Studio Manager

Woking, Surrey
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Job title: Studio Manager

Contract: Maternity Cover (minimum 12 months)

Reports to: COO

Direct Reports: up to 6

Salary: £45k - £48k

Full driving license and own car required due to Surrey location

Hybrid working option (to be discussed)

Our client is on a mission to be a thriving business, which for them means looking after their people, planet AND profit in equal measure. As an employee-owned business, they’re literally all in it together, sharing in the profits and shaping their future. Committed to being a force for good, they are more than a business, they’re a BCorp business.

As one of the UK’s top 100 independent agencies they a mid-sized agency with a team of circa 30 and a turnover of around £3m, working with a series of large and growing brands, consistently delivering great work. Sector agnostic, they work across B2B and B2C, engaging customers and employees.

The Role:

The role of Studio Manager is one that is pivotal in driving the quality and accuracy of creative execution. Understanding all of the elements of the design process from end-to-end, with a focus on team brand accuracy and alignment. Ensuring efficiency in approach and developing methodology to produce high quality creative. A strong relationship leader, managing a multi-disciplinary creative team and supporting, mentoring and driving success in the team’s goals and objectives.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Managing the day to day running of the design team, working with the Content and Creative Directors, supported by the COO, to drive excellent creative quality with a particular focus on brand accuracy and alignment, and quality assurance

• Leading, supporting and nurturing the multi-disciplinary design team, both core, flexi and freelancers, helping everyone do their best work. Maintaining motivation, capability and championing best practice, which includes keeping abreast of AI and other developments in this area which might be of use in improving efficiency

• Where appropriate being client facing to present work, take feedback or discuss creative delivery

• Working closely with the Client Services team with accurate time estimates and understanding of best creative approach to deliver project efficiency (in our ‘Triage’ meetings)

• Working with the Traffic Manager to assist with correct resourcing based on skills and with the COO to assess upcoming resource needs

• Assessing, interrogating and clarifying client briefs and assigning the appropriate designers to a project

• Assisting with clearly communicating the client and project needs to the design team to ensure that the work meets the agreed brief

• Reviewing proofs and carrying out design checks on assets (using our proofing platform Page Proof)

• Maintaining existing systems and processes so that the studio and the wider agency are aware of how the creative studio operates. Curating image libraries, branding assets etc. Ensuring your team follow protocols of job set up and naming conventions etc

• A creative at heart, you work ‘sleeves up’ with the Creative team to deliver best in class creative work

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level, or an equivalent professional qualification

• Full driving license and own car

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role

Job Info
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Job Title:
Studio Manager
Company:
CV-Library
Location:
Woking, Surrey
Salary:
£45000 - £48000 Per annum Plus lots of lovely benefits
Posted:
Jan 8th 2025
Closes:
Feb 8th 2025
Sector:
Management
Contract:
Contract
Hours:
Full Time
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