Producer, Photography - Pre-Production

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

5d•$70,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Partners with Imagery Production to ensure alignment of postproduction resources with photo studio capacity by tracking and communicating photo shoot progress identifying and resolving photo shoot issues and notifying creative teams of photography completion. Manages photo studio operations and production by coordinating studio floor resources (e.g., talent, crew members) and activities (e.g., workflow schedules, shot lists), collaborating with photographers, stylists, and contractors to execute product photography. Partners with Merchandising and Item SetUp teams to confirm photography requests and enforce sample receipt deadlines and acceptance criteria, maintaining studio prop and set inventory, negotiating and enforcing imagery Service Level Agreements (SLAs), vetting and selecting freelance photo crews, maintaining and ensuring use of style guides, and ensuring operational best practices are maintained. Monitors and tracks studio production output by partnering with Item SetUp and Imagery to forecast studio production capacity based on shot types and priorities, tracking and reporting on samples throughout the production lifecycle, providing reports of studio production performance to cross-functional stakeholders, and identifying production process improvements and recommending them to management. Demonstrates uptodate expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices, supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs, and building commitment for perspectives and rationales. Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, identifying business needs, determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices, monitoring progress and results, recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities, and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities. Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans, using the Open Door Policy, and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices. Respect the Individual: Demonstrates and encourages respect for others, drives a positive associate and customer/member experience for all, embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, supports workplaces where associates feel seen and connected through a culture of belonging so all associates thrive and perform, contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work. Respect the Individual: Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team, developing others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities, and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments. Respect the Individual: Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners, works collaboratively to achieve objectives, communicates with impact, and listens attentively to a range of audiences, and demonstrates energy and positivity for own work. Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, models the Walmart values, and leads by example to foster our culture, supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving). Act with Integrity: Follows the law, our code of conduct, and company policies and encourages others to do the same, supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns, reinforces our culture of non-retaliation, listens to concerns raised by associates, and takes action, acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values. Serve our Customers and Members: Delivers results while putting the customer/member first and applying an omnimerchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers/members. Serve our Customers and Members: Adopts a broad perspective that considers data analytics, customer/member insights, and different parts of the business when making plans. Strive for Excellence: Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve, demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset, seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions, supports innovation and intelligent risk-taking, and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks. Strive for Excellence: Implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Photography, Art, or related field and 1 year experience in professional digital photography or related field OR 3 years experience in digital photography production or operations, or related field.

Nice To Haves

ECommerce merchandising, UI/UX, Interactive and Visual Design, Business Management, or related area
Master's degree in Merchandising, Visual Design, Business Management, or related area

Responsibilities

Partners with Imagery Production to ensure alignment of postproduction resources with photo studio capacity by tracking and communicating photo shoot progress.
Identifies and resolves photo shoot issues and notifies creative teams of photography completion.
Manages photo studio operations and production by coordinating studio floor resources (e.g., talent, crew members) and activities (e.g., workflow schedules, shot lists).
Collaborates with photographers, stylists, and contractors to execute product photography.
Partners with Merchandising and Item SetUp teams to confirm photography requests and enforce sample receipt deadlines and acceptance criteria.
Maintains studio prop and set inventory.
Negotiates and enforces imagery Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
Vets and selects freelance photo crews.
Maintains and ensures use of style guides and ensures operational best practices are maintained.
Monitors and tracks studio production output by partnering with Item SetUp and Imagery to forecast studio production capacity based on shot types and priorities.
Tracks and reports on samples throughout the production lifecycle.
Provides reports of studio production performance to cross-functional stakeholders.
Identifies production process improvements and recommends them to management.
Demonstrates uptodate expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices.
Supports and aligns efforts to meet customer and business needs and builds commitment for perspectives and rationales.
Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders.
Identifies business needs, determines and carries out necessary processes and practices, monitors progress and results, recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities, and adapts to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities.
Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans.
Uses the Open Door Policy and demonstrates and assists others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.
Demonstrates and encourages respect for others.
Drives a positive associate and customer/member experience for all.
Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences.
Supports workplaces where associates feel seen and connected through a culture of belonging so all associates thrive and perform.
Contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work.
Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team.
Develops others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities.
Recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners.
Works collaboratively to achieve objectives.
Communicates with impact and listens attentively to a range of audiences.
Demonstrates energy and positivity for own work.
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
Models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture.
Supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world around us.
Follows the law, our code of conduct, and company policies and encourages others to do the same.
Supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns.
Reinforces our culture of non-retaliation, listens to concerns raised by associates, and takes action.
Acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.
Delivers results while putting the customer/member first and applying an omnimerchant mindset.
Acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers/members.
Adopts a broad perspective that considers data analytics, customer/member insights, and different parts of the business when making plans.
Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve.
Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset.
Seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions, supports innovation and intelligent risk-taking, and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.
Implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working.