Location
London

Hours
Freelance, initial 3-6 month contract

Salary
Competitive, dependent on experience

About the Role
Joining on an initial 3-6 month freelance basis, the Post Production Producer is responsible for coordinating the successful delivery of creative post-production projects from photography handover through to final asset delivery, including print proofing and final approval. You will work closely with Shoot Producers during pre-production to maintain visibility of upcoming campaigns, supporting planning and ensuring a seamless transition into post-production. Collaborating with Creative Post Production Coordinators, Retouchers, Art Directors and Creative teams, you will oversee project timelines, creative briefs, approval milestones, stakeholder communication and print proofing, ensuring projects remain aligned to the creative brief and are delivered to the highest creative and technical standards.

Key Responsibilities:
Pre-Production Collaboration: Attend production planning meetings with Shoot Producers to gain visibility of upcoming campaigns and priorities. Develop an understanding of project objectives, creative requirements and delivery milestones. Identify upcoming post production workload and potential scheduling considerations. Support a smooth transition from production into post production through effective planning and communication.

Project Management & Coordination: Take ownership of projects as they enter post production. Review and interpret creative briefs, ensuring post production requirements are clearly understood. Monitor project timelines, milestones and delivery dates across multiple concurrent projects. Track progress throughout the retouch process, ensuring work remains on schedule. Identify and communicate risks or delays, working collaboratively with the wider team to resolve issues.

Creative Brief & Approval Management: Ensure retouch work remains aligned with the approved creative brief. Coordinate review sessions with Art Directors and Creative teams. Collate and communicate feedback, amendments and approvals to post production teams in conjunction with the Creative PPCs. Manage approval milestones and amendment cycles to maintain delivery timelines. Ensure final creative sign-off is obtained before assets are released.

Print Proofing & Final Asset Delivery: Coordinate the transition of approved assets into the print proofing process. Schedule and manage print proofing resource requirements in line with project timelines. Work closely with stakeholders, Creative teams and external suppliers to book and facilitate proofing sessions. Host print proofing meetings, ensuring all feedback is captured, communicated and actioned. Coordinate approval cycles through to final print sign-off. Ensure print-ready assets are delivered accurately, on time and to the required technical and creative standards.

Supplier & Talent Management: Build and maintain a network of trusted freelance and external retouch partners to support business requirements. Source, assess and onboard new retouching talent, ensuring capability aligns with creative standards and business needs. Support the evaluation of supplier performance, quality and capacity. Work collaboratively with the Senior Creative Operations Manager to identify opportunities to strengthen the external retouch network. Maintain awareness of emerging retouch talent, industry trends and best practice to continually enhance the post-production function.

Experience
- Coordinating creative or post production projects within a studio, agency or in-house creative environment
- Strong understanding of photography, image retouching and creative production workflows
- Excellent project coordination and organisational skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving ability
- Experience using project management and workflow tools
- Good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and digital asset workflows

About you
- Proactive and organised with the ability to work collaboratively across teams
- Comfortable managing multiple stakeholders and priorities
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to delivering high-quality creative outputs
- Adaptable and solution-focused in a dynamic environment

Qualifications
Desirable:
- Experience within fashion, retail or e-commerce photography
- Knowledge of Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems
- Experience working with external retouch partners or creative suppliers
- Understanding of image production standards and colour management