Creative Studio Operations Lead

MAAP; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MAAP in Melbourne is seeking a Creative Studio Manager to drive operational excellence across the Creative Team, ensuring work is delivered on time and on budget with full stakeholder visibility.

You will own end-to-end workflow, lead prioritisation and resourcing, build production timelines, and optimise systems like Asana, while collaborating with Marketing and Product to keep briefs clear and strategically aligned.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in creative operations, studio management, production, brand operations or project management.
• Experience managing complex creative workflows across multiple stakeholders and deadlines.
• Strong proficiency with Asana or similar project management platforms.
• Deep understanding of the creative development process from briefing through execution.
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong financial acumen and experience managing budgets and external production costs.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the end-to-end creative workflow from intake through delivery.
• Lead project briefing, prioritisation, scheduling and resource allocation across the Creative Team.
• Build and maintain production timelines, campaign calendars and project plans.
• Drive adoption and optimisation of Asana and other workflow systems.
• Partner closely with Marketing and Product teams to ensure briefs are clear, complete and strategically aligned.
• Provide visibility on project status, team capacity, timelines and risks.
• Manage creative budgets, estimates and production spend.
• Coordinate external partners including freelancers, photographers, videographers, agencies and production vendors.
• Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency without compromising creative quality.
• Create an environment where creatives can focus on what they do best: producing exceptional work.

Skills

Creative operations

Studio management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Asana proficiency

Tools

Asana

Job description

MAAP in Melbourne is seeking a Creative Studio Manager to drive operational excellence across the Creative Team, ensuring work is delivered on time and on budget with full stakeholder visibility.

You will own end-to-end workflow, lead prioritisation and resourcing, build production timelines, and optimise systems like Asana, while collaborating with Marketing and Product to keep briefs clear and strategically aligned.