Photo Producer - Old Navy Online

Job Description

Old Navy makes current American fashion essentials accessible to every family. From day one, Old Navy was a revolution. We were something the world had never seen - fabulous, affordable fashion. We didn't take ourselves too seriously, and we broke the industry's rules. We said fashion didn't have to be just for rich people - it could be for everyone. We opened our first store in 1994 in San Francisco and have been on a roll ever since. Today, customers can shop for their must-have fashion essentials online as well as in one of our 1,000 stores located globally.

When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path (and a pretty awesome one at that). We believe that style and quality should be accessible to everyone and we work hard to make that possible. Truth is, in fashion, it’s easy to be exclusive. It takes a lot more creativity, guts and drive to be inclusive. What we believe in today is exactly what we believed in when we started: we’re on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Sound good to you?

Old Navy – a brand for everyone, a place for you.

The Photo Producer will manage and support the development of all photo production for the Old Navy Online division.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the business by managing all aspects of the marketing photo shoots from pre-plan through actual shoot.
• In partnership with the Creative Director and Photo Art Director - research, evaluate, negotiate and book photographers, models, wardrobe stylists, prop stylists, hair and make-up artists, digital techs, retouchers, etc.
• Attend marketing photo shoots and manage all on-set production. This includes: organizing flow of shoot, ensuring accuracy with samples/outfits, communicating specifics of each shot to CD/AD/photographer, determining backgrounds/set designs, and managing freelance support.
• Research, scout and secure locations for photo shoots, including permits as necessary.
• Update and maintain accuracy of marketing shotlists/xls docs during pre-production and post-production.
• Manage the delivery of all hard drives to the Digital Asset team (both on-figure and special laydown photography).
  Establish relationships with talent agencies/casting directors in order to ensure we have visibility to top modeling talent when casting.
  Establish strong relationships with brand business partners to align on seasonal projects and marketing content.
• Responsible for creating and managing overall photography schedule including key milestone dates and shoot schedule; work in Smart Sheet to maintain schedule visibility.
• Stay current of new photo technologies and industry trends, as well as maintain files on talent and locations.
• Anticipate and resolve issues, including last-minute changes due to location, talent, or weather issues by utilizing appropriate resources.
• Responsible for understanding overall seasonal merchandise, concepts, and design expectations.
• Manage overall creative budget - forecast costs on a monthly basis to finance partners and manage budget tracking and spending.
• Manage and reconcile costs for each shoot, making sure they do not exceed budget.
• Accountable for reporting marketing photography metrics on a seasonal basis for tracking budget to report to merchandising.
• Proactively identifies and solves workflow issues.

ORGANIZATION RELATIONSHIPS:
Communicates/works regularly with: Senior Global Creative Director, Photo Art Director, Photo Producers, Fashion Manager, Studio Account Managers, Digital Artists, Photographers, Stylists and Asst. Stylists, Merchants and Merchandise coordinators, and Marketing team.

Qualification

• 6 years experience producing photo shoots both in-studio and on-location (on-figure experience a must; fashion experience preferred)
• 6 years experience in model/talent sourcing and booking and production relating to photo shoots (location searches, permits, location vehicles, catering etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a 4 year College or University preferred
• Ability and willingness to travel
• Solution-oriented with strong problem solving skills
• Works well under deadline pressure
• A detail-oriented self-starter with excellent time management skills, including ability to prioritize and multi-task