Studio Manager

Job Title: Studio Manager

Location: Shoreditch (Hybrid - 2 to 3 days per week onsite)

Duration: 12 months contract initially

The Opportunity:

• The Senior Studio Manager in Client’s Studio EMEA contributes to the creative production process, including project strategy consulting, driving work forward, and coordinating timelines.
• Studio Managers connect Marketing collaborators with creative pros in the Client’s Studio to maintain brand consistency.
• Collaborating with the Client’s Studio creative team and agency partners, Studio Managers play a crucial role in producing outstanding, award-winning work. They prioritize customer insights, align with business objectives, and ensure successful project delivery.

What you’ll do:

Coordinate the production of remarkable creative work.

• Working with a team of marketeers and creative professionals to deliver work that expands Client's reach in the EMEA region.
• Keep an overview of all running projects and work with the Studio and agency partners that they are delivered on time, on budget, and across all relevant channels.
• Liaise with our Brand Operations and Agency managers to build the creative project pipeline every quarter.
• Seek to improve processes, be the force behind our project management tool and generate insightful reportings.
• Own agency relationships for the Studio orchestrating briefings, creative reviews and project retrospectives.

Building business relationships to champion marketing efficacy

• Building influential and collaborative relationships between Client Studio and centres of excellence within our cross-disciplinary marketing team.
• Partner with, guide, and support creative teams to develop customer-centric creative solutions that meet business objectives.
• Champion a collaborative team environment and set the tone for delivering excellence to partners across the organization.
• Influence marketing strategies and collaborate in brief development for clarity of business objectives and meaningful content.

Foster a culture of creative excellence.

• Support Client’s Studio by communicating key project information and partner objectives, ensuring effective creative solutions.
• Distill direction and simplify complexity for creative partners.
• Orchestrating weekly Studio meetings and creative reviews.

What you need to succeed:

• They have a passion for marketing and the creative product.
• Collaborate with different marketing contacts, such as peers, partners, strategists, and creatives, to ensure high-quality work that meets Client's standards.
• Outstanding project management, as well as communications skills both verbal and written will be essential to thrive in this role.
• Experience working in hybrid teams (internal and agency) and across several regions and timezones.
• Ability to balance and manage multiple projects, remain open and flexible, collaborate and negotiate for success.
• A solution-seeking mentality and the appetite to learn new things.

Relevant Experience:

• Outstanding attention to detail.
• English speaker (first language or proficient). German or French is a plus.
• Experience working within Workfront and Client products is a plus.
• Experience integrating new technology and AI within processes is a plus.