Assistant Studio Manager
3 weeks ago
Company Description:
The Barbour story began in 1894 in South Shields in the North East of England. Founder John Barbour began supplying oilskins and other garments to protect the growing community of sailors, fishermen and dockers. Still family owned and now fifth generation, Barbour HQ remains in South Shields. Under the leadership of Chairman Dame Margaret Barbour, Barbour has grown into a lifestyle brand sold in over 55 countries worldwide including Europe, the US and Asia offering a wardrobe of stylish functional clothing, footwear and accessories inspired by the unique values of the British countryside. The iconic Barbour Bedale and Barbour Beaufort wax jackets continue to be made by hand in the factory in South Shields. In 2020, Barbour launched Wax for Life, an overarching name for all of Barbour’s wax services designed to encourage customers to extend the life of their wax garments. Wax for Life includes re-waxing and repairs (first introduced in 1921) and Barbour Re-Loved an upcycling circularity initiative. Each year over 70,000 wax garments are sent back to Barbour globally to be repaired, rewaxed or altered.
Position Overview:
We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Studio Manager to join our busy Studio team based at our in-house studio in South Shields. The focus of the role will be to facilitate the smooth running of the photographic studio and to coordinate/execute the delivery of seasonal ecommerce assets.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the Studio and Production Manager in the management of the Barbour Ecommerce Studio.
- Coordination and implementation of the seasonal studio schedule & ecommerce budgets.
- Responsible for training, development and people management of the Photography Manager, Assistant Ecomm Brand Manager and Junior Producer.
- Oversee the booking of models, freelances and all Studio production.
- Build network/database of freelancers including creative professions & production to support the needs of the wider marketing team.
- Ensure that all seasonal ecommerce assets are delivered on time, on brief and in-line with brand guidelines
- Work with the design teams, markets and centre to ensure that all products/looks are represented appropriately both visually and commercially across all channels.
- Enforce and coordinate all logistical studio processes to ensure maximum efficiency and output of all assets
- Delegate Ad Hoc studio requests effectively throughout the team to ensure critical path is always on track.
- Track and log outgoing costs vs forecasted seasonal budget
- Support all markets and the wider marketing team specifically Ecommerce, Digital & PR in the request and delivery of assets.
- Manage all projects in the studio workflow, acting as project lead for getting senior leadership sign off on projects and assets.
- Oversee the request, booking in & out and up-keep of all studio stock and coordinate all seasonal stock takes.
- Coordinate the delivery and execution of range directory assets to support seasonal launches.
Skills and Experience:
- Relevant experience working in a busy fashion retail ecommerce environment
- An expert in on and off-model ecommerce photography
- Previous management experience is essential
- An expert knowledge of photography, retouching and lighting techniques is essential
- An extremely high competence of using Photoshop & Capture One
- Confidence in training others on photographic and retouching techniques
- High competence using MAC Operating systems
- High competence using Microsoft Office (Excel/PPT)
- A self-motivated leader who is able to take and give direction
- A confident hard worker who is always strives for the best end-result
- Exemplary attention to detail
Additional Information:
- This role requires the employee to predominantly shoot in a studio environment but will from time to time occasionally work on the creative development of shoots for specific brand/product briefs which may involve travel
Benefits:
- Discretionary Company bonus scheme
- Staff discount
- Staff shop
- Healthcare cash plan
- 25 days holiday as standard increasing with length of service plus bank holidays
Note: In the event that a sufficient volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.
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