Senior Producer, Shoot Production
Michael Kors - New York
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Overview
If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you!
Who You Are:
Responsible for bringing the brand to life through producing still and moving image content in close collaboration with the internal art, editorial and fashion office departments. This position plays a critical role in keeping the creative team up to date with a broad range of new and established talent.
This role will manage facets of production for Michael Kors photo and video content and will oversee budgets and contracts on a day-to-day basis - managing their P&L in close collaboration with Finance - as well as with Procurement and Legal for all contracts and agreements.
As part of this role, the Senior Producer will be charged with balancing creative vision with the realities of our budgets. The ideal candidate should possess excellent project management, negotiation, and communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to work well in teams.
What You'll Do:
- Partner with Creative, Marketing, and Production teams to set strategic photography goals for each season to deliver on business needs
- Must be a proactive self-starter who excels at facilitating and navigating shoot preparation/production and processes in a fashion house environment
- Create and maintain seasonal photo production schedules and calendars for the creative department
- Collaborate on BIG IDEAS/editorial stories to bring the brand to life
- Manage dozens of vendor relationships including contract negotiations
- Help to coordinate photography and image re-touching budget, including invoicing, forecasting, and month-end close process
- Research of photographers, directors, models, hair & make-up artists, and stylists
- Establish and grow the brand's relationships with new photographers and directors by arranging portfolio reviews between artists and creative teams
- Source talent, manage bookings, negotiate usage and costs across photographers, directors, hair and make-up artists, and studios within tight budget constraints and constantly changing overall production and shoot schedules
- Work closely with Fashion Office to book stylist, hair, and makeup. Coordinate style-outs and fittings for photo shoots
- Assist with ad hoc special projects as needed
- Collaborate daily with Senior Director of Shoot Production and entire Creative Department
- Maintain positive work environment with high creative standards
- Budget consciousness
- Minimum 5 years of experience in photo shoot production and art buying and/or project management (fashion retail experience preferred)
- Bachelor's degree
- Must have relationships with photographers, directors and agents
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work well to meet deadlines in fast-paced environment
- Proven ability to manage relationships and drive process
- Highly organized and ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities
- Strong project management skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Motivation, decisiveness, organizational skills are a must
- Willing to travel and work some nights and weekends
- MUST be proficient in Excel
- Strong sense of urgency and ability to prioritize tasks
- The ability to think strategically, drive results and build a high-performance organization
- Proven ability to be strategic and tactical in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
- Entrepreneurial, out of the box thinker
- Generous Paid Time Off & Holiday Schedule
- Summer Fridays
- Internal mobility across Capri Brands (Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, Versace)
- Cross-brand Discount
- Exclusive Employee Sales
- Fav 5 Cards (MK Discount for friends and family)
- 401k Match
- Paid Parental Leave
- Thrive Wellness Program (seasonal in-office massages and more!)
- Commuter Benefits
- Gym Discounts
At Capri, we are all responsible for creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We try to inspire change and growth within each other and believe success is a result that comes from our differences. Capri is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusivity regardless of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. M/D/F/V
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In compliance with certain Pay Transparency laws, employers are required to disclose a salary range. The salary for this position will vary based on role requirements, skill set and years of experience.
Compensation Range:
$65,000.00-$100,000.00