Creative Project Manager (Photography)

Accenture•Bentonville, AR

16d•$22 - $63•Onsite

About The Position

We Are Song Production Studios is Accenture Song’s global network of content production studios, delivering high-volume photography and digital content at scale for leading retail and consumer brands. Our Bentonville studio operates in one of the most demanding and fast-paced retail environments. Success in this market requires an understanding of how content is planned, produced, and delivered within the Northwest Arkansas retail landscape, including the pace, expectations, and stakeholder dynamics of large-scale retail clients. We combine production expertise with evolving technologies, integrating automation, GenAI-enabled workflows, scalable content pipelines, and traditional photography to improve speed, flexibility, quality, and cost efficiency. The Role We are seeking a Creative Project Manager to support our content production within a studio environment closely aligned to the Bentonville ecosystem. This is a delivery-first role responsible for managing photography and content production projects end to end. The role also requires the ability to operate effectively within the Bentonville business environment, where local ways of working, stakeholder expectations, and the pace of retail execution are critical to success. The Creative Project Manager will maintain project integrity, support assigned client workstreams, coordinate across internal and external teams, and help ensure content is delivered accurately, on time, and aligned to client expectations. This role requires an understanding of how trusted relationships, operational excellence, and forward-looking thinking contribute to sustained growth, improved delivery, and expanded scope.

Requirements

Minimum 3 years of project management, program management, or production experience in a commercial photography, ecommerce content, studio, or marketing production environment
Mac proficiency
Experience with content supply chain tools, DAM systems, production platforms, or digital asset workflows
Experience coordinating with multi-location or offshore teams
Experience working in a client-facing, delivery-focused role
Experience managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and follow-through skills
Ability to manage schedules, documentation, budgets, project details, and cross-functional dependencies
Experience working with large retail, enterprise, or similarly complex client environments
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including intermediate Excel skills
Ability to adapt to changing conditions and operate effectively under pressure
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience working within the Bentonville / Northwest Arkansas market
Familiarity with Bentonville or comparable large-scale retail organizations
Experience in high-volume ecommerce, retail, advertising, content production industry
Experience supporting both studio production and client-facing account delivery
Exposure to GenAI tools, automated workflows, digital content pipelines, or emerging production technologies
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or a related field

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end delivery of photography and content production projects
Build and maintain project schedules, estimates, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and project plans
Track budgets, production costs, project expenses, and financial details to support estimating, invoicing, and reconciliation
Support scope planning, rate negotiation, usage rights documentation, and project administration
Maintain accurate project documentation, client image folders, shot lists, production trackers, and digital image tracking
Monitor project risks, missing inputs, changes, and escalation needs
Ensure assets are delivered accurately, on time, and aligned to client and platform expectations
Coordinate pre-production, production, and post-production activities
Attend pre-production, turn-in, and status meetings to document creative direction, styling guidelines, merchant requests, and production requirements
Develop, organize, and maintain shot lists and production documentation to support efficient execution
Support on-set execution to ensure productivity, quality, and adherence to creative direction
Coordinate creative elements including styling, props, casting, set requirements, staging, and product flow
Coordinate merchandise intake, maintain merchandise spreadsheet, assist producer with merchandise prep for shoots, return merch after project wraps.
Coordinate post-production services and organize digital files for client delivery
Support client and crew needs during shoots, meetings, and production activity; troubleshoot issues as needed
Act as a day-to-day contact or secondary liaison for assigned client workstreams
Maintain clear and proactive communication around project updates, timelines, risks, questions, missing items, and resolution needs
Build trusted client relationships through reliable delivery and timely follow-up
Attend account status meetings to review project status, pipeline, client relations, and escalation needs
Align delivery to client expectations within fast-paced retail and enterprise environments
Apply understanding of the Bentonville / Northwest Arkansas business environment to day-to-day delivery
Navigate the expectations, timelines, and operating rhythms of large retail clients
Anticipate client needs and adjust delivery approach based on market context
Support alignment between studio operations and client ways of working
Bring experience from Bentonville, or comparable large-scale retail environments where applicable
Support adoption of GenAI-enabled, automated, and technology-enabled content workflows
Help identify where traditional photography workflows can be augmented by scalable production approaches
Collaborate with account, creative, production, technology, and operations teams to support pilots, tools, workflow improvements, and scalable content solutions
Support ecommerce item content development by coordinating inputs, requirements, workflows, and assets that improve digital shelf content quality
Document learnings, requirements, process updates, and delivery insights related to new tools and innovation initiatives
Translate delivery challenges into opportunities for speed, efficiency, quality, and scalability improvements
Support projects across account, creative, studio, post-production, technology, operations, and client stakeholder groups
Coordinate effectively with virtual and distributed teams across office locations
Share relevant project information, decisions, and next steps to maintain alignment and continuity
Contribute to a collaborative studio structure under the guidance of studio and account leadership