CAREERS

WANNA JOIN OUR TEAM?

Our purpose is Do Good Production and our core values are very important to us.  We only hire candidates that feel the same! Please read these over before you decide to apply.

 

WE ARE SEEKING:

OUR CORE VALUES

SOLUTIONS ORIENTED - find the answers and trust your experience to take risks.

CREATIVE - we have an original voice and a curious spirit.

COMMUNITY MINDED - we engage with like-minded people to learn, share, & inspire.

EXECUTION - when we take on something, we own it and are committed to delivering a win.

CARE - we notice the details and responsibly manage our resources.

Production Team

Senior Producer

As a Senior Producer, you are an autonomous project manager driving the success of our content productions.  Understanding the clients needs and messaging objectives are essential in dissecting any creative briefs, as well as having the technical knowledge and production skills to execute effectively. 

 

With our own studio facility / creative space in Shanghai, we equally work in house and on location.  You will have a deep well of production resources and be well networked throughout the industry.  Having the  personality to manage large production crews and ensuring workplace safety is essential. 

Responsibilities

As Senior Producer, you will be an autonomous project manager, often running multiple projects across photography, print and video.

Manage all aspects of client relationship following complete project cycle ensuring all deliverables are met. Client communication, briefing, budgeting & negotiations, execution and delivery are all essential parts of the daily work.

Sourcing artists (directors, photographers, illustrators etc) and managing those relationships to find the best creative solution for any brief and budget is a core competency for the role.

You will be responsible for putting together the bid and budget to pitch for new business.

Manage budgets & schedules to ensure the required production values are executed profitably and on time. The whole process from pre- to post-production must be managed, supervising both internal teams, freelance crew and external partners.

Complete project management covering artists, crew, casting, locations, logistics and all technical resources as required, from pre production to post production to delivery.

Requirements

University degree and at least 2+ years in a similar position and relevant industry experience

Excellent Chinese and English language skills both written and oral. Ability to translate between the two languages and write in a professional voice.

Excellent knowledge of excel/numbers to effectively manage budget templates and production documents.

Have a good eye for photography and design, ideally with practical experience creating images and video.

Be proactive and can work autonomously, planning and project managing working to strict deadlines.

Be prepared to work long hours and occasional weekends where required.

Video Production  Team

Head of Video

As a Head of Video of CS, you will need  to spearhead our motion production and help drive the growth the company.  You will have a deep knowledge of film production including the technical ability to direct and produce yourself as well as the experience to manage additional teams managing multiple concurrent projects.

 

Working across all forms of motion content, you will need to dissect any creative brief and clients needs, whether live action, animation or product shooting.  A working knowledge of various production,  post-production techniques/software, and equipment is essential.  With developments in modern production, you will also be tasked with building our capabilities across live and virtual productions. 

Responsibilities

As Head of Video, you will be an autonomous project manager, often running multiple projects across, and ensuring you have the adequate team to support.

Manage all aspects of client relationship following complete project cycle ensuring all deliverables are met. Client communication, briefing, budgeting & negotiations, execution and delivery are all essential parts of the daily work.

Excellent knowledge of excel/numbers to effectively manage budget templates and production documents.

Create and manage budgets & schedules to ensure the required production values are executed profitably and on schedule. The whole process from pre- to post-production must be managed.

Build our capabilities across developing technology in film production including virtual production, live broadcasts and other current trends in film production.

Complete project management managing internal teams, as well as external crew such as international and local artists, production crew, locations, casting and other resources required.

Requirements

University degree and at least 5+ years in a similar position and relevant industry experience.

Excellent Chinese and English language skills both written and oral. Ability to translate between the two languages and write in a professional voice.

Excellent knowledge of excel/numbers to effectively manage budget templates and production documents. Familiar with all types of video skills, including but not limited to shooting, proficient in the use of various shooting equipment, proficient in various editing special effects software like premiere/final cut pro/AE, etc.

Have a good eye for talent and choosing the best talent for any project.

Must be prepared to work long hours and occasional overtime, when required.

Be proactive and can work autonomously, planning and project managing working to strict deadlines.

Be prepared to work long hours and occasional weekends where required.

Creative Team

Art Director

As Art Director at CS, you will be directly working on creative development for campaign ideas and social content covering photo shoots, film/video shoots as well as other digital content. 

