Senior Studio Production Manager
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About the Role
We are hiring a Senior Studio Production Manager to oversee end-to-end studio operations for a large-scale, multi-category retailer. The role manages a team of 30+ across Photography, Retouching, and Studio Operations, and leads the transformation toward AI-enabled content creation.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage end to end workflows across Studio Operations, Photography, and Retouching teams
- Oversee smooth day to day studio functioning, including scheduling, resourcing, and operational planning
- Build and maintain best in class studio infrastructure, equipment, and content management systems
- Ensure adherence to turnaround time (TAT) SLAs from product intake to go live
- Drive consistent image quality standards across all categories, aligned with brand guidelines
- Implement robust quality control processes to maintain creative and technical excellence
- Identify and implement workflow efficiencies to reduce cost per product and increase throughput
- Create, monitor, and manage production budgets with a focus on cost optimization
- Develop processes, templates, and recipes for content production using AI tools and platforms
- Strategically transition product categories from traditional production to AI enabled workflows
Requirements
- 8 12 years of experience in studio production management, ideally within multi category retail or e commerce
- Strong technical knowledge of photography (lighting, equipment, studio build/maintenance)
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Capture One
- Proven experience building and scaling large studio operations and CMS systems
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- Strong capabilities in process creation, adherence, and continuous improvement
- Demonstrated ability in budget creation, cost management, and efficiency tracking
- Strategic mindset with ability to present to leadership and influence decision making
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Knowledge of AI tools and trends, with practical understanding of implementing AI at scale in content production
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Job Overview
- We are hiring a Senior Studio Production Manager to oversee end to end studio operations for a large scale, multi category retailer.
- The role is responsible for managing a team of 30+ across Photography, Retouching, and Studio Operations to ensure efficient, high quality, and timely content delivery across multiple categories, including Fashion, Baby & Kids, and Home.
- A key focus is leading the transformation of the studio toward an AI enabled future by designing workflows, recipes, and scalable processes for content creation.
Key Responsibilities
- Studio Operations Management: Lead and manage end to end workflows across Studio Operations, Photography, and Retouching teams.
- Oversee smooth day to day studio functioning, including scheduling, resourcing, and operational planning.
- Build and maintain best in class studio infrastructure, equipment, and content management systems.
- Content Production Excellence: Ensure adherence to turnaround time (TAT) SLAs from product intake to go live.
- Drive consistent image quality standards across all categories, aligned with brand guidelines.
- Implement robust quality control processes to maintain creative and technical excellence.
- Process Optimization & Efficiency: Identify and implement workflow efficiencies to reduce cost per product and increase throughput.
- Create, monitor, and manage production budgets with a focus on cost optimization.
- Collaborate closely with cross functional teams such as Styling, Cataloguing, Merchandising, and Content.
- AI Transformation Leadership: Develop processes, templates, and recipes for content production using AI tools and platforms.
- Strategically transition product categories from traditional production to AI enabled workflows.
- Partner with Technology teams to design and implement systems and workflows that support AI driven production.
Qualifications & Skills
- Strong technical knowledge of photography (lighting, equipment, studio build/maintenance).
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Capture One.
- Proven experience building and scaling large studio operations and CMS systems.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong capabilities in process creation, adherence, and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated ability in budget creation, cost management, and efficiency tracking.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to present to leadership and influence decision making.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Knowledge of AI tools and trends, with practical understanding of implementing AI at scale in content production.
Required Skills
- 8 12 years of experience in studio production management, ideally within multi category retail or e commerce.
- Proven track record of driving process efficiencies and cost savings.
- Experience leading large, multi disciplinary teams (photographers, retouchers, studio operations).
- Exposure to high SKU, e commerce or catalog style production environments.
Good to Have Skills
- Experience implementing AI powered content creation tools, such as generative AI, virtual photography, AI image enhancement, or automated retouching workflows.
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