Design Operations Manager

Games Workshop Group PLC; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension scheme up to 7.5%

Profit share bonus

Share Save scheme

Staff discount 25%–50%

Job summary

Games Workshop Group PLC in Nottingham is seeking an Operations Manager for the Warhammer Age of Sigmar Studio. You will help run the studio, understand performance, establish measures of success, and turn insights into action with the Studio leadership team.

You will manage cost planning and scheduling, assess commercial viability, support recruitment, and ensure safety and compliance. The role is full-time on site at our UK headquarters, with a closing date of 6 September 2026.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and analytical skills
• Experience with budgeting and cost control
• Ability to collaborate with creative teams

Responsibilities

• Manage studio operations, scheduling and cost plan.
• Support recruitment and development of studio staff.
• Ensure safety, compliance and risk management.
• Collaborate with studio leadership to improve processes.
• Monitor performance and translate insights into actions.

Job description

Games Workshop has an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager to join the Warhammer Age of Sigmar Studio, helping us run the studio effectively and enabling our talented teams to make the best Warhammer experiences they can.

Highly organised and with a natural curiosity about how things work, you will actively build your understanding of how the studio is performing, and will establish clear measures of success as you work with your peers in the Studio leadership team to turn that understanding into action. We’ll look to you to help improve how we work, through solving problems and helping our creative teams focus on making great miniatures, books and games.

Financially astute and with an attention to detail, you will take responsibility for the studio’s cost plan and operational scheduling, making sure we spend our money wisely and understand the commercial impact of our decisions. You will help assess the commercial viability of future products and build strong relationships with our service teams to ensure the studio gets the support it needs.

Passionate about people and with a proactive approach, you will understand that our people are our biggest asset and will take an active role in making the studio stronger. You will help ensure we have the right people in the right roles, playing an active role in studio recruitment and development. You will also ensure the studio is a safe and well‑run place to work, managing our operational risks and legal and health and safety responsibilities.

Most importantly, you will be passionate about making Warhammer Age of Sigmar great. You will be curious enough to ask good questions, humble enough to listen to others and determined enough to turn ideas into action. You will be comfortable with numbers and detail, but never lose sight of why the studio exists: to make the world’s best fantasy miniatures for our hobbyists.

If you love Age of Sigmar, enjoy making things work better and want to help talented people do their best work, we’d love to hear from you.

Working at Games Workshop

At Games Workshop we are looking for people who will do their best to understand the needs of the company and to put those needs first when they are at work. Because of this we believe that what you are like, hence the attitude you show to work and the way you choose to behave is even more important than your skills and experience.

The Warhammer World site is based just outside of Nottingham city centre and benefits from a nearby tram stop and free onsite car parking.

• 33 days holiday per year (including public holidays)
• matching contributory pension scheme up to 7.5%
• profit share bonus (subject to GW meeting profit targets)
• option to join our Share Save scheme.
• Oh and let’s not forget, a staff discount of between 25% and 50% on our products!

Other Essential Information

Contract: This role is a 12 month FTC

Location: This role is based full time onsite at our UK headquarters in Nottingham.

Closing date: The closing date for applications is midnight, UK time, on Sunday 6th September 2026.