Assistant Producer

Assistant Producer

The Assistant Producer is responsible for maintaining contact and project integrity for the assigned clients under the guidance and mentorship of a Producer or independently.

The Work:

• Responsible for acting as a secondary liaison between internal teams and assigned clients
• Maintain accurate file management
• Create detailed schedules and estimates, negotiate rates, specify usage rights
• Maintain and track accurate project expenses to support estimating and invoicing
• Schedule client projects
• Attend pre-production meetings to document and disseminate creative direction for photography, styling, props, set building, hair & makeup, etc.
• Develop, organize, and maintain shot list, client image folder, track digital images
• Coordinate post-production services, organize digital files for client delivery
• Manage sets to direct crew, oversee appropriate productivity, and ensure that the creative adheres to the client's direction
• Ensure appropriate staging of product for each set to ensure maximum productivity
• Act as a liaison between the studio and the client, communicating when items are missing or with any questions
• Attend turn-in meetings to document all styling guidelines and merchant photography requests
• Hire and supervise team of freelance resources (if applicable to project) and ensure deliverables
• Conduct model castings, book models based on creative direction
• Prepare accurate and timely invoices
• Maintain client contact and relations
• Arrange for catering for shootings & meetings
• Attend to client's and crew's needs during production, troubleshoot as needed

Here's what you'll need:

• At least 3 year of creative production or project management experience

Bonus points if:

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or related field
• Reliable with the ability to adapt to changing conditions
• Ability to work under pressure in a deadline-driven environment
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize/multi-task and follow projects through to completion
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Team player
• Excellent people skills
• Experience in the Photography Industry or related field
• Some experience in both still and fashion high-volume photography production
• Knowledge of MS Office
• Intermediate understanding of Excel
• MAC proficient