Head of Production

The Company

Founded in 1766, Christie’s is a world-leading art and luxury business with a presence in 46 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific, and flagship international sales hubs

in New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris and Geneva. Renowned and trusted for our expert live and online-only auctions, as well as bespoke Private Sales, Christie’s unparalleled network of specialists offers

our clients a full portfolio of global services, including art appraisal, art financing, international real estate and education. Christie’s auctions span more than 70 art and luxury categories, at price points

ranging from $500 to over $100 million. Christie’s has sold 7 of the 10 most important single-owner collections in history, achieved the world record price for an artwork at auction, launched the first fully

on-chain auction platform dedicated to exceptional NFT art and manages an investment fund to support innovative startups in the art market. Whether you work within one of our Specialist Art Departments or in our more Operational focused teams we are all working together with one common goal in mind: to continue the success of this 250-year-old company, steeped in history, bringing constant innovation whilst embodying our values: Integrity, Excellence, Innovation, Responsibility and Relationships. Colleagues across all departments are truly passionate about what they do, and it is constantly inspiring to work with industry leaders across all segments of the business. Christie’s is also committed to advancing responsible culture throughout its business and communities worldwide.

The Role

The objective of the role is to deliver best in class creative campaigns across Christie’s digital, print and exhibition platforms while creating a working environment that is positive, friendly, adaptable and digital first.- The Head of Production and Studio will oversee the central hub of all design projects at Christie’s EMEA, including scheduling, budgeting, resourcing, work flow and management of design assignments to ensure efficient and consistent operations which deliver on budget and to an industry-leading standard.-
- An essential part of the role will require working in close collaboration with the Global Head of Creative (based in NYC) for all global campaigns and day to day sign offs. This role will manage a creative and dynamic team of in-house designers and commission freelance design where required.- This role will ensure continual improvement to internal process mapping for optimum performance.- The role will require close collaboration with colleagues across a wide array of functions: Marketing team, Art Specialists, Business Managers, Designers, Global Digital team, Client Insights, CRM, Editorial/Content, Press, Social Media, Proposals and other key stakeholders.- The function will bring new creative ideas to Christie’s and identify freelance creative talent from photographers to graphic designers.

Specific duties & responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

- Project Management (Design, print and digital)_- Oversight of the production process on all projects, working and collaborating closely with the Marketing Management Executive team.- Management of workflows to ensure all projects are delivered on time and at the highest standard-
- Liaison with the Marketing Strategy team to provide weekly updates on project status, clearly identifying any pressure points- Help to maintain detailed records of project activity and budget tracking- Ensure all work on brand and delivered in line with the Christie’s brand guidelines
- Campaign Production_- Maintenance of strong cross-functional partnerships with stakeholders from across the business including department heads and heads of global content and creative- Liaison between photographer’s agents, model agents, crew talent, and internal teams to produce and manage productions.- Creation and management of shoot budgets, oversight of call sheets, contractor agreements, and campaign shoot calendars.
- Team Management_- Management and monitoring of workloads of the print and design studio including allocating work to designers and maintaining oversight of design and production productivity across the whole team- Provision of support and advice and management of all day to day staffing issues- Management of staff performance, performance review (in conjunction with Creative Director) and development (including career training)- Build roster of freelancers/agencies where required and manage their creative output
- Financial Management_- Management of the department Creative budget, keeping it on budget and tracking of all costs.- Raising of all POs for the team and tracking all the freelance invoices with a close eye on costings- Negotiation of fees and prices to ensure best value and identification of future cost savings in design and production
- Essential_- Ability to work collaboratively and with inte