Photography Project Manager

Network - Career Consultants; Manchester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Network - Career Consultants are partnering with a creative business to appoint an experienced Photography Project Manager who will own photography projects from brief through to final asset delivery, ensuring high quality outcomes.

You’ll oversee pre-production, shoot scheduling, locations and permits, crew and supplier coordination, post‑production and retouching, plus budget control, forecasting and timely delivery to exact technical specifications.

Qualifications

• Experience managing photography shoots and content production.
• Strong budgeting, cost tracking and forecasting skills.
• Excellent organisation and ability to coordinate multiple teams and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead full photography lifecycle from brief to asset delivery.
• Plan shoots: pre-production, scheduling, locations, permits, crew and suppliers.
• Oversee post-production, retouching and delivery to specs.
• Manage timelines, budgets, resources, risks and approvals.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Photographers and the wider team.

Skills

Photography PM

Budget management

Scheduling & planning

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

I’m working with a creative business looking for an experienced Photography Project Manager to take ownership of photography projects from initial brief through to final asset delivery.

It’s a role sitting right at the center of Creative, Photography, and Commercial teams, making sure shoots are properly planned, budgets are controlled and the creative idea survives the realities of production.

You’ll be responsible for the full photography lifecycle, including pre-production, shoot scheduling, locations, permits, crew and supplier coordination, post-production, retouching and final delivery.

A big part of the role is keeping everything moving, managing timelines, budgets, resource, risks and approvals, while working closely with Creative Directors, Photographers, and the wider creative team.

You’ll also take ownership of photography budgets, cost tracking and forecasting, and make sure final assets are properly organised, quality checked and delivered to the right technical specifications.

We’re looking for someone with strong experience managing photography shoots and content production, who is comfortable balancing creative ambition with budgets, logistics and deadlines.

Experience across areas such as location shoots, permitting, production budgets, post-production and asset delivery will be particularly useful.

You’ll need to be organised, commercially aware and confident dealing with multiple teams and suppliers, but equally comfortable working closely with creative people and understanding what they’re trying to achieve.