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Senior Producer
Michael Kors
New York, NY, United States
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Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally-minded individuals with a passion for fashion.
If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you!
Michael Kors is a world-renowned, award-winning designer of luxury accessories and ready to wear. His namesake company, established in 1981, currently produces a range of products through his Michael Kors and MICHAEL Michael Kors labels, including accessories, footwear, watches, jewelry, men’s and women’s ready to wear, and a full line of fragrance products. Michael Kors stores are operated in some of the most prestigious cities in the world, including New York, Beverly Hills, Chicago, London, Milan, Paris, Munich, Istanbul, Dubai, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong. www.michaelkors.com
Key Responsibilities:
• Partner with Creative, Marketing, and Production teams to set strategic photography goals for each season in order to deliver on business needs
• Create and maintain seasonal photo and video shoot 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
• Lead and coordinate all pre-production and production phases on a variety of shoots including look books and presentations, runway shows, direct mail, web editorials, global event coverage and social media
• 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.
• Coordinate photography operations with photography studio and all photo shoot talent
• Work closely with the event production team to execute exciting runway shows, presentation, and other events
• Assist with ad hoc special projects as needed
Operations
• Collaborate daily with Director of Shoot Production, VP Creative Director, and entire Creative Department
• Maintain positive work environment with high creative standards
• Budget consciousness
• Qualifications:
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in photo shoot production and art buying and/or project management (fashion retail experience preferred)
• Bachelor's degree
• Must have casting experience and relationships with model 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
• Must be proficient in Excel