Seeking a freelance Manager, Photo Production to lead the planning and execution of fast-paced photo shoots that support engaging visual storytelling across ecommerce, marketing, and brand channels. This opportunity is ideal for a highly organized production professional who can manage moving parts with precision, build strong partnerships across teams, and ensure each production runs smoothly from concept through completion.
This assignment is based in Manhattan, New York. The Manager, Photo Production will oversee daily production operations for studio and location shoots, coordinating with creative partners, stylists, merchandising, finance, operations, sample management, and external vendors to deliver high-quality content on time and within budget.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle photo production for still photography projects, including pre-production planning, scheduling, crew coordination, and on-set execution.
- Develop and maintain production timelines, shot schedules, call sheets, and logistics documents for multiple simultaneous shoots.
- Coordinate external talent and partners, including photographers, producers, stylists, hair and makeup artists, models, studios, and location vendors.
- Monitor production budgets, track estimates and expenses, and support billing reconciliation and final cost reporting.
- Partner with internal teams to ensure product readiness, sample flow, creative alignment, and timely delivery of assets.
- Negotiate vendor rates, usage terms, and production services while maintaining quality and cost efficiency.
- Oversee production paperwork such as contracts, releases, insurance documentation, and invoices.
- Troubleshoot scheduling, staffing, and operational challenges in real time to keep shoots moving efficiently.
- Support casting coordination and help evaluate talent options based on campaign goals and brand direction.
- Contribute to a well-organized, collaborative production environment that balances creativity with operational discipline.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or comparable professional experience in photo production, creative operations, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in photo production, content production, or creative project management.
- Demonstrated success managing complex shoot logistics across studio and location environments.
- Strong budgeting, reconciliation, and vendor management experience.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple deadlines and production calendars.
- Comfort working cross-functionally with creative, operational, and business stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to remain calm, resourceful, and solutions-oriented in deadline-driven settings.
Preferred Strengths
- Knowledge of production workflows from planning through wrap and post-shoot administration.
- Experience supporting high-volume retail, fashion, or brand photography productions.
- Confidence working with freelance crews, agencies, studios, and external production partners.
- Ability to balance creative expectations with schedule, budget, and operational requirements.
- A proactive, team-oriented approach and strong problem-solving instincts on set and behind the scenes.
OUR BEAUTY CLIENT IS BASED IN NYC AND LOOKING FOR SOMEONE IN NYC WHO’S CURRENTLY A DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL DEPARTMENT STORE ACCOUNTS
The Director of National Accounts is a senior leadership role within a luxury fragrance company, responsible for driving strategic growth across key national retail partners such as department stores and specialty beauty chains. This individual serves as the primary liaison between the brand and major accounts, managing high-value relationships and delivering on revenue, profitability, and market share objectives.
Key Responsibilities
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Strategic Planning:
Develop and execute comprehensive annual business plans for national accounts, with a focus on maximizing brand performance, increasing market share, and identifying new growth opportunities.
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P&L Management:
Own and manage the full profit and loss (P&L) for assigned accounts, including achieving net sales targets, optimizing retail performance, and ensuring profitability goals are met.
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Account Management & Negotiations:
Lead all aspects of account relationships, including high-level negotiations for product assortment, placement, promotional calendars, and retailer-specific initiatives such as Gifts with Purchase (GWP) and exclusive launches.
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Inventory Management & Forecasting:
Oversee forecasting and inventory planning to ensure optimal stock levels across all channels. Proactively address out-of-stock risks and align supply with demand through regular sales analysis and forecasting cycles.
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Cross-Functional Leadership:
Collaborate closely with internal teams—including marketing, finance, supply chain, and field sales—to ensure alignment between account strategies and overall brand objectives.
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Performance Analysis & Reporting:
Monitor and analyze sales performance, market trends, and competitive activity to inform decision-making and continuously refine account strategies.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in national account management within luxury, beauty industry
- MIN 8 years of wholesale experience in the beauty industry
- MUST be a Current Director level of wholesale accounts,specifically with Nordstrom, Bloomingdales etc.
