Job Description
This is a FTC 12 month maternity cover, starting late July ‘24
The people. The style. The energy. The character. It’s hard not to be inspired by the UK Capital. That’s where Radley London was born with a passion for artisan-made handbags, footwear and accessories. We put fashion in functional, with every piece made to last and put a spring in your step. Whether strutting through the streets of Soho, or on the school run.
We know leather. It’s in our DNA. And we never stop striving to set a new standard for quality. Every Radley London design is made with expert care. Do you hear that smooth glide of a zip? We consider every detail and our teams all play a part.
We’re looking for a Creative Production Manager to join our in-house team.
The Creative Production Manager will support the creation and delivery of photographic and content assets to meet the demands of a small, fast paced retail business.
The role will be the driving force to maintain an efficient shoot process; ensure photography and video assets are on brand and delivered on time to internal and external stakeholders; and ensure our budgets are managed efficiently.
The creative production projects include (but are not limited to) cut-out, studio and lifestyle photographic, illustrated and moving image assets for global Marketing campaigns, ecommerce, social channels, international channels and PR.
We are at a creative turning point for the brand and creative strategy. As our focus and energy translates into a ‘customer and brand-first’ approach, there couldn’t be a more exciting time for an experienced Creative Production Manager to focus on a variety of photography and content projects that will leverage the future look of Radley.
At Radley, we've adopted hybrid working – which means you’ll join us for three days a week, at our HO in Central London or on shoots, and for the other two days – you can work from wherever you like. It’s a dog friendly office too!
Key responsibilities
Management of shoots
- In close partnership with the Marketing/Digital team leaders, you’ll define key photography/video themes and shoot requirements for the business, in line with the product plan. Together, you will help define concept creative shoots - objectives, direction, design specifications, timelines and budget.
- Lead, plan and execute campaign assets for all markets, across all channels. Manage creative and content across web, social, paid, stores, other digital and variances
- Manage and coordinate the day-to-day running of all the brand’s photography and video shoot schedule, retouching schedule and asset delivery deadlines.
- Manage shoot plans with shot count and samples; and pre and post production for shoots including: campaign lifestyle shoots, cutout shoots, web model shoots and videos. Will also manage on social, editorial content and blog shoots as and when required.
- Manage appropriate agencies and roster of creative freelancers for all campaign, lifestyle and shoots. Responsible for talent sourcing across models, make up artists, art directors, stylists, prop stylists and photographers. Manage all UK studio and location sourcing.
- Work closely with the Digital team to ensure cohesive cut-out/model imagery for website and social.
- Act as gatekeeper and lead point of contact with license and international partners – managing relationships, projects and timelines for shoots as and when required.
- Work collaboratively across the business to ensure required assets are briefed timely and efficiently to maintain campaign, content and product launch schedules.
- With CCO and Marketing leaders, act as brand guardian - adhering to style-guides established for product photography and maintaining brand guidelines
Management of production processes
- Create critical path/production schedule for each project and shoot.
- Facilitate all photography meetings, ensuring progress is being made across all projects, sign off of images, deadlines are achieved by all those involved, and the high-quality expectations asked of by the business stakeholders are met.
- Map out processes and ongoing review of ways of working to ensure best practice and efficiency.
Other
- Manage and mentor a team of two.
- Close monitoring of budgets, maintaining budget tracker and tracking monthly spend against agreed costs.
- Build relationships with senior level stakeholders across the business in the UK and International to ensure consistency of imagery across channels.
- Connect the dots between creative and wider marketing team to ensure efficiency.
Skills
- Min 5 years experience of working as part of a creative team for a retail business.
- A creative thinker and idea generator with a strong creativity.
- Multitasker. We work in a fast-paced environment. You’ve got to be comfortable working on multiple projects at one time, either hands on or overseeing.
- Ability to create and deliver to tight deadlines to ensure the timely delivery of monthly and seasonal shoots.
- Maintain and develop strong relationships with the Radley Brand and Marketing team, E-commerce teams and business functions to help facilitate the Radley omni-channel vision.
- Experience of the end-to-end shoot process from concept to final image delivery.
- A passion and understanding of photography, art direction and design.
- Great team player with strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong team manager, with previous management experience.
- Experience in managing third party agencies to deliver results.
- A positive, creative and influential personality.
Benefits & Perks
- Enhanced annual leave (incl. holiday buy)
- Flexible bank holidays to suit you
- Sickness Pay
- Life Assurance Cover
- Virtual GP
- Healthcare Cash Plan of up to c.£900 per year
- Employee Assistant Programme
- Wellbeing App (Thrive)
- Company Bonus
- Product Discount (up to 60%)
- Time in Service Rewards
- Sample Sales
- Special Occasion Gifts
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Season Ticket Loan
- Dog Friendly Offices
- Hybrid working with flexible working hours
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At Radley we are on a journey to create, promote and live an inclusive culture. Ever inspired by the women around us, changing their world in ways big and small – including their commitment to social equity.
We are actively working to make impactful changes across our business to become diverse and celebrate one another’s differences, we encourage a supportive and open environment for anyone that steps through our doors at our Service Centres, Distribution Centre and Stores across UK and the US.
We know that diversity in a business only makes it stronger, so our People Team and Recruiting Managers are clear on how to conduct an inclusive recruitment campaign for their vacancies - our job posts always go through a gender-bias decoder before going live, we will always consider alternative inclusive job boards, and we will remain open to considering flexible working options and promoting our flexible approach to working hours for all colleagues future and existing. We won’t ask for specific qualifications unless it’s absolutely critical to the success of the role and we already actively participate in external schemes to bring in future talent from diverse backgrounds.
We are #Proudtobe Radley London
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We are proud to offer a competitive and ahead-of-the-curve remuneration and benefits package. If you are shortlisted as having some of the skills we’re looking for in this role then we’ll openly share our salary banding with you ahead of moving forward with any next stages. For some time, we have actively stopped asking candidates their salary expectations at interview where it isn’t necessary to do so, we want to pay an individual for the job based on their experience and ability and not limit some groups from undervaluing their ability.