Senior Studio Production Manager

Location: Dubai, UAE

Employment Type: Full-time

Please note that this is an international search, so a relocation package will be provided

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Studio Production Manager to lead the end-to-end operations of a large-scale content production studio supporting multiple retail brands and product categories, including Fashion, Baby & Kids, and Home.

This person will oversee Photography, Retouching, and Studio Operations teams, ensuring high-quality content is delivered efficiently and within agreed timelines. A major focus of the role will also be introducing AI-enabled production workflows and developing scalable processes for content creation.

Key Responsibilities

Studio Operations

- Oversee day-to-day studio operations across Photography, Retouching, and Studio Operations.
- Manage production schedules, resources, capacity, and workflow allocation.
- Lead and develop a large, multidisciplinary studio team.
- Maintain high standards across studio infrastructure, equipment, and content management systems.
- Ensure operational issues and production bottlenecks are identified and resolved quickly.

Content Production and Quality

- Manage the complete production journey from product intake through to final content delivery.
- Ensure turnaround times and production SLAs are consistently achieved.
- Maintain consistent creative and technical quality across multiple categories and brands.
- Establish effective quality-control processes to reduce errors and rework.




- Ensure all imagery follows the relevant brand and e-commerce guidelines.

Process and Cost Optimisation

- Identify opportunities to improve studio productivity, capacity, and overall output.
- Develop scalable workflows that reduce cost per product without compromising quality.
- Create and manage production budgets, resource plans, and operational forecasts.
- Monitor studio performance through clear dashboards, KPIs, and reporting.
- Work closely with Styling, Cataloguing, Merchandising, Content, and other business teams.

AI-Enabled Content Production

- Develop AI-supported workflows, templates, and production guidelines.
- Identify product categories that can transition from traditional production to AI-enabled content creation.
- Partner with Technology teams to implement systems supporting AI-driven production.
- Evaluate developments in generative AI, virtual photography, automated retouching, and image enhancement.
- Build repeatable AI processes that can be scaled across different brands and categories.

Leadership and Stakeholder Management

- Lead, coach, and develop creative and operational teams.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to align studio priorities with wider business goals.
- Present studio performance, operational plans,



and transformation roadmaps to leadership.
- Build strong working relationships across creative, commercial, content, and technology functions.

Requirements

- 8–12 years of experience in studio production management, ideally within multi-category retail or e-commerce.
- Experience managing large teams across photography, retouching, and studio operations.
- Proven experience working in a high-volume, high-SKU e-commerce environment.
- Strong technical understanding of photography, including lighting, equipment, and studio setup and maintenance.
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Capture One.
- Experience building, scaling, or improving large production studios and content management systems.
- Strong understanding of production workflows, quality control, turnaround times, and SLAs.
- Experience managing production budgets, costs, capacity, and resource planning.
- Demonstrated success in improving efficiency and reducing production costs.
- Strong project management, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of AI tools and trends relevant to commercial content production.

Preferred Experience

- Experience introducing AI-powered content production tools or workflows.
- Exposure to generative AI, virtual photography, AI image enhancement, or automated retouching.
- Experience supporting multiple retail brands or product categories simultaneously.
- Previous involvement in studio transformation or large-scale operational improvement projects.

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