 

A strong art background and design sense is essential, and you will understand our clients’ positioning to conceive outstanding visual and narrative ideas across digital and traditional media. 

 

The ideal candidate has extensive hands on experience executing advertising, especially in beauty, fashion, luxury and lifestyle related work and is comfortable working in fast paced environment. 

Responsibilities

Working with creative team conceiving, designing and executing on social content creation, and campaigns across, print and video shoots as well as other digital content for client projects.

Work closely with the production team to supervise on set execution, working with photographers, directors and clients to ensure the creative direction is fulfilled according to the creative brief.

Mock up designs for shooting concepts including set designs, layouts and other visualizations for project pitches and development.

Work alongside with our social teams to manage in house content and events, including VI and other touchpoints

Requirements

University degree and at least 5+ years in a similar position and relevant industry experience

Excellent knowledge of all design software including Adobe CC, 3D modelling and video editing software are all an advantage.

Excellent Chinese and English language skills both written and oral. Ability to translate between the two languages and write in a professional voice.

Be proactive and can work autonomously, planning and project managing working to strict deadlines

Must be prepared to work long hours and occasional overtime, when required.

Creative Team

Graphic Designer

As a Graphic Designer at CS, you will need  to handle all of our graphic presentations, layouts for creative content, marketing communications and other illustration for all client facing and in house activities. 

 

The role involves a wide range of assets all centered around the work we do for our clients. The graphic work includes materials for shooting content, pitch decks, print file preparation and our own in house social content. A strong art background and design sense is essential, and you will understand our clients’ positioning to conceive outstanding visual and narrative ideas across digital and traditional media. 

 

As ideal candidate, you will have extensive hands on experience executing commercial work, especially in advertising, beauty, fashion, luxury and lifestyle related work. You should be ready for a fast paced environment and eager to join our small dynamic team. 

Responsibilities

Execute layouts and design for various document and asset types.

Conceive original creative ideas or work with client briefs for pitches and projects for our clients in advertising and fashion.

Work closely with the production team to support conception to delivery all art related aspects of shoot and event projects, including deck creation and delivery.

Managing the branding design of Central Studios physical space and communication channels as well as content creation for print to social media.

Event design and execution for our in house community events as well as client focused commercial events.

Formatting of web pages and other social media content.

Requirements

Have excellent design and drawing skills with a full understanding of all creative suite software including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. Basic to advanced knowledge of After Effects or motion graphics is a plus!

Have some experience in WordPress and be know H5 to prepare assets for digital channels.

Be able to create 3-D renders of set designs and concepts or the desire to learn how to do this quickly.

Have an ability to creatively solve problems & find solutions with fresh ideas to execute company projects in a deadline driven environment.

Have the ability to work autonomously and run multiple projects at the same time.

Foster teamwork and cooperation from your colleagues to support the execution of your ideas.

Have min. 3 years’ working experience in a similar role or industry, bringing a good network of resources.

Speak / read / write English & Chinese fluently. Other languages a bonus!

Digital Team

Retoucher

As Senior Retoucher at Central Studios, you will be an experienced, hands-on retoucher and also responsible for overseeing and managing the retouching workload at our in house post department.

Responsibilities

Skillful at retouching skin, retaining texture and tone for high end fashion or beauty shots.

Ability to deep etch and composite images building challenging layouts when required.

Receive assets from shoot and transfer onto server, managing RAW file processing and retouching all the way to delivery.

Manage company’s digital assets and work with department to maintain and manage the safe and efficient storage of all digital assets.

Requirements

Comprehensive experience using Photoshop, Capture 1 and other common RAW file processing software and other browser platforms.

Thorough understanding of file formats, color management workflow and industry best practice.

A strong knowledge of Apple computers – hardware and software.

Strong understanding of RGB / CMYK color and preparation of files for digital needs.

Must be prepared to work long hours and occasional overtime, when required.

Sales Focused

Business Development Guru

We are looking for a BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GURU to join our team to help drive sales and occupancy in our studio spaces.  Our photo studios are the leading studio spaces in Shanghai with an ideal downtown location and a great reputation for celebrity shoots as well as being a convenient creative space for corporate and brand events.  Our clients for both shooting and events are leading brands in the luxury, fashion and consumer goods industries as well as production industry players.

