Studio Manager

3 months ago

Durban, South Africa OLIVER Agency Full time

Established in 2004, **OLIVER** is the world's first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.

As a part of **The Brandtech Group**, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our **AI solutions** enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

**Role**:Studio Manager

**Location**:Cape Town, South Africa

**About the role**:

- **Resource Planning and Allocation**: Developing and maintaining resource plans based on campaign forecasts, ensuring that skills match confirmed requirements and minimizing the use of freelancers.
- **Pipeline Management**: Reviewing production pipelines and volumes, planning resource across our teams of Integrated Project Managers and Creatives.
- **Process Optimization**: Continuously evaluating and optimizing resource management processes to improve efficiency and productivity.
- **Team Collaboration**: Working closely with global and regional teams to ensure smooth resource allocation and communication.

**What you will be doing**:

- Oversee design and production teams across on-site satellite teams.
- Develop and maintain advanced pipeline resource plans.
- Triage production and resource-related queries, providing timely solutions.
- Escalate complex issues to relevant stakeholders.
- Conduct regular meetings with regional producers.
- Track resource utilization and costs.
- Conduct real-time assessments of studio capacity.
- Identify overburn across teams and flag accordingly.
- Identify relevant skillsets for resource backfills.
- Understand standard SLA timings across media channels.
- Drive regional resource through MPC resourcing tool.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with account teams and project managers.
- Promote proactivity and positive engagement within studio teams.
- Work with channel leads to identify potential for automation.

**What you need to be great in this role**:

- Proven experience in resource management within a creative agency or similar environment.
- Excellent organizational and planning skills.
- Impact beyond the assignment
- Strong experience in creative, print and digital production environment
- Experience of managing creative and production team
- Strong project management skills and highly detail-oriented and organised
- Strong team player and ability to influence
- Comfortable in a fast-moving and entrepreneurial environment
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written communications
- Proven traffic management experience

Req ID: 10804

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Our values shape everything we do:
Be** Ambitious** to succeed

Be **Imaginative** to push the boundaries of what's possible

Be **Inspirational** to do groundbreaking work

Be **always learning and listening** to understand

Be **Results-focused** **to exceed expectations

Be **actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist** across our community, clients and creations
- OLIVER,_ _a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws._
- OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle._

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