Amazon's Imaging Team is looking for a Studio Operation Lead with an interest in working in a photo studio environment and being part of a global team.
The ideal candidate should have some experience working in an operations environment, reporting, and possess the temperament necessary to thrive in our fast-paced, high volume digital studio environment.
As a Studio Operations Lead, you will oversee the workflow of high volumes of products between the fulfillment center and Studio. You set daily production goals and ensure resources are in place to meet targets, coordinating directly with studio, retail, FC/facility and logistics teams to ensure seamless planning for product requiring imaging. As a leader, you ensure standard operating procedures are followed, identify inefficiencies in workflow and drive continuous improvements. You will be responsible for reporting performance metrics to senior leaders in our weekly business review. You deliver solid operating procedures that can scale at high volumes while motivating a team of people to deliver results.

Key job responsibilities
Day to day management and direction of studio operations function
• Planning and overseeing the flow of product and virtual assets for In-House Studios
• Planning and overseeing the flow of products and virtual assets for External Content Providers and Post-production team
• Staffing/workforce planning for Studio Operations
• Using systems/data to track and plan for volume and flow of product that requires images and Videos
• Contributing kaizen expertise and driving a culture of continuous improvement within studio and/or region
• Collecting and analyzing data and testing solutions for process improvements and new initiatives
• Regularly reporting key productivity and quality metrics to stakeholders
• Implementing studio-wide safety programs including disaster preparedness
• Providing daily supervision as well as mentoring, training, development and performance management of Studio Operations team
• Creating training and process documentation

About the team
Amazon Visual Innovation Services builds the world’s best online shopping experience through photography, video, and usability design enabling millions of customers to make more informed purchasing decisions. Visual Innovation at Amazon is a large and fast-growing network of teams located throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, focusing on fashion and product photography, retouching, graphic design, video, 3D, virtual production, automated image acquisition, and image support services. We are obsessed with innovating on behalf of our customers, and continually push beyond the boundaries of traditional e-commerce photography and videography.

Key job responsibilities
- Day to day support of studio operation functions including hitting daily goals and deadlines for the team.
- Contributing towards, monitor and prioritise initiatives within the studio workflow of produc and virtual assets through all stages of the studio workflow including direct liaison with the rest of the Studio and FC networks.
- Using imaging systems/data to track and plan for volume and flow of product that required imaging.
- Driving a culture of continuous improvement within studio.
- Collecting and analyzing data and testing solutions for process improvements and new initiatives.
- Taking active part in studio-wide safety programs.
- Creating training and process documentation.

About the team
You will be part of Amazon Visual Innovation Services, a global creative team within Amazon producing content to support all areas of the business in building one of the world’s best online shopping experiences photography, video, and usability design enabling millions of customers to make more informed purchasing decisions. Visual Innovation at Amazon is a large and fast-growing network of teams located throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, focusing on fashion and product photography, photo retouching, graphic design, video and CGI production, automated image acquisition, and image support services.
The chosen candidate will join the in-house Operations team working alongside our production and creative team within our London studio based in heart of Shoreditch, London; reporting to the Operations Manager.