Digital Imaging Operations Manager

Michael Kors•NY Metro Area, NY

2d•$100,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Digital Imaging Operations Manager is responsible for managing digital imagery supporting high-volume luxury ecommerce photography. Reporting to the Associate Director, Digital Imaging & Content Supply Operations, this role owns shotlist creation, asset intake, metadata accuracy, and version control—ensuring imagery moves efficiently from studio to site. This role sits at the center of live content production, translating product data and production plans into executable shotlists while maintaining tight control over image accuracy, usage, and readiness throughout the ecommerce production cycle. Digital Imaging Operations Manager also provides day-to-day guidance to a Content Operations Coordinator, ensuring consistency and scalability across workflows.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in photography, digital media, information management, or a related field
6+ years of experience in ecommerce photography operations or high-volume asset environments
Hands-on experience managing metadata and image versioning at scale
Experience working within a digital asset management system; Bynder experience strongly preferred
Strong understanding of ecommerce photography workflows
High attention to detail and comfort working at speed
Experience guiding or supporting junior team members in a production environment
Proficiency in Excel, Smartsheet, or similar tracking tools

Nice To Haves

Luxury, fashion, or premium retail experience preferred

Responsibilities

Create and maintain ecommerce photography shotlists based on product data, launch timelines, and studio capacity
Define required angles, image counts, and content types per SKU
Evaluate existing imagery for reuse versus reshoot based on product changes and accuracy
Partner with Photo Studio Production to keep shotlists aligned with daily and seasonal production plans
Manage intake and organization of photography, 3D, AI-assisted, and campaign imagery
Apply and validate metadata, naming conventions, and versioning standards
Maintain accurate version control as imagery is updated, replaced, or refined
Support high-volume ingestion workflows using digital asset management tools
Ensure assets meet technical requirements prior to handoff to product setup and site teams
Track asset status from capture through delivery
Identify missing, incorrect, or outdated assets and coordinate corrective action
Provide guidance and task prioritization for a Content Operations Coordinator
Work closely with Photography, Retouching, Product Setup, and Content Operations teams
Maintain clear documentation and standards to support consistent execution