Studio Manager, Creative Studio – Marketing

Overview

Christie’s, the world’s largest art business, is looking for a Studio Manager to support the Head of Studio and Creative Operations. The role oversees studio traffic, team resourcing, brief intake, budgeting, freelancers and production processes.

Responsibilities

Resourcing and Workflow

• Manage all incoming creative requests via Monday.com.
• Prioritise projects based on deadlines and business needs.
• Ensure brief intake is to standard and actionable before allocation.
• Identify bottlenecks and additional resource needs.
• Allocate projects to creatives based on capacity and skill set.
• Provide real‑time operational problem‑solving to keep projects on track.
• Maintain team holiday calendar in accordance with project resourcing.

Studio Team Management & Freelance Support

• Recruit, book and negotiate day rates for freelancers.
• Maintain studio freelancer database.
• Ensure all creative timesheets are completed and support approvals.
• Work with external agencies to provide required documentation.
• Onboard new freelancers and external partners.
• Provide tools and resources to enable team delivery.
• Support senior planning (team social events and offsites).

Creative Operations and Processes

• Continuously refine workflow processes to drive efficiency.
• Support implementation of new systems, templates and tools.
• Coordinate meetings, schedules and agendas.
• Maintain clear documentation of workflows, standards and procedures.
• Champion consistent ways of working across teams.
• Identify opportunities for AI within Creative Operations.
• Manage copyright tracking, usage rights and imagery clearances.
• Support IT, HR and general business requests.

Financial & Budget Management

• Assist with managing the studio budget.
• Track freelance spend, raise POs and process invoices.
• Provide weekly and monthly studio budget updates.
• Negotiate vendor rates to secure value and compliance.
• Identify cost savings and resource efficiency opportunities.

Skills & Experience

• 5–8+ years of proven experience in creative operations at an agency or in‑house.
• Understanding of project management and shoot production.
• Excellent creative team resourcing skills in fast‑paced environments.
• Strong understanding of in‑house Creative Studios covering all channel outputs.
• Experience with project management platforms (Monday.com, Asana, Trello, etc.).
• Coordination, communication, scheduling and multitasking abilities.
• Comfortable liaising with external partners, negotiating fees and managing budgets.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, Figma and Figma Slides workflows.
• Experience in arts, luxury, cultural or fast‑paced creative environments preferred.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

• Strong desire to work in an energetic, fast‑paced in‑house Creative Studio.
• Excellent workflow and creative team resourcing skill set.
• Highly organised, meticulous, with excellent attention to detail.
• Calm, pragmatic and confident handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• Solutions‑focused with strong problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent communicator with clear written and verbal skills.
• Collaborative team player supporting both creative and business colleagues.
• Proactive, positive and able to anticipate operational challenges.
• Great energy and team player.
• Passionate about design, cultural creativity and high‑quality production.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + 1 day Birthday leave.
• Christie’s Christmas office closure (25Dec–1Jan).
• Additional 1 week’s annual leave for each 5‑year anniversary (5th, 10th, 15th …).
• Volunteering day with additional annual leave.
• Donation matching up to £500 per annum.
• Flexible Fitness Fund – £400 per year expense allowance.
• Access to exhibitions and exclusive guided tours.
• Discretionary bonus (dependent on business and performance).
• Double match of pension contribution up to 5% of basic salary (max 10%).
• Private health insurance (no employee contribution).
• Dental insurance (may be extended at personal cost).
• Income protection insurance after 12 months.
• Life insurance policy from first day.
• Employee assistance programme (counselling and support).
• Eyecare vouchers (once a year).
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Christie’s Extras – discounts on retailers, holiday packages, dinners and shops.
• Robust eldercare solution via Seniorcare by Lottie.
• Family first policy: 16 weeks full pay on maternity leave; 80% post‑leave paid at 100% rate; dependent backup care; family network community.

Closing Dates & Salary

Closing Date: Sunday 5th July

Salary: £60,000 – £65,000 per annum (aligned with experience)

Location & Work Arrangement

Hybrid – details subject to contractor’s location and operational requirements.

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