Lead Producer

Come and join River Island at one of the most exciting moments in our story. As one of Britain’s best-known fashion brands, we’re building a bold, fashion-first future, and this is your opportunity to help shape it’s crea ve output. You’ll be at the heart of our crea ve produc on engine, working with brilliant internal and external talent to produce visual content that bring River Island to life.
Reporting to the Head of Production, this hands-on role will take full ownership of produc on across all tirers of content, from brand campaigns and elevated ecommerce through to core ecommerce. You will lead productions from initial brief and creative development through to shoot, post-production and final delivery, taking accountability for timelines, budgets, resources, teams and execution. Comfortable managing multiple productions at pace, you will be the person who makes things happen. You’ll be setting clear expectations, solving problems and ensuring every production is delivered to a high creative and commercial standard.

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
Production Ownership & Delivery
• Lead production briefs for motion and stills across brand campaigns, elevated ecommerce and core ecommerce.
• Ensure the daily ecommerce schedule and complex process runs smoothly and is continuously optimised.
• Translate creative briefs into clear, detailed and achievable production plans.
• Build and manage shoot calendars, timelines, resources and production schedules.
• Drive end to end production from pre-production, shoot delivery, post-production and final delivery for location and in-house shoots.
• Manage multiple productions simultaneously, maintaining visibility of priorities, deadlines and risks.
• Lead team briefs and PPMs.
• Take responsibility for solving issues quickly and making confident decisions on the ground.
• Set clear expectations across internal teams, freelancers, agencies and suppliers.
• Continually improve production processes, planning and ways of working.
Commercial & Creative Delivery
• Build, manage and monitor production budgets from initial creative approach through to delivery. Ensuring any risks to budget are flagged and managed accordingly to avoid over spending.
• Ensure production spend aligns with the wider Production strategy and delivers value.
• Negotiate rates and terms with crews, suppliers, locations and production partners.
• Champion the River Island customer, brand values and creative standards across every production.
• Partner closely with Art Direction teams and wider stakeholders to turn creative ideas into strong productions within budget.
• Bring fresh thinking, new production approaches and relevant creative talent to support the brand's evolution. • Ensure deliverables meet the need of channel plans. 3. Leadership, Talent & Relationships
• Manage and mentor a small production team, creating a collaborative and empowering environment.
• Calmly lead internal and external production teams with clarity and confidence.
• Build and maintain a strong network of photographers, DOPs, stylists, crew, suppliers and production partners.
• Proactively identify and introduce new creative talent that can bring fresh perspectives to River Island within budget.
• Build trusted relationships across Creative, Brand, Ecommerce, Marketing and other stakeholders.
• Act as a senior production voice, providing clear recommendations and challenging where needed.
• Share knowledge and establish best practice across the Production team.

About Us

We’re a much-loved brand with an exciting future. We understand our assignment, take ownership and deliver amazing results. Our people are a diverse bunch of bright, talented people who love working together – and are proud of the work they do. Progression here can take you in all kinds of directions, that’s why we are the ultimate place to work. Winning together is what a career at River Island is like.

This role is based at our Head Office, Chelsea House, in West London. Check us out here on a map. (https://www.google.com/maps/place/River+Island/@51.5328169,-0.2990489,15z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x487612168f43bef1:0x7972d75eae2c49c4!8m2!3d51.5328169!4d-0.2990489!16s%2Fg%2F11c1pm45ln?entry=ttu)

What we can offer you:

💰 Generous 50% staff discount so you can treat yourself to the latest products, and a bargain staff shop on site!

🛒 Reducing your everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more through the Retail Trust.

🎉 A free onsite gym, subsidised restaurant & café to fill you needs. Various social events to socialise throughout the year.

🤎 Every family is unique, we support with all different family setups enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility treatment. We also work closely with the Retail Trust to create dedicated support for all our Islanders!

💕 Give as you earn scheme, a ‘Giver Island’ day each year and receive matched funding.

🎓 Progression focus throughout Retail & Head Office. Support with upskilling skills through on the job training and qualifications.

💰 We contribute toward your retirement and offer a private pension plan.

🩺 The choice to opt in for healthcare through our provider AXA.

☀️ 25 days paid holiday, exclusive of Bank Holidays. With the added option to purchase additional holiday twice a year for whatever the need!

Keeping You Safe

We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We expect all employees to uphold our values and contribute to a positive working environment.
Our business is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.