Photo Producer

Location: Culver City, CA

Schedule: 3 Days Onsite

Pay Rate: Up to $86/ hr

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision and more

Planet Interactive is looking for a Photo Producer to join our well known Fortune 500 client on a 9-month contract. This role will work 40 hours per week and will require you to be onsite 3 days per week in their Culver City office.

Photo Producer Responsibilities:

• Be a visual storyteller with a deep understanding of photography and film, driven by a passion for crafting moments that resonate.
• Understand equal parts of creative and production oversight
• Work closely with the Creative Director and Art Directors to take shoots from brief to commissioning, production, post-production, and launch.
• Use your knowledge of photographers, directors, and DPs worldwide in commissioning these creatives, makes you adept at bringing ambitious projects to life.
• Keep a finger on the pulse of news, culture, and global events
• Excel at creating compelling editorial narratives and content strategies.
• You possess strong project, budget, and time management skills, balancing multiple commissions seamlessly in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Incredibly organized and collaborative, you’re a motivated self-starter who stays calm under pressure.
• Your enthusiasm for culture and lifestyle, combined with an eye for detail and craft focused skills, ensures that every project is executed with precision and care.

Photo Producer Qualifications:

• A well-developed aesthetic that connects with journalistic photography and video, and the portfolio to prove it including examples of original commissions that reflect a consistent, A+ taste level and excellent execution
• Expert at shoot commissioning and production, fee negotiation, contracts, and creative direction
• Commission creatives around the world
• Meticulous budget management
• Knowledge of image rights and legal clearance processes for commissioned content
• Ability to find compelling editorial stories that resonate on a global scale
• A global network of photographers, directors, and DPs
• Clear and concise communication skills
• Highly collaborative, great to work with on a team, and instinctively understand the value of building great relationships across an organization, from marketing, HI, internal production teams and more.
• Keen ability to create work under minimal supervision, as well as package and present solutions to wider creative teams
• Portfolio showing extraordinary talent in delivering top-tier photo and video
• 10+ years relevant photo editing or multimedia experience; bonus for tours in journalistic magazines, newspapers or online news
• Flexibility to accommodate travel when needed
• Expert Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite

Education:

• BA/BS in journalism, communication or photography preferred