MAGNUM:
Magnum represents some of the world’s most renowned photographers, maintaining its founding ideals and idiosyncratic mix of journalism, art and storytelling. Magnum photographers share a vision to chronicle world events, people, places and culture with a powerful narrative that defies convention, shatters the status quo, redefines history and transforms lives. Magnum photographers are a rarity and the agency is self-selecting, with a 4 year long process. The membership has evolved over the years to encompass the work of almost 100 diverse photographers.
We have offices in New York, London, and Paris, and work with press, publishers, advertising, television, galleries and museums across the world. We have a traveling roster of over 100 exhibitions, education initiatives focused on the next generation of visual storytellers, an ecommerce platform, and an editorial platform telling stories across art, culture, news and photography to our audience of over 5.5 million.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
We are looking for a Agency Producer to work closely with the Partnerships team (Assignments + Licensing), photographers and assistants to manage and execute pitches and projects for a variety of clients (commercial and editorial).
This role would not only own the Commercial and Editorial production but also dip into various functions to take on discrete responsibilities across cultural, education and digital partnerships, as needed to move projects and delivery forward.
PRODUCTION
– Manage production requirements for photo shoot projects:
Confirm all details of shoot/projects are covered in the
pre-production process whenever possible to ensure a
smooth shoot (photographer equipment needs, travel,
permissions,access, etc.)
Manage workflow and maintain budgets and estimates for photo shoots/projects
Coordinate times and dates for shoots and licensing
requests/projects; identify andmanage external production partners when necessary, and when budget will allow
– Keep track of fulfilled assignments after they have been shot – manage embargoes, pub dates, payments, billing, etc.
Manage traffic; download and transfer completed jobs and files to clients
Magnum agency point of contact for production and
postproduction process for both photographers and
production partners
Make sure the production team uploads files and they have the correct caption/restriction/embargo info. to upload on pro site and to ensure that all assignment related documents are correctly archived
– Liaise with photographer representatives and photographers to ensure smooth departmental billing process
Filter photographer and third party queries regarding payment — work with finance team to coordinate payment
Coordinate projects account payable and receivable
Submit invoices per individual, proprietary company specifications Keep a record of pitches and billed assignments in Airtable
– Coordinate the Partnerships marketing tools
Coordinate with digital team to get new/relevant content up on MP social channels and keep the creative website updated
Manage US Partnerships Newsletter
WHO YOU ARE:
– Exceptionally organized with a keen eye for detail – Able to adapt quickly to changing priorities, multitasking or last minute projects
– Forward thinking and able to easily ‘connect the dots’ so that the ripple effect of certain actions and decisions is obvious ahead of time
– An excellent relationship builder with strong negotiation and communication skills—you enjoy networking and getting to know team members and partners
– Naturally inquisitive, deliberate, and collaborative team player, which makes you open and eager to engage with feedback
– An entrepreneurial self-starter with go-getter attitude and a positive and upbeat nature
– Able to bring structure to creative discussions and translate these discussions into measurable tasks and project plans
– Based in New York City
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
– 2+ years of production experience, ideally in photography or advertising agency
– Experience with process analysis and improvement
– Experience developing and managing internal (up, across and down) and external relationships
– Proficient across Airtable, Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets etc), Slack and PM software (Asana)
– French speaking in addition to English a plus
