Interim Head of Studio

The Interim Head of Photo Studio will lead NA-KD’s ecommerce photo and video production studio, managing the total operational budget while balancing quality, efficiency and speed to market.


Primary responsibilities include organizing and facilitating a collaborative, cross-functional studio workflow for all digital assets (product imagery, editorial shoots and bespoke marketing projects, video).


Responsibilities


Management of the overall studio. This includes managing a photo studio expansion for the company in the coming quarter.
Ensures studio teams are appropriately resourced to deliver against business and operational objectives and studio KPIs
Coordinates with operational manager to maintain studio production schedule.
Manages and oversees all studio operating expenses and annual budget.
Provides leadership, mentoring, training, development and performance management to operational and creative managers.
Works to achieve high productivity and quality in photography by continuing to streamline workflow to support marketing initiatives and projects. Creates workflows and procedures for all studio teams and key stakeholders. Consistently looking for new ways of improving processes and creating efficiencies.
A systems thinker who can proactively identify logistical and technological challenges and opportunities for innovation. Collect and analyze data to ensure efficient planning; remove roadblocks and redefine workflows to meet or exceed operational goals.
Not only set studio vision and strategies to support company goals, but also inspire passion for the art of photography. Build a creative and artistic environment. Ensure the development, implementation, ongoing management and constant evolution of studio processes and creative vision.
Collaborate daily with visual merchandisers, stylists, model bookers, make-up artists, photographers, retouchers, and production, set builders, and diverse creatives in the brand team
Develop a positive culture of learning and creative curiosity, in order to continuously improve and evolve the catalogue and editorials output.



Requirement Skills and Experience:


Minimum 5-7 years' full-time experience in a commercial studio, brand or service preferred, with strong studio business and operations experience.
Experience managing, leading and inspiring a team.
Proficient with studio equipment, including camera and lighting operations.
Professional experience in a high volume, high production operations environment.
Experience with video production.
Proficient creating and analyzing operational performance metrics.
Retail/Ecommerce category experience a plus.
Skilled in Office and Adobe Creative suites as well as CaptureOne Software.



Location: Gothenburg
Start date: ASAP


THE DREAM TEAM
Working at NA-KD is unlike any other fashion company. We’re a young company with a start-up mentality and (a borderline insane) hunger to be the best. In less than 4 years NA-KD has become the fastest growing fashion e-com brand in the world. And we have a 3 million strong community to prove it. How? We see no limitations, only possibilities. No failures, only learning opportunities. We’re problem-solvers, disruptors and early-adopters. We’re doers. And if you dream of going to work every day to build the next big thing – then welcome home.