- Strong financial acumen with direct P&L management experience
- Demonstrated success in leading complex negotiations with major retail partners
- Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking, and leadership skills
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive results in a fast-paced environment
OUR BEAUTY CLIENT IS BASED IN NYC AND LOOKING FOR SOMEONE IN NYC WHO’S CURRENTLY A DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL SPECIALTY CHAIN ACCOUNTS
The Director of National Accounts is a senior leadership role within a luxury beauty company, responsible for driving strategic growth across key national retail partners such as department stores and specialty beauty chains. This individual serves as the primary liaison between the brand and major accounts, managing high-value relationships and delivering on revenue, profitability, and market share objectives.
Key Responsibilities
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Strategic Planning:
Develop and execute comprehensive annual business plans for national accounts, with a focus on maximizing brand performance, increasing market share, and identifying new growth opportunities.
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P&L Management:
Own and manage the full profit and loss (P&L) for assigned accounts, including achieving net sales targets, optimizing retail performance, and ensuring profitability goals are met.
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Account Management & Negotiations:
Lead all aspects of account relationships, including high-level negotiations for product assortment, placement, promotional calendars, and retailer-specific initiatives such as Gifts with Purchase (GWP) and exclusive launches.
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Inventory Management & Forecasting:
Oversee forecasting and inventory planning to ensure optimal stock levels across all channels. Proactively address out-of-stock risks and align supply with demand through regular sales analysis and forecasting cycles.
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Cross-Functional Leadership:
Collaborate closely with internal teams—including marketing, finance, supply chain, and field sales—to ensure alignment between account strategies and overall brand objectives.
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Performance Analysis & Reporting:
Monitor and analyze sales performance, market trends, and competitive activity to inform decision-making and continuously refine account strategies.
Qualifications
- Proven experience and currently in national account management rolewithin luxury, beauty industries. Example Sephora/Ulta/Blue Mercury
- MUST have min 8 yrs experience
- Strong financial acumen with direct P&L management experience
- Demonstrated success in leading complex negotiations with major retail partners
- Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking, and leadership skills
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive results in a fast-paced environment
Product Development Coordinator
Work Arrangement: Onsite only
Industry: Beauty / Cosmetics
A confidential company in the beauty and cosmetics industry is seeking a Product Marketing Coordinator to support product marketing initiatives with a strong emphasis on product development. This is not a digital marketing or social media role. The ideal candidate will help bring new products to market while supporting the ongoing management, promotion, and growth of an established portfolio that may include skincare, makeup, color cosmetics, and accessory products.
This position plays a key role in cross-functional coordination, market analysis, forecasting, product documentation, and go-to-market support. The right candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the development of innovative new products and assist in managing existing product lines.
- Prepare strategic documents for internal review, approval, and cross-functional communication.
- Forecast SKU performance on a monthly basis using sales history, seasonality, and product/program impacts.
- Analyze sales trends by SKU and provide recommendations for product growth opportunities or discontinuations.
- Assist with product development supply chain activities, including review of bills of materials for accuracy.
- Coordinate market research and consumer testing, including product distribution, documentation, and results analysis.
- Assist in the development and execution of product copy and artwork in alignment with regulatory guidelines.
- Provide project management support to ensure timely execution of department priorities.
- Maintain and update systems, forecasts, and product documentation with a high degree of accuracy.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or a related field.
- At least 1 year of marketing experience.
- Approximately 2 years of relevant professional experience preferred.
- Beauty or cosmetics industry experience preferred.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Experience using ERP systems for forecasting, sales review, and documentation updates is preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in an onsite team environment.
Compensation: Salary conversion target of approximately $70,000 annually if converted to a permanent position.
This is an excellent opportunity for a marketing professional who enjoys working at the intersection of product marketing and product development within the beauty and cosmetics space.
Project Manager, Product Development
We are seeking a Freelance PM, Product Development to lead the coordination and execution of product initiatives from concept to launch. This role is ideal for a highly organized project management professional who thrives in fast-paced environments and can keep multiple development tracks moving efficiently.
