Operations Director - £60,000 - £80,000 DOE - London/ Hybrid in London

Energy Jobline ZR; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy job board is seeking an Operations Director for a hybrid role based in London. The successful candidate will lead studio operations, oversee workflow governance, and collaborate across international teams. With 8–10+ years in operations, preferably within the entertainment sector, candidates should possess strong communication skills and a data-led approach. This position offers an opportunity to manage multi-office teams and drive effective processes in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years in operations or delivery leadership roles, preferably in creative or content production.
• Experience in entertainment or gaming is advantageous.
• Ability to manage workflows and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own studio operations across Creative, Key Art, and Design.
• Create systems for capacity management and workflow governance.
• Coordinate with international teams to ensure standards and resourcing.

Skills

Operations leadership

Data-led decision making

Effective communication

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Job Description

Operations Director – London / Hybrid

In-house content studio for entertainment provider seeks a Creative Operations Director to sharpen process, unlock capacity and scale delivery across multi-office teams. You’ll create order out of chaos, get the best from people and systems, and help us ship brilliant work—faster, smarter, and on budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Own studio ops across Creative, Key Art, Design and 3D: resourcing, utilisation, workflow, QA and on-time/on-budget delivery
• Systems leadership: create a single source of truth for capacity, WIP, burn and forecasts
• Commercial hygiene: manage freelance/vendor spend, run burn reports, and feed insights to Client Services (no full P&L ownership)
• Brief intake & flow: enforce ways of working, clear bottlenecks, and keep work moving from strategy/planning through creative, AV and content
• Multi-office collaboration: coordinate with the international teams on standards, resourcing and handovers; support entertainment/gaming accounts and partners
• People leadership: line-manage senior team members, set PDPs, and cultivate a high-performance, low-friction culture

Key Requirements

• 8–10+ years in operations/delivery leadership (creative/content/production); entertainment/gaming exposure a plus
• Proven control of utilisation, workflow governance, forecast/WIP accuracy and cost management; confident presenting numbers to senior stakeholders
• Data‑led decision maker
• Calm, solutions‑first operator who creates healthy accountability and momentum across teams and time zones
• Savvy communicator who can simplify complex programmes and support senior leadership in the room

To find out more, please apply today!

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