Senior Media Manager

Job description

About Us

We are the world's largest university press. We have both a worldwide reach and a personal understanding of local needs, partnering on the ground to adapt publications and resources to meet the individual needs of communities, societies, and countries. We partner with researchers, educators, and technology partners to stay ahead of the changing ways people around the world are accessing and sharing knowledge. With a presence in more than 50 countries and millions of customers around the world, an idea launched at OUP can have global impact.

About the Role

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Media Manager from August 2024 to join our Creative Media Team, This is an exciting opportunity for a creative, organised and enthusiastic individual to work within the Illustration and Photography Stream, across primary, secondary & adult products.

You will be responsible for the management of Illustration and photography requirements for specified projects, which will include setting budgets and schedules and working to existing market requirements. You will also undertake concept and development work, ideation and sampling, commissioning illustration and photography suppliers, freelance Media Managers and Packagers plus matrix management of external suppliers and in-house Media Managers. You will work closely with in-house Editors and Designers and external creatives. The role will require a creative, flexible and organised approach in order to meet fluctuating project needs, customer requirements and timeframes.

Key duties of the role will include:

• Conceiving, developing and managing illustration and photographic content for digital & print product
• Project Management, including outsourcing & managing freelance suppliers and packagers.
• Project budget management & scheduling.
• Attending and overseeing photoshoots
• Matrix management of in-house and external Media Managers
• Sourcing and commissioning of illustrations and photographs
• Picture research
• Commissioning photographers and organizing and directing photoshoots
• Implementation and continuous improvement of relevant workflows & processes
• Advising, tracking and monitoring rights and permissions for Media content

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

About You

You'll have a strong visual sense, a keen eye for detail and a passion for illustration and photography, and the ability to manage several projects concurrently and to work within a budget. You'll have great communication skills, enjoy building relationships and be comfortable negotiating.

Essential skills and experience:

• Previous experience in film / design / illustration.
• Experience of managing projects involving image (moving and still) creation.
• Experience in outsourcing, including negotiating fees and managing budgets.
• Experience of professional art editing / art buying (illustration and photography).
• Knowledge of relevant copyright and licensing law.
• Experience in creating digital products.
• Excellent time management, task prioritizing, and scheduling skills.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Animation in a publishing environment.
• Knowledge of different file types and experience in image manipulation processes
• Experience of working with children and child model licensing.
• Working knowledge of Adobe CC, MS Office, After Effects and Video Editing applications.
• Matrix management

Benefits

We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days' holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.

Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.

Queries

Please contact [email protected] with any queries relating to this role.

Please note this advert may be removed before the advertised end date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.