Creative Producer

Title: Producer Location: Manhattan, NY (Hybrid) Duration: 4 Months Contract + Possibility of Extension Shift: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in office Tuesday through Thursday Note: Those Candidates who can work on W2 basis without any sponsorship are encouraged to apply. Job Description: The Producer will manage the day-to-day production of assigned creative photography, video, and still life projects from pre-production through shoot completion. They will coordinate the creative, operational, financial, and logistical components of each production to ensure projects meet creative and brand objectives, timelines, and budget requirements while partnering closely with the production team, and cross-functional stakeholders. Maintain a regular in-office presence Tuesday through Thursday when not assigned to on-location productions, photoshoots, or business travel requirements. Why You Belong Here: At company you’ll join a world-leading specialty retail brand recognized globally for innovation and excellence in lingerie and fashion. You’ll work alongside industry leaders to set the standard for what a retail brand can achieve, placing customers at the center of everything we do to create products and experiences that bring them joy. We believe everyone deserves a place where they truly belong. We celebrate individuality and know that your passion, experience, and unique perspective strengthen our team and business. Here, you’ll be empowered to perform, grow, and engage through unmatched opportunities to develop your skills, gain real-world experience, and learn from the best in the business. Your Impact: Produce assigned photoshoots across VS, PINK and Beauty from pre-production through completion, ensuring alignment with creative, brand, schedule, and budget objectives. Develop and manage production schedules, timelines, budgets, and logistics, coordinating talent, crew, vendors, locations, studios, equipment, travel, catering, and other production needs. Partner with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Photographers, Stylists, Creative Operations, and cross-functional teams to translate creative direction into executable production plans. Coordinate booking and management of photographers, models, hair, makeup, stylists, studios, locations, production partners, and vendors, including rates, availability, scope, and deliverables. Manage talent logistics and agency relationships, including bookings, rates, schedules, travel, accommodations, fittings, glam, and on-set needs. Partner with Travel & Expense, Compliance, Legal, Finance, and other internal teams to ensure required documentation, agreements, releases, travel, and financial processes are completed accurately and on time. Negotiate production rates and fees within established budgets while identifying opportunities for cost savings and escalating significant financial decisions to the lead producer. Create and manage call sheets, production decks, schedules, templates, and other production documentation; maintain accurate production records throughout the shoot lifecycle. Lead day-to-day production operations on set, directing PAs and production support, managing vendors and crew, troubleshooting real-time needs, and maintaining the approved schedule. Proactively identify production risks, develop solutions and contingency plans, and communicate key updates, outstanding items, budget status, and potential issues to the production lead and internal partners. Manage multiple concurrent productions and competing priorities while maintaining strong communication, organization, and execution. Partner with Creative Operations, Retouching, and Asset Management teams to ensure timely delivery, organization, and handoff of assets. Finance / Budget: Build, track, and maintain accurate production budgets and financial projections for assigned photography and video shoots in partnership with the production lead. Monitor production spend throughout the lifecycle of each shoot, identifying budget variances, potential overages, and opportunities for cost savings. Partner with the production lead ensure assigned productions remain within approved budgets and escalate financial risks or material changes as needed. Manage the finalization and submission of estimates, advances, billings, usage agreements, post-production work, and other production-related financial documentation. Manage and reconcile invoices from assigned photo shoots, ensuring invoices and supporting documentation are accurate and submitted to Accounts Payable for processing. Manage advance requests and net-zero payments for assigned productions. Review production costs, overtime, vendor charges, and final billing against approved budgets and escalate discrepancies or unexpected charges to the production lead. Maintain comprehensive knowledge of the creative, operational, scheduling, and financial status of assigned productions and communicate updates during weekly team huddles and production meetings. Your Experience: Prioritize and manage multiple tasks while adapting to changing priorities in a fast-paced production environment. Build strong relationships with internal partners, talent, agencies, vendors, and production teams. Strong financial acumen and experience managing production budgets. Detail-oriented with strong follow-through and problem-solving skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational and project management skills. Independently manage assigned productions while exercising sound judgment around when to escalate issues to production leadership. Work collaboratively with creative teams and translate creative direction into actionable production plans. Negotiate and manage vendor and talent rates, fees, and production terms. B.A./B.S. degree or equivalent experience. 3–5+ years of production experience in fashion, beauty, retail, advertising, or a related creative industry, with experience producing photography and/or video productions. MAC proficient — Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint/Keynote knowledge required; Smartsheet and other project management tools a plus. Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and production presentation tools a plus. Flexible schedule, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and extended shoot days as required by production schedules. Ability to travel to photoshoots and production locations as required. REQ Solutions