About Us
Little Sleepies is one the fastest growing companies in America, according to Inc. Magazine (#1 in retail)! We are an eCommerce company that specializes in buttery soft pajamas for the whole family and baby & children's daywear. Our proprietary Lunaluxe™ & Soluxe® bamboo fabrics are custom-milled for maximum softness and coziness. Driven by creativity, passion, and the desire to do something extraordinary, we strive to bring joy and comfort to families around the world. We're excited to be doing this, and we hope you will be too. If our mission resonates, we would love to hear from you!
Location
This role will be based at our Headquarters in Los Angeles, CA
Visa Sponsorship
This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.
The Role
Are you passionate about being behind the scenes of creative productions? We're seeking a Photo Operations Manager to lead our photography process. In this key role, you'll lead our photography team to streamline workflows, collaborate with our talented design team, and ensure that every image reflects our mission of joy and comfort for families.
You'll oversee a dedicated team, optimize production schedules, and maintain high creative standards that resonate with our brand. If you have a strong background in photography operations and a flair for enhancing cross-functional collaboration, we'd love to have you on board! Help us capture the magic of childhood and make every moment shine at Little Sleepies.
What you'll do:
- Oversee the entire photography cycle, developing processes that optimize efficiency, accuracy, and communication and ensuring all assets align with our aesthetic
- Partner with VP, Design and VP, Brand Marketing to ensure all photography aligns with creative direction and vision
- Create workflows and processes for our photography that promote cross-functional collaboration, project tracking, and approvals
- Develop review processes to ensure creative assets are reviewed by key stakeholders in a timely manner
- Collaborate with multiple internal teams and external vendors to ensure alignment throughout the creative process
- Oversee production partners and ensure scheduling, retouching, and delivery of creative assets are on track and meet our quality expectations
- Continuously identify process enhancement opportunities and areas of opportunity to improve efficiencies, workflows, and promote cross-collaboration
- Lead the onboarding and implementation of Digital Asset Manager (DAM) software
- Act as liaison between creative team, external vendors, and internal leadership team to establish expectations, provide status updates, and solicit feedback for continuous improvement
- Assess and manage risks, foresee and resolve bottlenecks, and proactively escalate any potential issues that may arise
- Manage the Photography Operations team, providing leadership and direction to photographers, retouchers, and our sample assistant by communicating expectations, providing guidance, delivering feedback and empowering the team to be their best
What you'll bring to the team:
- 7+ years of relevant experience, and knowledge of industry standards and best practices in the retail/apparel industry as related to Studio Operations, Creative Production and Creative Project Management, are required.
- Expertise in all aspects of project briefs, project trafficking, and cross-functional project management.
- Strong fluency in photography software, including the Adobe Suite and Digital Asset Managers (Air, Canto, Brandfolder, etc.)
- Outstanding knowledge and expertise in all aspects of image creation, photoshoot production, and image retouching workflows.
- Strong attention to detail and meticulous organizational skills
- Deeply familiar with marketing calendars and creative team workflow, with a knack for assessing what's necessary to accomplish various types of projects.
- Passionate about executing superior creative work on time, on budget, and with consistently high standards.
- Strong communicator and natural relationship builder
- Able to come into our HQ in Los Angeles, CA a minimum of 3 days/week
What we're excited to offer you:
- Ability to work cross functionally with a fast-growing team, with smile-sparking products that turn everyday moments into magical memories.
- A supportive environment that fosters and encourages new ideas and innovation.
- The opportunity to stock your pajama drawer! Free pajamas when you join (and every year on your work anniversary!) and a generous employee discount all year long to keep you cozy.
Benefits:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal days, observed holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Home office stipend
- Internet stipend
- Team building activities
- Company-issued computer
Actual base salary considers several factors including but not limited to job related knowledge, experience and budget. The anticipated base salary range for the position in Los Angeles is $100,000 - $120,000
Little Sleepies is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
