Photography Manager Jobs

Photography Manager jobs are open from entry-level to senior and director across commercial studios, in-house brand teams, media companies, and retail, with specializations in product photography, editorial direction, and photo production management. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.

Find Photography Manager Jobs

Overview

Open roles16
Top stateNew York
Top employerMom365
Top cityNew York, NY
Work type50% Remote
Top credentialHigh school diploma or GED

Showing 5 of 16+ Photography Manager jobs

Photography Sales Manager
We won't show you this job again
Added 1w ago
Photography Sales Manager
Mom365
Knoxville, Tennessee
Administrative & Office Support
Project & Program Management
Project Management
$30 - $35/hr
High school diploma or GED
501-1,000

Have you applied for this role?

Assistant Studio Manager – Management & Photography Experience Required
We won't show you this job again
Added 2w ago
Assistant Studio Manager – Management & Photography Experience Required
Leasures Designer Portraits
Chandler, Arizona
Business Operations
Customer Success
Project Management
On-Site

Have you applied for this role?

Photography Operations Manager
We won't show you this job again
Added 2w ago
Photography Operations Manager
OUTFRONT Media
New York, New York
Partnerships & Business Development
Program Management
Project Management
$70k - $75k/yr

Have you applied for this role?

Senior NY Photography Operations Manager
We won't show you this job again
Added 2w ago
Senior NY Photography Operations Manager
OUTFRONT Media
New York, New York
Creative & Design
Product Management
Project & Program Management
Project Management
$80k - $90k/yr

Have you applied for this role?

Production Services Manager, Video & Photography
We won't show you this job again
Added 3w ago
Production Services Manager, Video & Photography
Greenworks Tools
Mooresville, North Carolina
Content & Communications
Creative & Design
Multimedia Production
1,001-5,000

Have you applied for this role?

See All 16 Photography Manager Jobs

Find roles that match your experience and apply in just a few clicks.

Find Photography Manager Jobs

Photography Manager Job Market

Who's Hiring

Mom3658 open roles
CarData2 open roles
OUTFRONT Media2 open roles

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in photography manager jobs.

  • Five or more years of professional photography experience including team or studio leadership
  • Demonstrated ability to manage photo production from pre-production planning through final delivery
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Lightroom and Photoshop
  • Experience working with digital asset management systems and photo library workflows
  • Strong project management skills including scheduling, budgeting, and vendor coordination
  • Bachelor's degree in photography, visual arts, communications, or a related field

Tips for Your Photography Manager Job Search

Tailor your portfolio to the industry

Photography managers are hired into very different environments, so a portfolio built for editorial work may not land at a retail brand. Pull examples that match the specific visual style and output of each employer you're targeting before you apply.

Quantify your team and production scope

Hiring managers want to see how many photographers you've managed and how large your shoots were. Replace vague resume language with specifics about crew size, shoot volume, and the complexity of productions you've overseen.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists photography manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Filter by the production format you know best

Job listings often mix e-commerce, video, and still photography under one title. Read each posting carefully for the primary format, whether that's high-volume product shooting or campaign-level editorial work, and only apply where your strongest experience lines up.

Prepare a shoot breakdown for your interview

Many photography manager interviews ask you to walk through a complex production from brief to delivery. Have a real example ready that covers how you built the schedule, managed the team, handled problems on set, and hit the final deadline.

Negotiate around post-production scope, not just title

Photography manager roles vary widely in whether post-production and retouching fall under your oversight. Clarify this before accepting an offer, since managing a retouching workflow significantly affects your workload and the team size you'll need.

Photography Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most photography managers?

Mom365, CarData, and OUTFRONT Media are hiring the most photography managers right now, with openings concentrated in New York, Arizona, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Retail brands and media companies with large in-house content operations tend to post the most roles.

How many photography manager jobs are remote?

About 50% of photography manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though fully remote roles are more common in post-production oversight and digital asset management than in hands-on studio or on-location production roles where on-site presence is typically required.

How do you become a photography manager?

Start by building several years of hands-on photography experience across shoots, then move into roles that involve coordinating other photographers or managing production logistics. From there, demonstrate your ability to lead teams, manage budgets, and deliver consistent output at scale. Building a portfolio that shows both your creative judgment and your organizational track in production is what moves candidates into manager-level roles.

Can you get hired as a photography manager with little experience?

Breaking in with limited management experience is possible if you've led freelance crews, coordinated shoots independently, or supervised photographers in a junior role. Employers hiring at the entry end of the manager level typically prioritize candidates who can show real production responsibility, even without a formal manager title, so frame your resume around decisions you owned rather than tasks you assisted with.

What does the photography manager interview process look like?

Most photography manager interviews include an initial screening call focused on your production background, followed by a portfolio review where you walk through past work and explain your creative and logistical decisions. Later rounds often involve a panel with creative directors or operations leads and may include a scenario-based exercise around managing a complex shoot or resolving a production problem under pressure.

Where can I find and apply to photography manager jobs?

You can find and apply to photography manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and the type of production environment you're looking for, and apply directly to each listing that fits.

See All 16 Photography Manager Jobs

Find roles that match your experience and apply in just a few clicks.

Find Photography Manager Jobs