The PM, Product Development will work cross-functionally with product development, packaging, creative, marketing, and other internal partners to ensure timelines, milestones, and deliverables are clearly defined and achieved. This person will help create visibility across active projects, proactively address risks, and support process improvements that enhance team efficiency and collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive project timelines for new product launches and product update initiatives.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to align on priorities, deliverables, and key deadlines.
- Monitor progress across multiple projects and provide clear status updates to stakeholders.
- Identify risks, resolve issues, and escalate concerns that may impact launch schedules.
- Lead project meetings, track action items, and ensure follow-through on next steps.
- Support project intake, scoping, and prioritization to ensure smooth execution.
- Improve operational workflows and introduce process enhancements where needed.
- Maintain accurate documentation related to development progress, milestones, and dependencies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of project or program management experience.
- Background in beauty, consumer products, CPG, or a similarly fast-moving industry preferred.
- Proven ability to manage complex timelines and cross-functional collaboration.
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with project tracking tools and stakeholder reporting.
- Ability to adapt quickly and maintain momentum in a changing environment.
Remote + 1 day a week onsite in LA area.
*MUST HAVE BEAUTY DEVICE OR MEDICAL DEVICE EXPERIENCE*
We’re looking for a Sr. Product Development Manager to drive strategic product development and lifecycle management. You will focus on formulation, prototyping, testing, and go-to-market execution, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure products meet consumer needs and business goals. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a high-growth environment, is entrepreneurial-minded, and can translate vision into action. This role blends strategic product ownership with hands-on R&D collaboration and supply chain execution.
What You’ll Do
Strategic Product Development
- Lead end-to-end product development initiatives, including concept, formulation, prototyping, testing, and launch.
- Drive innovation by identifying opportunities in ingredients, technologies, and product formats.
- Define and oversee product testing protocols, quality control processes, and regulatory compliance.
- Optimize existing SKUs for performance, cost, and scalability, including SKU rationalization as needed.
Product Management & Execution
- Maintain timelines and project plans for product initiatives, working cross-functionally with marketing, sourcing, production, and design teams.
- Lead seasonal project strategy roadmaps, including all product go-to-market and growth initiatives.
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis to determine pricing, positioning, and feature differentiation.
- Collaborate with leadership to translate brand vision into actionable product objectives.
- Monitor product performance and iterate quickly to maximize impact and consumer satisfaction.
Sourcing & Vendor Management
- Develop relationships with local and international vendors and manufacturers to support product initiatives.
- Manage vendor performance, quality, and timelines to ensure product excellence.
- Optimize costs and minimum order quantities (MOQs) while balancing quality, service, and scalability.
What You Bring
- Proven experience leading product strategy and execution within consumer health, beauty, or wellness categories.
- Demonstrated success in shipping products that balance scientific credibility, user experience, and commercial performance.
- Strong strategic thinking skills paired with a bias toward hands-on execution and delivery.
- Ability to inspire, align, and communicate across teams from R&D to Marketing to Operations.
- Comfort operating at both strategic and tactical levels, with a readiness to roll up your sleeves.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to balance short-term deliverables (launches, cost optimization) with long-term innovation and brand evolution.
Why Join Us
- Be an architect of our product future, defining where we go next.
- Work alongside passionate, mission-driven people in a high-growth environment.
- Opportunity to shape and scale a category-defining brand in personal wellness.
- Direct impact on the lives of customers seeking science-backed solutions.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- 5-7 years of experience in strategic product development, product management, or project management in eCommerce, health, beauty, or wellness.
- Strong expertise in formulation, prototyping, testing, and regulatory compliance.
- Track record of launching innovative, high-quality products and managing end-to-end lifecycle.
- Familiarity with eCommerce platforms (Shopify, Amazon) and DTC operations.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage data to drive product decisions.
- Excellent project management, organizational, and communication skills.
- Startup mentality: proactive, creative, and results-driven.
- Experience with FDA clearance or QSR compliance for medical devices is a plus.