 

As a BD Guru at CS, you will be tasked with driving new business into our studios to increase occupancy and drive sales growth. 

 

A background in any of these areas will help you succeed in this role: i) brand sales and marketing; ii) event or hospitality industry sales and marketing; iii) community development; iv) PR management and buzz marketing.

Responsibilities

Responsible for creating lead generation opportunities to identify clients to rent our studio spaces for photoshoots and events.

Work with the operations teams to successfully convert leads into real bookings and meet monthly targets for both occupancy and revenue.

Cross sell other content production services offered by Central Studios to increase average revenue per client.

Identify brand partnerships offering our creative consulting and production services for content creation or experiential activations within our own space or external locations.

Conceive and help manage industry relevant and community events, all with a view to activate our studio spaces for increased lead generation

Identify advertising opportunities through various digital and industry related channels

Requirements

be sales focused and constantly looking for new client opportunities

have an established client & community network across advertising, fashion, retail and luxury markets.

have a clear understanding of marketing strategy and implementation, CRM systems and managing customer database.

be a social, outgoing friendly personality to easily forge new relationships and manage client negotiations.

be confident in the relevant office (OS X) software with good graphic sensibilities for clear presentations.

speak / read / write English & Chinese fluently. Other languages a bonus!

University graduate with relevant degree and min. 5 years experience in a similar role.

Leadership Team

Marketing Manager

An experienced Marketing Manager role to join our leadership team as a key guardian of the Central Studios brand, and to develop activities to generate leads and drive sales growth. Our target market is both leading brands and companies as well as production industry players.

 

A background in any of these areas will help you succeed in this role: i) advertising strategy, campaign development, execution and production; ii) event or hospitality industry sales and marketing; iii) digital & social marketing; iv) community development; v) PR management and buzz marketing

 

We may be 10 years young, but we are still a small company. Your role will be autonomous so your energy input and ideas will directly contribute to results.

Responsibilities

Responsibility for developing and executing marketing strategies and initiatives to generate increased sales, widespread brand awareness and buzz around our photo/video production, studios & event venue services.

Identifying new client opportunities and brand partnerships, conceiving and managing industry relevant and community events, all with a view to activate our studio spaces for increased lead germination opportunities and future business.

Work with our CRM system to generate and convert leads by engaging new leads sources as well as re-engaging existing customers.

Crafting of relevant communications strategy and coordinating the social media team to publish across our various social channels, including our own website, CRM marketing, Wechat, FB and other online channels

Identify advertising opportunities through various digital and industry related channels

Requirements

have a clear understanding of marketing strategy and implementation, CRM systems and managing customer database; and an established client and community network.

have a strong aesthetic and cultural sensibility to work in an internationally minded creative business.

be community minded and culturally connected to pulse of art, music, fashion and technology, ensuring strategy embraces the cultural sensitivity of the local market and pertains to our company positioning..

be able to work to budgets and manage vendor negotiations.

be confident in the relevant office (OS X) software with good graphic sensibilities for clear presentations.

speak / read / write English & Chinese fluently. Other languages a bonus!

University graduate with relevant degree and min. 5 years experience in a similar role.

Digital Team

Assistant Video Editor

Entry level position to join our post-production department with amazing opportunity to grow and learn.

 

Our ideal person for this role will be technically minded, have a thirst for learning and be able to work as part of a team in a deadline driven environment.

Responsibilities

Work together with our video editor to create premium video projects for China and international audience.

Assist in preparing, editing and archiving projects for editing, including cutting, subtitling, and adding graphics.

Convert and process files ready for editing from multiple different camera formats.

Prepare basic motion graphics and color corrections.

Assist in managing the post-production schedules and communicating with our in-house production team.

Requirements

Good working knowledge of these editing software apps: Adobe Premier, Final Cut pro, Adobe After Effects, Da Vinci Resolve

Understanding of video formats, Prores, h.264, s-log, etc

Understanding of the shooting process and various camera source files.

Tech savvy - you know how to find solutions and be resourceful.

Fluent in spoken and written Chinese and intermediate level of English.

University graduate with relevant degree and the desire to become an industry professional and expert in video post-production.

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