Bookings Director - Smashbox Studios

Smashbox Studios is hiring a Studio Booker, to work with the Studio Director and President, as a critical component to the success of this well known hub among the photo and entertainment industries. This is a challenging role, rewarding with invaluable experience, personal growth and exposure to a world-class network of professionals and creatives.

The Studio Booker fields incoming studio booking requests, while managing competing interests to maximize revenue, balancing immediate value and potential long term relationships. He/ She facilitates a high-touch client experience by leveraging Smashbox services and ensuring each production receives personalized treatment. As the face of the studio, they set the tone, ensuring a high performing, yet warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Responsibilities

• Field booking and rental inquiries, assist with all questions and requests
• Schedule booking holds, create estimates, negotiate final rates and contracts
• Set up client accounts to establish a seamless billing process, keep all information up to date and valid
• Develop ongoing relationships with Brands, Producers, Photographers, Photo Assistants, Directors, Photo Agents, Agency Producers, Art Buyers, and Publicists
• Actively develop new business by conducting sales outreach, meetings, presentations, attending local industry events, as well as following up with current and past clientele
• Consistently reach monthly sales goal targets
• Monitor and report sales metrics and continually develop strategies to improve KPIs
• Hire, maintain and manage staff for cafe and front of house
• Keep all staff members informed of logistical details pertinent to the productions taking place
• Oversees maintenance and quality control throughout studio, lobby and cafe areas
• Continually improve on presentation and client experience
• Close all studio billing, as well as oversee and manage the administrator position, keeping AR/ AP up to date and coordinating with accounting department
• Manage the studio team to ensure new and recurring clients have successful experiences, remaining enthusiastic Smashbox Studios clients

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of photo studio or on-set production experience
• Existing network of photo industry relationships
• Excellent customer service awareness
• High-level attention to detail and organization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Leadership experience and awareness
• Strong team player
• Mastery of sales/ negotiation/ closing process
• Understanding of legal contract language
• Resourceful, attempting solutions before escalating
• Ability to anticipate potential problems and knowing when to ask for help
• Skill in MS Office (Excel, Word, databases), G Suite and competence in other popular business systems

Benefits

The anticipated salary range for this role is $60,000 - $70,000 annually. Ranges are based on various factors including experience, the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience, and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

We offer a competitive benefits package including major medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA, HSA, and employee discounts. .

Smashbox Studios is a premier photo and film studio in Brooklyn and Los Angles that regularly hosts photo shoots, film shoots and events for photographers, producers and celebrities. Davis and Dean Factor, great-grandsons of Hollywood cosmetics legend Max Factor, founded Smashbox Studios in 1990. The enterprise expanded to include a photo studio, modeling agency and production company. Born out of the Studio, Smashbox Cosmetics launched in 1996.

Smashbox Studios is a division of CoCreativ, a family of integrated creative production companies that includes Globaledit, and Industrial Color. We partner with top brands, agencies, and creative professionals providing a full range of essential production services. For over 30 years, we've led the industry through a culture of innovation, bringing state-of-the-art production, post-production and creative technology solutions to our clients.

Our headquarters is based in Tribeca, NY, with offices in Los Angeles and studios in Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Our clients include: Amazon, Apple, Christie’s, Disney, L'Oreal, LVMH, Mercedes, Michael Kors, Nike, Puma, Tiffany & Co, Tumi, Rivian, Warner Brothers Discovery....