Senior Manager, Creative Studio Operations

Travelsphere Talent; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Travelsphere Talent in Sydney is seeking a senior creative studio lead to oversee eight-strong teams across graphic design and video production. You will own intake, prioritisation, resourcing and delivery, shaping studio operations as the business scales and driving high-quality multi-channel output.

Reporting to the Creative Director, you will manage budgets, forge partnerships with external agencies, implement new workflow tools and AI-enabled production, and ensure every asset meets brand

Qualifications

• Direct people leadership of a multi-disciplinary design and video team in a fast-paced, campaign-driven environment.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Cloud — InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop — including templates, styles and production-ready artwork.
• Multi-page layout expertise — complex grids, typography, paragraph styles, GREP and data merge for high-volume, template-based production.
• Formal training in Graphic Design, Visual Communication or a related discipline, with a strong brand-led portfolio.
• Travel, hospitality or luxury brand experience, with a feel for premium visual storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead an integrated team of eight across graphic design and video production — priorities, workload, capacity and development.
• End-to-end intake, scoping, scheduling and delivery against agreed service levels.
• Translating the Creative Director's vision into production-ready, multi-channel creative at scale.
• Studio systems and future capability — workflow tools, templates, automation and AI-enabled production.
• Budget ownership: forecasting, reconciliation and reporting.
• External agencies, production partners, printers and software vendors.
• Governance and adoption of the Digital Asset Management platform across global teams.
• Brand and quality standards across every asset the studio releases.

Skills

People leadership

Advanced Adobe Creative Cloud

Motion design

AI-assisted design

Workflow / project management

Education

Formal training in Graphic Design / Visual Communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Asana

Adobe Express / InCopy

Job description

A multi-page brochure mid-production. A video edit due Friday. Four stakeholders who each believe theirs is the priority. You're the one who decides what ships, when, and to what standard — and you've done it before without the studio grinding to a halt.

You must have led a creative studio team with graphic designers and video production staff reporting directly to you — owning intake, prioritisation, resourcing and delivery. Applications without demonstrable people leadership across both disciplines will not be reviewed.

Why This Role

This is a genuine step up in scope. You'll lead an integrated team of eight across graphic design and video production for a global premium travel business — not just keeping work moving, but deciding how the studio should operate as the business scales. Systems, workflow tools, automation and AI-enabled production are yours to shape, with the budget and authority to do it. You'll report to the Creative Director and sit close to the senior marketing leadership.

About the Company

An established global travel business delivering premium, high-touch experiences. The Sydney office leads creative output for the region, working across print, digital, social and video with a consistently high bar for brand and craft.

Eligibility Requirements

You must hold full, unrestricted working rights for Australia at the time of application. Visa sponsorship and relocation support are not available for this role.

What You'll Own

• An integrated team of eight across graphic design and video production — priorities, workload, capacity and development
• End-to-end intake, scoping, scheduling and delivery against agreed service levels
• Translating the Creative Director's vision into production-ready, multi-channel creative at scale
• Studio systems and future capability — workflow tools, templates, automation and AI-enabled production
• Design and production budgets: forecasting, cost tracking, PO management and month-end reporting
• External agencies, production partners, printers and software vendors
• Governance and adoption of the Digital Asset Management platform across global teams
• Brand and quality standards across every asset the studio releases

What You'll Bring

• Mandatory: direct people leadership of a multi-disciplinary design and video team in a fast-paced, campaign-driven environment
• Mandatory: advanced Adobe Creative Cloud — InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop — including templates, styles and production-ready artwork
• Mandatory: multi-page layout expertise — complex grids, typography, paragraph styles, GREP and data merge for high-volume, template-based production
• Formal training in Graphic Design, Visual Communication or a related discipline, with a strong brand-led portfolio
• Travel, hospitality or luxury brand experience, with a feel for premium visual storytelling
• Digital and motion design across web, social and interactive formats
• Hands-on use of AI design and content tools to accelerate output
• Workflow and project management tools such as Asana — building boards, timelines and status tracking
• Budget ownership: forecasting, reconciliation and reporting
• Adobe Express, InCopy or equivalent collaborative copy-and-design workflows