Studio Project and Operations Manager

Overview

In this role you will steer our in-house Studio from brief to delivery, aligning timelines, priorities and assets across packaging, campaigns, shopper marketing, digital and brand activity. You’ll connect Marketing, Commercial, Artwork and external partners to keep projects moving and improve how the Studio operates as we scale. Expect hands-on project coordination, process refinement and structured workflows that boost efficiency. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role with a clear impact on output quality and speed, at an exciting stage of our Studio’s development.

Pay / Benefits

• Annual pay reviews
• Bonus scheme up to 10%
• 25 days’ annual leave
• Private medical healthcare
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance

Responsibilities

• Manage creative projects from brief through to delivery, keeping timelines, actions and approvals on track
• Coordinate workloads and priorities across the Studio to enable multi-project management
• Own the briefing process to ensure clear, complete briefs for the creative team
• Serve as main point of contact for Marketing, Commercial, Artwork, agencies, media partners and stakeholders
• Coordinate feedback, approvals and next steps to keep projects moving
• Organise and manage creative assets with version control and file management
• Oversee Studio resource planning and workflow tracking, supporting migration from Microsoft Planner to Awork
• Track Studio hours and utilisation to balance workloads and resources
• Maintain budget trackers and support PO management
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve Studio workflows

Key requirements

• Experience managing creative, studio or marketing projects from brief through to delivery
• Strong organisation and project management skills for multiple briefs, deadlines and stakeholders
• Experience with project management or workflow systems
• Confidence working with creative teams and stakeholders across different business areas
• Strong attention to detail around briefs, files, feedback and approvals
• Proactive, process-minded approach and interest in improving ways of working
• Interest in design, branding and creative production
• Experience across packaging, campaigns, shopper marketing, digital or brand projects would be particularly relevant
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite would be useful but isn’t essential

• proactive
• detail-oriented
• collaborative
• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Microsoft Planner
• Awork

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