Ideal Career Stage
- Sr. Product development managers with experience co-leading major product initiatives or supporting a Head of Product Development in a high-growth company.
- 5-7 years of product experience, with proven ability to execute and deliver results but not yet fully executive level.
- Early hires at scaling consumer brands, health tech, beauty tech, or wellness companies.
Job Title: Director of Production – Beauty
We are seeking an experienced and detail-driven production leader to oversee the full lifecycle of product manufacturing, from final formulation through delivery to distribution partners. This role is responsible for ensuring operational efficiency, product quality, and timely execution while working closely with external manufacturing partners and internal stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end production planning, execution, and delivery across multiple product lines
- Manage relationships with external manufacturers and suppliers to ensure consistent performance and accountability
- Track production timelines, identify risks, and resolve delays or capacity constraints
- Oversee quality assurance processes, ensuring all products meet regulatory and brand standards
- Maintain accurate production documentation, including batch records and compliance files
- Coordinate logistics and inventory flow to support seamless delivery to warehouse partners
- Manage purchase orders, materials planning, and production data within ERP systems
- Ensure accuracy of Bills of Materials and production-related system records
- Monitor production costs, including freight and duties, and support budget oversight
- Develop and improve production workflows, reporting tools, and performance metrics
- Partner cross-functionally with product, operations, supply chain, and finance teams to align on timelines and deliverables
- Support new product introductions and scaling initiatives
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in production, manufacturing, or operations within beauty or related industries
- Experience working with external manufacturing partners or managing production environments
- Strong understanding of production planning, quality control, and supply chain processes
- Advanced Excel skills with the ability to track, analyze, and report on production data
- Experience with ERP systems; familiarity with NetSuite is a plus
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability
- Effective communicator with the ability to collaborate across teams and manage external partners
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environmen
OUR CLIENT IS A HOT BEAUTY COMPANY THAT’S LOOKING FOR A WHOLESALE SALES COORDINATOR. THIS PERSON MUST CURRENTLY WORK ON THE WHOLESALE SIDE AND NOT FIELD AND IN THE BEAUTY INDUSTY. ONLY OPEN TO SOMEONE IN THE MID WEST OR EAST COAST.
Fragrance Sales Coordinator
Employment Type: Full-Time
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Retail Sales Coordinator to support retail account operations, sales reporting, and cross-functional collaboration. This role is ideal for someone who is comfortable managing data, calendars, reporting, and administrative support in a fast-paced retail environment.
What You’ll Do:
Account Setup and Maintenance:
- Input and maintain SKU and product data across retailer portals and internal systems
- Complete and submit required templates, forms, and documentation for product placements and launches
- Monitor and track retailer review activity and maintain accurate status updates
- Own and update master data sheets to ensure alignment and accuracy across internal teams and external partners
Account Manager and Sales Leader Support:
- Partner closely with account managers and sales leaders to support administrative and operational needs
- Help manage calendars and schedules related to retailer initiatives and key deadlines
- Attend meetings, capture notes, and coordinate follow-up actions as needed
Coordinate and Collate Retail Sales Reports:
- Pull, organize, and maintain weekly sales reporting
- Provide weekly summaries and analysis of performance, including budget pacing, inventory insights, and fulfillment opportunities
- Track and document sales trends related to promotions and secondary activations for future planning
- Monitor and catalogue retailer activity and competitive brand activity to support strategic planning
Cross-Functional Communication:
- Proactively communicate business needs to cross-functional partners to support retail initiatives
- Coordinate, document, and track projects that impact retail opportunities
- Maintain and update shared calendars to ensure visibility into retail activities requiring cross-functional support
What We’re Looking For:
- MUST have current beauty industry experience. Min 2 years as a retail/wholesale sales coordinator. NO more than 4 years and must be at Corporate role- Not a field retail coordinator!!!!
- Strong organizational skills and close attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities effectively
- Comfort working with spreadsheets, reporting tools, and retailer systems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across teams
- Previous experience in sales coordination, retail operations, account support.
PLEASE DON’T APPLY IF YOU DON’T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.