Director, Photo Production

Company Description

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service. Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in, so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world. Click here to learn more about Comcast NBCUniversal’s commitment and how we are making an impact.

Job Description

Produce digital photo assets (gallery portraits, unit/episodic, events, etc) for assigned series, movies and specials, and offer photo production support, as needed, to all NBCUniversal entertainment networks and streaming, in addition to NBCU corporate assignments. 

• Assign and book external and internal photographers for unit coverage, galleries and events.
• Handle photography production process – ingest images, renumber, create and apply metadata files, resize, upload, and distribute via Getty and NBCUniversal Media Village.
• Perform basic editing (cropping, color correction, light retouching) in Photoshop and Bridge
• Lead creative discussions between photographers, external set designers and internal publicity, marketing and creative departments.
• Manage and maintain budgets, negotiate fees and expenses, source and hire photographers and production crews.
• Liaise with Publicity teams for photo publicity placement to trade and consumer press outlets.
• Work with Photo development team to improve NBCU’s photo asset management system/LightBox re usability and functionality

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelors degree Photography, Journalism, Communications, Marketing or related field.
• 8+ years experience in photography, photo editing and photo production.
• Strong working knowledge of Mac computer systems (Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook), Photo Mechanic, Adobe Photoshop, Power Point and Bridge.
• Must have experience working with digital photography and familiar with photo asset management systems
• Willingness to work overtime and on weekends with short notice

Desired Characteristics:

• Collaborative and work well in a quick paced environment and under strict deadline conditions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects.
• Possess strategic thinking skills in order to develop and adapt workflows.
• Superior organization and creative skills
• Retouching experience a plus

Additional Information:

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.

Salary range: $110,000 - $125,000 (bonus eligible)

Additional Information

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