Editorial Digital Photo Producer

Job Description

Company Description

Hudson’s Bay Company is one of the fastest-growing department store retailers in the world.  In North America, HBC’s leading banners include Hudson’s Bay, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Gilt, Saks OFF 5TH, Find @ Lord & Taylor, and Home Outfitters. In Europe, HBC’s banners include GALERIA Kaufhof (the largest department store group in Germany), Galeria INNO (Belgium’s only department store group), and Sportarena. At HBC we are a company of adventurers who explore uncharted territory, challenge convention, and work with imagination and fun.  

Major Responsibilities

The Photo Producer manages the daily operational logistics inclusive of budgets for promotional and all channel visual collateral strategy for Saks, Saks Off 5th, Lord & Taylor and Hudson’s Bay.

The Photo Producer is involved in all facets of producing editorial digital shoots for multiple brands within HBC digital.

This includes managing photo budget as well as meeting with and sourcing models, hair & makeup, stylists, photographers and locations that reflect the overall feel of the brands, as well as handling all post-production involving vendor approvals, image retouching, and video editing. 

Along with the Director of Photo Production and Photo Art Direction team, the Photo Production Manager will identify talent that reflects the overall seasonal creative concept as well as liaise with outside production companies when needed.

Role responsibilities include: 

• Own, develop and monitor photo production schedules for the department, partner with finance teams on yearly budgets for all four businesses. 
• Strategize and achieve maximum production per shoot to ensure benefits of additional imagery for all channel usage inclusive of international usage.
• Negotiate with external suppliers and maintain monthly budget sheets to ensure expenses fall within budgeted allowances. This includes all shoot logistics; talent, location scouts, props, and model bookings.
• Work with Director of Photo Production to streamline production and facilitate post-production.
• Identify emerging model, photographer, and hair/makeup artist talent with an intuitive understanding of the HBC brands and customers for each of our banners (Saks, Lord and Taylor, Hudson Bay, Off Fifth)
• Effectively account and project manage assigned jobs while also managing quotes, organizing costs and billing of the jobs. Process department invoices and track billing requests.
• Organize and track images for HBC internal image archive as a resource for International and online usage.
• Develop presentation material for concept proposals in regards to photography, models and locations inclusive of multi-channel campaigns. 
• For in-house shoots, effectively communicate all creative direction with the studio and build relationship with studio teams to ensure all creative directions and logistics are executed.
• Manage the editorial calendar, coordinating with internal team’s individual calendars.

Qualifications

Professional Qualifications

• Minimum 5-6 years in production with publishing or photo agency OR worked in luxury fashion
• Maintain and manage budget goals for editorial shoots
• Proficient knowledge of Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, Photoshop and or In Design
• Any experience with content management tools is a plus
• Comfortable with learning new skills and willing to take on responsibilities as needed by the team
• Integrity
• Leadership and teamwork skills
• Strong Organizational and Communication Skills
• Fashion aptitude; creative and innovative
• Drives for results; decision making ability
• Keen eye for a great photograph
• Negotiation and budget management skills
• Strong ability to multi-task/juggle multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently
• Must work well under pressure
• Strong and confident presence
• Understanding of luxury customer
• Project Management

Educational Credentials

Educational background in Photography, Fine Art, Fashion Design or similar discipline