Blue Nile

Producer

• Own production planning and execution for campaign, brand, and ecommerce photography and video.
• Translate creative briefs into actionable production plans, timelines, and shot lists.
• Maintain SKU-level accountability once SKUs are received into the studio pipeline, from capture through final retouch, QA, and upload readiness.
• Ensure all required SKUs are captured, retouched, properly named, organized, and delivered accurately.
• Monitor production progress daily and proactively identify risks or bottlenecks.
• Adjust sequencing and priorities as needed to protect launches and key milestones.
• Partner cross-functionally with Creative, Marketing, Merchandising, and Ecommerce teams to align expectations and timelines.
• Manage external vendors, freelancers, and post-production partners when required.
• Validate that received SKUs align to shot lists, creative intent, and production needs prior to shoot execution.
• Ensure assets meet brand standards, creative intent, and technical specifications.
• Directly manage the In-House Retoucher, Production Assistant, and Digital Asset Manager.
• Improve production workflows to increase efficiency and reduce friction.

Studio Producer

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual marketing budget planning exercises in close partnership with marketing leadership.
• Manage regular marketing spend roll-ups, tracking planned versus actual expenditures across all channels (e.g., Programmatic, CTV, Paid Social, Search, Brand).
• Build and maintain durable financial models to support scenario planning, budget reallocations, and long-range financial strategies.
• Own the end-to-end invoice management process for all marketing vendors, media partners, and agencies.
• Facilitate the creation and tracking of Purchase Orders (POs) and ensure timely vendor payments.
• Partner tightly with the Accounting team to manage month-end close activities, including calculating and submitting accurate marketing accruals and journal entries.
• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce manual work and increase efficiency in financial tracking.
• Conduct deep-dive variance analysis to identify and explain discrepancies between forecasted and actual marketing spend.
• Develop and maintain dashboards to monitor marketing financial performance and highlight trends for senior leadership.
• Support ad-hoc financial analysis to evaluate the ROI and efficiency of various marketing initiatives and media tests.

Marketing Finance Analyst, Marketing Budget & Spend Operations

Analyst

• Analyze current business processes across finance, operations, supply chain, and commercial functions to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and control gaps.
• Support the design and implementation of process improvements to reduce waste, improve cycle time, and enhance quality.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma, TPM, Kaizen, and similar methodologies to streamline workflows and improve KPIs.
• Document current-state and future-state processes, workflows, and standardized SOPs.
• Assist in evaluating business processes to ensure alignment with internal control standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Support the design, documentation, and testing of process controls to mitigate operational and compliance risks.
• Maintain process documentation, including narratives and flowcharts.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, providing visibility into progress, risks, and dependencies.
• Collaborate with business partners to gather requirements needed for our tech teams and to ensure solutions are practical and sustainable.
• Assist with change management activities, including documentation, communication, and training support.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to drive adoption of new processes and ways of working.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including operations, finance, technology and compliance.
• Support senior leaders and managers with ad hoc analysis and continuous improvement efforts.

Studio Producer

Marketing Finance Analyst, Marketing Budget & Spend Operations

Process and Control Improvement Analyst