Copy of Photo Production Supervisor

The Supervisor, Photo Production will provide critical support to the Director of Photo Production and serve as a key liaison across Versant’s portfolio of networks and brands. This role helps ensure that all photo assets—from on-set photography to gallery/studio shoots — are produced, organized, and delivered to meet the needs of Communications, Marketing, and cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate knows photography, is highly organized, detail-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced media environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director of Photo Production - Manager photographic coverage for series, events, sports programing, news shows, and specials. Read scripts, call sheets and production schedules and help select best days of episodic coverage. Coordinate with Communications and Marketing teams to ensure timely delivery of photo assets to press, digital, social, and promotional partners.
• Edit, retouch, color grade images from all programing, events and special.
• Manage photo requests across the Versant portfolio, ensuring brand consistency and quality standards are upheld.
• Oversee asset management, file organization, file naming, captioning, metadata, and distribution via internal database and external press site.
• Assist with vendor management, including photographers, retouchers, and production crews.
• Handle budgeting and invoicing processes, including tracking expenses and processing payments.
• Maintain calendars, production schedules, and status reports for active and upcoming projects.
• Provide on-set support for photo shoots, including logistics, call sheets, and talent coordination.
• Manage talent approvals – communicate with talent reps and directly with talent.
• Contribute to process improvements to streamline workflows between creative, communications, and marketing teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Photography, media, journalism or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 1–3 years of experience in photo production or related field (internships included).
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, Lightroom, and Camera Raw. Microsoft Office/Google Workspace, Slack and asset management tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative, proactive, and adaptable in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
• Passion for entertainment, media, and visual storytelling.

Salary range: $67,000 - $75,000

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

For LA County and City Residents Only: VERSANT Media will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.