Photo Production Manager — Sports & Trading Cards

Location: Remote — United States

Employment Type: Full-time

Travel: Occasional travel for athlete photo shoots and events

About Pulse Trading Cards

Pulse Trading Cards creates sports, entertainment, and licensed trading card products for collectors. As our athlete roster, brand partnerships, and release calendar expand, we’re building the team and processes behind our next stage of growth.

We’re looking for a Photo Production Manager to own our photography pipeline—from finding the right images to coordinating athlete shoots and delivering approved files to our creative team.

About the Role

You’ll source photography from image companies, agencies, and independent photographers, secure appropriate usage rights, and build a reliable network of photography partners.

When new photography is needed, you’ll make it happen: find a local photographer, coordinate with the athlete and their representatives, develop the brief with our creative team, and manage the shoot through final delivery.

You’ll also organize opportunities to photograph multiple athletes at one location, particularly around tournaments, showcases, camps, signing events, and other gatherings where players are already present.

This is a hands-on role with ownership of sourcing, scheduling, budgets, outside partners, retouching coordination, and our image library. You’ll work closely with our creative, athlete partnerships, and product teams to ensure photography supports every release.

Key Responsibilities

• Source and select photography
• Coordinate athlete photo shoots
• Organize multi-athlete sessions
• Build photographer and image-provider relationships
• Manage image rights and documentation
• Oversee outsourced retouching
• Maintain our image library and production workflow

Qualifications

Relevant experience in photo production, photo research or editing, art buying, image acquisition, or a related creative-production role.

Preferred Experience

Sports photography, sports media, trading cards, collectibles, or athlete-focused content.

What Success Looks Like

Our creative team receives compelling, approved imagery on schedule.

Requirements

3+ years of relevant experience in photo production, photo research, photo editing, art buying, or creative production.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in sports photography, sports media, trading cards, collectibles, or licensed consumer products.

Benefits

• Remote work
• Competitive compensation
• Ownership and impact
• Unique projects
• Travel opportunities
• Professional growth
• Direct collaboration
• PTO
• Healthcare