Head of Photo & AV Studio - APAC

Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services with over 270 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages.

Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

About the Photo & Audio Visual (AV) Studio team The Photo & AV Studio team has the enviable position of straddling two worlds in the entertainment industry: Photo & AV asset creation and global communication strategy.

We specialize in capturing and creating photo & video assets that shape, enhance and support our publicity campaigns for our Netflix content including Series, Films, and Documentaries.

Simply put, we produce content that compels people to watch our shows through various media.

About the Role We’re looking for a senior creative storyteller with an editorial, creative and/or entertainment background to be based close to one of our production hubs.

The role requires a high level of creativity, innovation and an ability to identify creative solutions and efficiencies at scale.

A successful candidate will be self-motivated, a succinct communicator with the ability to start and drive innovative initiatives at scale, as well as someone who has a deep passion for investing and fostering team development.

This role is highly cross functional working with Publicity, Marketing, Product, and global Photo & AV Studio leadership to provide best in class photography and on-set video content from our TV and films to create stories press and consumers alike can’t stop talking about.

Responsibilities of the role:

Manage an agile team of Photo and Audio Video specialists across APAC

Be a regional creative and editorial expert, to guide your team in driving innovative visual storytelling strategy based on title and talent insights as well as the evolving external media landscape

Identify opportunities for creative inspiration and learnings to ensure team members across countries and regions have access to new ways of thinking in order to support continued team and skill development

Provide regional oversight on operational strategies and creative output by being a connection within the global Photo & AV Studio leadership team to drive APAC needs globally while adopting global best practices locally

Collaborate with global partners in creating and championing better ways of asset creation, management, and storage in order to find scale without losing local or creative nuance

Develop relationships across functions beyond PR e.g. Product, Production, Marketing identifying opportunities for greater collaboration and/or efficiencies

Skills & Requirements:

12-15+ years experience working across visual asset creation, publishing, publicity and/or entertainment

Deep background in leading diverse creative and/or editorial teams and growing those teams from a “start-up” phase to more established organizations

Strong people manager who can lead through context and not control

Must possess solid organizational skills, model effective time management and deliver consistently excellent verbal and written communications across internal and external teams

Strong creative eye with a keen understanding of visual storytelling in the service of audience-first communication

Must be able to work independently, make sound decisions-exercising judgment, think strategically, and maintain accuracy and attention to detail

Experience working with TV/film productions, talent, filmmakers and with publicity teams

Understand and interest in copyright laws, usage licenses and embargoes

Understand the photography/video industry and preferably with networks in each

Strong knowledge in creative digital assets formats and asset management

Extensive knowledge of Adobe Suite including Photoshop and Pro is preferred

Fluency in English and ideally, one other Asian language

Full-time

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, color, place of birth, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military service status, or disability status.