Creative Project Manager (Photography)

Program and Project Management Senior Analyst | Early Career | Full time

Job No. 14560531 | Bentonville, AR

We Are

Song Production Studios is Accenture Song’s global network of content production studios, delivering high-volume photography and digital content at scale for leading retail and consumer brands.

Our Bentonville studio operates in one of the most demanding and fast-paced retail environments. Success in this market requires an understanding of how content is planned, produced, and delivered within the Northwest Arkansas retail landscape, including the pace, expectations, and stakeholder dynamics of large-scale retail clients.

We combine production expertise with evolving technologies, integrating automation, GenAI-enabled workflows, scalable content pipelines, and traditional photography to improve speed, flexibility, quality, and cost efficiency.

The Role

We are seeking a Creative Project Manager to support our content production within a studio environment closely aligned to the Bentonville ecosystem.

This is a delivery-first role responsible for managing photography and content production projects end to end. The role also requires the ability to operate effectively within the Bentonville business environment, where local ways of working, stakeholder expectations, and the pace of retail execution are critical to success.

The Creative Project Manager will maintain project integrity, support assigned client workstreams, coordinate across internal and external teams, and help ensure content is delivered accurately, on time, and aligned to client expectations.

This role requires an understanding of how trusted relationships, operational excellence, and forward-looking thinking contribute to sustained growth, improved delivery, and expanded scope.

You Are

A hands-on project manager or producer with experience delivering high-volume content, photography, or ecommerce production work

Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven studio environment

Comfortable building estimates, budgets, documentation, and production plans

Experienced in client-facing delivery, with the ability to build credibility and trust through clear communication and consistent execution

Able to adapt quickly within retail, enterprise, or complex client environments

Skilled at identifying opportunities to improve workflows, efficiency, quality, and scalability

Practical and curious about how GenAI, automation, and emerging technologies can enhance content production

A strong team contributor who can collaborate across account, creative, studio, post-production, technology, operations, and client stakeholder groups

Comfortable working with distributed teams across multiple locations, including virtual teams in the US, China, and India

The Work

Project Management & Production Delivery

Manage end-to-end delivery of photography and content production projects

Build and maintain project schedules, estimates, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and project plans

Track budgets, production costs, project expenses, and financial details to support estimating, invoicing, and reconciliation

Support scope planning, rate negotiation, usage rights documentation, and project administration

Maintain accurate project documentation, client image folders, shot lists, production trackers, and digital image tracking

Monitor project risks, missing inputs, changes, and escalation needs

Ensure assets are delivered accurately, on time, and aligned to client and platform expectations

Studio Production & Content Delivery

Coordinate pre-production, production, and post-production activities

Attend pre-production, turn-in, and status meetings to document creative direction, styling guidelines, merchant requests, and production requirements

Develop, organize, and maintain shot lists and production documentation to support efficient execution

Support on-set execution to ensure productivity, quality, and adherence to creative direction

Coordinate creative elements including styling, props, casting, set requirements, staging, and product flow

Coordinate merchandise intake, maintain merchandise spreadsheet, assist producer with merchandise prep for shoots, return merch after project wraps.

Coordinate post-production services and organize digital files for client delivery

Support client and crew needs during shoots, meetings, and production activity; troubleshoot issues as needed

Client Engagement & Relationship Support

Act as a day-to-day contact or secondary liaison for assigned client workstreams

Maintain clear and proactive communication around project updates, timelines, risks, questions, missing items, and resolution needs

Build trusted client relationships through reliable delivery and timely follow-up

Attend account status meetings to review project status, pipeline, client relations, and escalation needs

Align delivery to client expectations within fast-paced retail and enterprise environments

Bentonville / Retail Market Integration

Apply understanding of the Bentonville / Northwest Arkansas business environment to day-to-day delivery

Navigate the expectations, timelines, and operating rhythms of large retail clients

Anticipate client needs and adjust delivery approach based on market context

Support alignment between studio operations and client ways of working

Bring experience from Bentonville, or comparable large-scale retail environments where applicable

Innovation, GenAI & Scalable Production

Support adoption of GenAI-enabled, automated, and technology-enabled content workflows

Help identify where traditional photography workflows can be augmented by scalable production approaches

Collaborate with account, creative, production, technology, and operations teams to support pilots, tools, workflow improvements, and scalable content solutions

Support ecommerce item content development by coordinating inputs, requirements, workflows, and assets that improve digital shelf content quality

Document learnings, requirements, process updates, and delivery insights related to new tools and innovation initiatives

Translate delivery challenges into opportunities for speed, efficiency, quality, and scalability improvements

Cross-Functional & Multi-Location Collaboration

Support projects across account, creative, studio, post-production, technology, operations, and client stakeholder groups

Coordinate effectively with virtual and distributed teams across office locations

Share relevant project information, decisions, and next steps to maintain alignment and continuity

Contribute to a collaborative studio structure under the guidance of studio and account leadership

Basic Qualifications

Minimum 3 years of project management, program management, or production experience in a commercial photography, ecommerce content, studio, or marketing production environment

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working within the Bentonville / Northwest Arkansas market

Familiarity with Bentonville or comparable large-scale retail organizations

Experience in high-volume ecommerce, retail, advertising, content production industry

Experience supporting both studio production and client-facing account delivery

Mac proficiency

Exposure to GenAI tools, automated workflows, digital content pipelines, or emerging production technologies

Experience with content supply chain tools, DAM systems, production platforms, or digital asset workflows

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or a related field

Experience coordinating with multi-location or offshore teams

Experience working in a client-facing, delivery-focused role

Experience managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and follow-through skills

Ability to manage schedules, documentation, budgets, project details, and cross-functional dependencies

Experience working with large retail, enterprise, or similarly complex client environments

Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including intermediate Excel skills

Ability to adapt to changing conditions and operate effectively under pressure

Travel

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary depending on business need and client requirements.

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We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 08/30/2026.

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