fluency in the latest generation of image‑editing tools, and the drive to push the boundaries of what digital post‑production can achieve. You’ll also bring a genuine curiosity about the moving image, with an interest in how film post‑production is evolving alongside stills. If you thrive in fast‑paced creative environments and love bringing precision and ambition to a role in equal measure, we’d love to hear from you.

Core Characteristics

• Digitally Fluent – You’re a native in the digital imaging landscape. Photoshop is second nature to you, and you’re not just keeping pace with the latest image‑editing technologies, you’re actively exploring and adopting them. You understand colour science, retouching methodology, and the nuances of preparing assets for a wide range of outputs.
• Meticulously Detail‑Oriented – You see what others miss. Whether it’s a stray pixel, an inconsistency in colour grade, or a metadata field left incomplete in the DAM, nothing escapes your attention. You hold yourself to high standards, because you understand that quality is everything.
• Passionate About Photography – Photography isn’t just your job, it’s something you genuinely care about. You stay curious about the craft, follow the work of photographers and image‑makers you admire, and bring that enthusiasm into everything you do.
• A Natural Coordinator – You make things happen. Balancing competing priorities, keeping workflows on track, and staying across multiple projects simultaneously is something you do naturally. You communicate clearly, plan ahead, and create calm where others might find chaos.
• Creatively Curious – You’re interested in the wider world of image‑making, including film and moving image post‑production. You understand that the disciplines are converging, and you bring an openness to that evolution.

Responsibilities

• Oversee image retouching using Adobe Photoshop and the latest generation of digital imaging tools, ensuring every asset meets the highest creative and technical standards.
• Manage the end‑to‑end post‑photography workflow from initial image ingestion and retouching through to colour correction, quality control, and final delivery.
• Develop into the primary point of contact between the post‑photography function and wider creative, production, and client‑facing stakeholders, keeping everyone aligned and informed.
• Manage and maintain the Digital Asset Management (DAM) system, maintaining metadata standards, taxonomy, file‑naming conventions, and access controls to keep the asset library in excellent order.
• Develop, document, and continuously improve post‑photography workflows and processes, identifying efficiencies without ever compromising creative output.
• Ensure all images are colour‑corrected and prepared to specification for a variety of output formats including digital, print, and broadcast.
• Monitor and maintain the integrity of the asset library, ensuring all assets are properly catalogued, tagged, and accessible to the right teams at the right time.
• Stay abreast of developments in image retouching and post‑production technology, identifying relevant tools and techniques to enhance capability and output.
• Support and collaborate with film post‑production workflows where they intersect with stills photography pipelines.

Requirements

• Experience in professional photography post‑production or digital retouching environment.
• Advanced‑level proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, with strong working knowledge of the wider Adobe Creative Suite (Bridge, Camera Raw, Lightroom).
• Experience working with and contributing to Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems, including familiarity with metadata schemas, taxonomy, and workflow management.
• Excellent eye for detail and a deep understanding of colour management, retouching methodology, and file preparation for multiple output types.
• Solid understanding of digital file formats, colour spaces (RGB, CMYK), resolution requirements, and asset delivery specifications.
• Strong communicator with the confidence to liaise across creative, production, and technical teams.
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines across multiple projects simultaneously, without compromising on quality.

Desirable

• Familiarity with Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or After Effects, and an interest in film and video post‑production workflows.
• Knowledge of digital rights management (DRM), image licensing, and usage governance.
• Experience working in a creative agency, production company, or in‑house studio environment.
• Awareness of evolving image‑editing technologies and how they are reshaping professional post‑production workflows.

Location & Travel

The role will be based primarily in Hartlebury, but there will be times when you’ll need to work from our other places and undertake other related commercial duties. Flexibility is key!

Equal Opportunity

DRPG is an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best. DRPG supports Armed Forces veterans and Reservists by offering a guaranteed interview to those who meet the minimum essential criteria and whose last long‑term substantive employer was the Armed Forces. Please indicate if you are a veteran or Reservist in your application.