Hybrid Studio Operations Manager

Posted 4 weeks ago

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About the role

  • **Project Scheduling**: Manage and maintain the studio’s production schedule, ensuring resources are allocated effectively across multiple projects.
  • **Workflow Optimisation**: Oversee the movement of creative work through the studio, from initial briefing to final output.
  • **Resource Forecasting & Resource Management**: Assign tasks to designers based on availability and skillset, balancing workload and efficiency metrics
  • **Stakeholder Communication**: Act as the liaison between account managers, creatives, and external suppliers to ensure timelines and expectations are met.
  • **Process Improvement:** Identify bottlenecks and implement solutions to improve studio efficiency and quality
  • **Freelance & Surge Management:** build a trusted and cost-effective global network of freelance and third-party agency support to provide additional resource at peak times, and manage all global external hubs
  • **System Integration: **constantly assess the state of our systems and software, making recommendations that will drive operational efficiency, saving time and money
  • **Reporting:** Track project progress and provide regular updates to senior management.

Requirements

  • Process excellence: Natural systematic thinker who sees workflow inefficiencies
  • Resource optimisation: Understands capacity planning and skill allocation
  • Technology integration: Can use Monday.com and timesheet systems
  • Calm under pressure: Manages crisis situations without team burnout
  • Detail-oriented: Tracks multiple projects, deadlines, and resource needs simultaneously
  • Proven experience in a traffic or studio management role within a creative or marketing agency.
  • Strong understanding of creative workflows and production timelines.
  • Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
  • Confident communicator with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Trello, Asana, Monday.com).

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Annual Discretionary Company Bonus – up to 8% - 3% Company & 5% Individual
  • Pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Income Protection
  • 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays), pro-rated & Birthday off
  • Increased annual leave with years of service
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Private Healthcare
  • Enhanced Parental Leave
  • Staff clothing
  • Working hours will be from 09.00 to 17.30 with an hour taken for lunch between 12.00 and 14.00

Job title

Studio Operations Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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