Hiring — Production Manager
We’re looking for a Production Manager to lead our clients and photographers in creating effective photo content. As a Production Manager, your primary duty is building concepts for our photographers to execute. You will be the main point of contact for our brands and our photographers. We’re excited to grow with someone who is able to lead others from a place of creativity, efficiency, and tough love.
About the Role
In this role, you are the primary point of contact between our photographers and our clients. You’re responsible for understanding each client’s brand vision and translating this into art direction for our photographers to execute on. Along with having a knack for beauty and detail in your work, it’s crucial that you’re able to roll your sleeves up, meet timelines, and hold others accountable. Think of this role as the brains, spunk, and backbone behind all of the pretty assets that make brands grow.
About Birdhill
Since we started in 2020, we’ve been on a steady mission to create effective photo content for CPG brands. We’ve built a team of photographers across the country, worked with startups to Fortune 500 companies, and we’ve found our niche; we’re focused on growing our offering of monthly photo content to CPG brands. Each month, clients send us their products and we handle the rest — this includes creating a shot list, sourcing props, talent, and all the details that go on behind the scenes of every photoshoot. We’re excited to grow our team with experts who will leave their stamp on Birdhill.
Roles and Responsibilities
Client Management — leading and managing relationships with our clients
Onboarding new clients
Leading monthly calls
Leading creative vision and shot list creation
Communicating via email and Slack
Sourcing props
Delivering photo content
Photographer Management — leading and managing relationships with our photographers
Leading shot list calls
Ensuring receipt of products and props
Offering edit feedback on deliverables
Communicating via Slack
Creating call sheets for models
Admin Management — staying organized with tools, clients, and team members
Asset management and organization
Pairing photographers with brands
Keeping organization in Slack, Google Drive, and Airtable
Offering weekly updates on internal team calls
Posting and managing our Instagram
Skills
In-depth understanding of studio product photography
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop
Strong verbal and written communicator
Traits
Leader and collaborator
Comfortable with conflict
Receives and offers constructive criticism
Sharp eye for detail
Required Experience
Product photographer or closely connected to product photography
3+ years of working experience in CPG or ecommerce space
Experience in managing clients and/or projects
Working Hours & Compensation
Hours: Mon-Fri, 9-5 Est
Due to the nature of the role, occasional flexibility in working hours may be required to accommodate client needs
Location: hybrid (remote + Denver, CO)
Salary: $70k — $85k + bonuses
Benefits included: health insurance, PTO