Creative Studio Lead: AI-Driven Ops & Projects

Cotswold Outdoor Group; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

33 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

Staff discounts

EV Salary Sacrifice scheme

Job summary

Cotswold Outdoor Group is seeking a Studio Manager for our hybrid Swindon office. You’ll own the Creative Studio workflow, oversee Asana as the central tool, and balance capacity across brands to deliver projects on time.

The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders and driving improvements through AI and automation. You’ll lead a team of Retail and Digital Artworkers, ensuring briefs are clear and priorities are aligned with the wider business.

Qualifications

• Experience owning and managing workflows, projects and priorities within a Creative Studio or fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency using project/workflow platforms; Asana experience highly desirable.
• Proficiency with AI tools to improve productivity and automate workflows.
• Strong understanding of the creative process from brief to final delivery.
• Excellent organisational, planning and prioritisation skills with multi-project management.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence and align priorities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building across all levels of the business.
• Proven people management or team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the end-to-end workflow of the Creative Studio, ensuring projects are prioritised, resourced and delivered on time.
• Own and manage Asana as the Studio's central workflow tool, ensuring briefs are complete and timelines realistic.
• Own and manage Studio capacity, anticipate demand, identify risks and balance priorities across brands and channels.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to improve planning, alignment and collaboration across the business.
• Drive high-quality briefing standards and ensure teams have what they need to deliver great work.
• Lead continuous improvements to Studio operations through AI, automation and smarter ways of working.
• Provide visibility of workloads, deadlines, risks and resource needs to support decision-making.
• Manage and develop a team of Retail and Digital Artworkers.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Organisation & planning

Communication

Tools

Asana

AI tools

Job description

Cotswold Outdoor Group is seeking a Studio Manager for our hybrid Swindon office. You’ll own the Creative Studio workflow, oversee Asana as the central tool, and balance capacity across brands to deliver projects on time.

The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders and driving improvements through AI and automation. You’ll lead a team of Retail and Digital Artworkers, ensuring briefs are clear and priorities are aligned with the wider business.