Studio Production Manager: Lead Creative Deliveries

ICF Next; Brussel; Sur place; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ICF Next is seeking a Studio Production Manager to lead planning, coordination and delivery of creative and production services across the Studio portfolio in Brussels.

You will be the primary liaison among Project Managers, Creative Leads, Designers and external suppliers to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and adherence to brand and technical specifications. This role requires strong planning, communication and vendor management to support multi-format print campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of production management experience in an agency or in-house studio with significant print output.
• Proven track record delivering multi-format print campaigns (brochures, reports, OOH, packaging).
• Experience sourcing and managing external suppliers.
• Strong planning, multitasking, and attention to detail; calm under pressure.
• Clear, proactive communication; ability to translate technical detail for non-experts.
• Vendor negotiation and relationship management; solution-oriented mindset.

Responsabilités

• Own the production plan for print/design/social media projects from intake to delivery, balancing scope, timelines, and budgets.
• Translate briefs into clear technical specs.
• Build and maintain schedules and capacity plans; proactively flag risks and mitigation options.
• Update internal resource planning depending on projects lifecyle Studio workflow and quality check
• Oversee the workflow of design resources to ensure smooth allocation, scheduling, and delivery of production and adaptation tasks.
• Run quality checks against brand guidelines and technical specs; manage corrections and change control.
• Ensure linguistic versioning where required.
• Maintain an organised asset repository with versioning.
• Source, brief, and manage suppliers
• Negotiate and compare quotes Internal and external stakeholder management
• Serve as day-to-day contact for internal teams and clients for production topics, setting clear expectations and providing timely updates.
• Partner with Creative team and PMs to balance feasibility.
• Facilitate handovers between creative and studio, ensuring all inputs are complete and accurate.

Connaissances

Production planning

Coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication

Budget management

Risk management

Vendor negotiation

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Production/Print Management, Communications, or related field

Description du poste

ICF Next is seeking a Studio Production Manager to lead planning, coordination and delivery of creative and production services across the Studio portfolio in Brussels.

You will be the primary liaison among Project Managers, Creative Leads, Designers and external suppliers to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and adherence to brand and technical specifications. This role requires strong planning, communication and vendor management to support multi-format print campaigns.