Production Manager | Design-Led Lifestyle Brand | London

The Client

Our client is a design-led lifestyle brand with a long-standing heritage in creating beautifully made products that are thoughtfully designed, responsibly produced, and built to last. With a strong appreciation for craftsmanship, detail, and understated design, the brand has carved out a distinctive position within its sector, appealing to customers who value quality, authenticity, and timeless style.

The company is experiencing continued growth and investment, bringing increased scale, ambition, and complexity to its production output. With this growth comes an opportunity to refine processes, strengthen operational foundations, and ensure creative ideas are executed seamlessly and consistently. The culture is values-led, people-focused, and supportive, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, trust, and continuous improvement.

This is an environment well suited to someone who enjoys building structure, taking ownership, and working closely with creative, commercial, and operational teams to deliver high-quality work at pace - while maintaining a calm, considered, and solutions-driven approach.

The Role

We're seeking a highly organised and proactive Production Manager to act as the operational backbone of the creative production function. This is a pivotal role overseeing end-to-end production across studio and location shoots, ensuring projects are delivered smoothly, on time, and within budget.

The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a deep understanding of production workflows, and be confident managing multiple stakeholders, schedules, and priorities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the day-to-day delivery of photography and video productions across studio and on-location environments.
• Lead production planning from brief through to delivery, ensuring timelines are realistic, clearly structured, and well communicated.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, balancing campaign work, product launches, and always-on content requirements.
• Oversee production budgets, ensuring costs are tracked, forecast accurately, and kept within agreed parameters.
• Brief, appoint, and manage freelance crews, creative partners, and suppliers, building strong long-term relationships.
• Coordinate all production logistics, including sample movement, props, set build elements, travel, and on-site requirements.
• Act as a key point of contact between creative, commercial, and operational teams to ensure smooth delivery of assets.
• Review and refine production processes to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability as output grows.
• Provide guidance and leadership to a small team, supporting workload planning, development, and day-to-day needs.

What the Client Would Like to See (Essential)

• Demonstrable experience in a Production Manager or senior production role within a creative, retail, or lifestyle-led business.
• Strong operational understanding of both studio-based and location shoots, with the ability to manage complexity and change.
• Proven experience building production schedules and managing interdependent deadlines.
• Confidence managing budgets, negotiating with external partners, and overseeing supplier agreements.
• A calm, organised, and solutions-focused approach, particularly when working under pressure or tight deadlines.
• Experience collaborating with a wide range of creative stakeholders across photography, film, and content production.
• Understanding of how content is delivered across multiple channels, including ecommerce, campaigns, and digital platforms.
• Previous people management experience, with the ability to support, guide, and motivate a small team.
• Strong working knowledge of standard office systems and production tools, with experience using asset management platforms.

What We'd Like to See (Bonus)

• Experience working within home, interiors, or design-led lifestyle sectors.
• A good eye for visual detail, with an understanding of styling, set builds, and lifestyle environments.
• Experience helping to evolve production workflows within a growing or fast-moving organisation.
• Someone who enjoys being hands-on while also contributing to longer-term operational improvements.

Location: London (Hybrid) + occasional travel to shoots Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 + benefits Start: ASAP

At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.