Freelance Creative Production Manager overseeing photo retouching projects for global campaigns. Collaborating with clients and teams to deliver high-quality visual work efficiently.
Responsibilities
Own all aspects of a job from start to final delivery
Review imagery from a creative lens to ensure that each one looks beautiful, campaigns are cohesive, and there are no mistakes.
Act as the client’s eyes to ensure images deliver on client’s creative expectations and brief and are enhanced from the original.
Collaborate with the Account Team on project deliverables – including deadlines, budgeted time available, and creative direction.
Manage day-to-day workflow and images for client deadlines
Responsible for meeting client deadlines and creative asks.
Work with Account lead + Production Director to establish process, resources, budget, and workflow for accounts
Serve as day to day liaison to clients and lead communications related to projects (file deliveries, schedules, receiving feedback, offering solutions, etc.)
Manage project flow and workload with retouchers and prepress throughout the production process.
Plan and organize project schedules.
Attend and lead review sessions and production meetings.
Manage quality control on all images being sent to clients – especially at end of process, serving as the final set of eyes before images are delivered as final.
Meet Client deadlines.
Track and manage time spent on each image to evaluate resource spend; produce reports and conduct post-mortem meetings in order to improve workflow.
Ingest and track all files, markup proofs, markup files, emails, samples, hard drives
Create estimates and monitor budget for jobs you are producing with Account Support.
Contribute to a positive and team-oriented environment.
Partner effectively with the Production, Prepress, and Retouching teams.
Make decisions and actions in the interest of the company.
Requirements
5-7 years experience in a high volume production environment
Experience with photography, beauty or fashion industry - Preference will be given to those with photography background
Working knowledge in Photoshop, Bridge, Excel, InDesign, Monday.com, Wave.com and
File Transfer Programs (Global Edit, FTP, Dropbox, wetransfer, etc.)
Superb color vision / ability to see color
Excellent time management skills
Ability to work both in a team and independently
Ability to work in a fast paced environment with a creative team
Benefits
This role is freelance support and does not qualify for benefits.
Job title
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