The Planet Group
The Planet Group is hiring: Studio Photography Manager in Culver City
The Planet Group, Culver City, CA, US, 90232
Job Description
Studio Photo Manager
Location: Hybrid onsite in Culver City, CA
Schedule: 40 hours
Duration: 3 Months; potential to extend
Pay: ~73/hr, DOE
The Planet Group is looking for a Studio Photo Managerto join our well-known Fortune 500 client on a 3-month contract, working a hybrid schedule in Culver City, CA.
Studio Photo Manager Qualifications:
The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process and always double check the email address of the Recruiter to ensure it's from an official Planet domain (@theplanetgroup.com or @launchcg.com) - and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org or .jobs.
The Planet Group and our companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.
Studio Photo Manager
Location: Hybrid onsite in Culver City, CA
Schedule: 40 hours
Duration: 3 Months; potential to extend
Pay: ~73/hr, DOE
The Planet Group is looking for a Studio Photo Managerto join our well-known Fortune 500 client on a 3-month contract, working a hybrid schedule in Culver City, CA.
Studio Photo Manager Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience in a similar role
- Extensive experience working with photographers, creating standardized processes, and working with cross functional teams
- Strong communication, project and time management skills, are incredibly organized and have a proven ability to work collaboratively with others - in a fast-paced, constantly-changing environment
- Motivated self-starter who stays calm under pressure
- Enthusiastic about culture and lifestyle, with an eye for detail and craft-focused skills
- Oversee the studio photographer resourcing, use of photo studio space and cross functional communication for the Visuals Studio team
- Work closely with Visuals Studio photo art directors and dedicated Radio studio photographers to monitor the artist visit photography captured at studios for on and off platform needs
- Occasionally work on projects across other services as well
- Work closely with the artist relations team, navigating artist approvals and delivery of assets
- Develop and implement best practices for studio photography as international expansion happens
- Manage studio photographer resourcing
- Manage the use and schedule of the photo capture spaces in US based studios
- Partner with cross-functional teams to support workflow transition, consulting on the best way to integrate the photo team workflow into the overall process
- Track monthly artist visits, captures, performances, etc., noting when new trends occur and influence any support changes that are necessary as well as influence staffing strategies
- Advocate for the studio photographers - attend meetings, answer and coordinate image requests and deliver assets
- Track photo approvals, quality checking decks and links as needed
- Develop strategy for process cross-functionally and internally
- Update documentation around process to reflect changes made in real time
- Be the point of contact between show producers and the radio studio photographers, managing the communication for availability, timeline feasibility and deliverables
- Partner with teams outside of Radio to make sure they have the right assets ahead of deadlines
- Establish photo studio system in international markets and be the main point of contact in process set-up
- Manage spatial content capture, SOiP efforts and collaborations captured in our studios
- Provide creative and retouching feedback as needed to maintain photography standards
- Support the Serial team in the creative process for new radio show development
- Occasionally support studio captures onsite, which could require travel for shoots, events and new photographer assignment preparations
- Manage the quarterly photo studio budget, tracking orders for equipment replacements, studio bookings, production costs, etc.
The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process and always double check the email address of the Recruiter to ensure it's from an official Planet domain (@theplanetgroup.com or @launchcg.com) - and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org or .jobs.
The Planet Group and our companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.