Illustration Ops Manager: Drive Speed & Quality

Twinkl Educational Publishing; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Westfield Health

33 days annual leave (pro-rata)

Flexible working policy (work fromHome

Twinkl subscriptions

Cycle-to-work scheme

Job summary

Twinkl Educational Publishing is recruiting an Illustration Operations Manager in the United Kingdom to drive continuous performance improvements across the illustration team. The role focuses on data-driven decision making, monitoring production quality and reducing end-to-end lead times while maintaining Twinkl’s high standards.

You will line manage the Illustration Development Manager, the Illustration Training Coordinator, and the AI Illustration Coordinator, collaborating with senior

Qualifications

• Understanding of the illustration process.
• Analytical mindset for large data sets.
• Strong communication with leaders and SLT.
• Persuasion skills to drive changes and change management.
• Ability to take projects from ideation to completion and measure impact.
• Multitasking and prioritisation to meet business needs.
• Holistic approach to improving the department.
• Proactive collaboration across the department.

Responsibilities

• Analyse Illustration Production Data to identify high-value improvements.
• Collaborate with department leaders to unblock teams and gather ground information.
• Lead Illustration TLs to shorten end-to-end lead times and review systems.
• Identify high-impact projects for efficiency and quality improvements.

Skills

Team leadership

Illustration process

Project management

Process improvement

Google Sheets

Tableau

Automation & AI interest

Tools

Google Sheets

Tableau

Job description

Twinkl Educational Publishing is recruiting an Illustration Operations Manager in the United Kingdom to drive continuous performance improvements across the illustration team. The role focuses on data-driven decision making, monitoring production quality and reducing end-to-end lead times while maintaining Twinkl’s high standards.

You will line manage the Illustration Development Manager, the Illustration Training Coordinator, and the AI Illustration Coordinator, collaborating with senior