Studio Manager (FTC until January 2027)

innocent drinks; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free smoothies

Competitive salary

Private healthcare

Target-based bonus

Day off on your birthday

Job summary

A leading beverage company in Greater London is seeking an experienced Studio Manager for a fixed-term maternity cover. The role involves managing creative resources, coordinating teams, and overseeing studio operations. Ideal candidates will have strong organizational skills and experience in a similar role. This position offers competitive salary, healthcare, and unique perks like free smoothies.

Qualifications

• Experience in a studio manager role either in-house or in an agency environment.
• Knowledge of processes and tools to help us work efficiently.
• Ability to re-prioritise and escalate briefs.
• Extremely good organisational skills.
• Exceptional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the scheduling, allocation, and delivery of creative resources.
• Act as the central connector between creative and internal teams.
• Oversee studio systems, tools, suppliers and freelance operations.
• Receive and triage all new creative briefs.
• Track studio budgets and freelance costs.

Skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving ability

Communication skills

Experience with Monday.com

Job description

Here at innocent, we’re going through an exciting period of growth, getting our drinks into the hands of more drinkers across Europe.

To support this momentum, we’re looking for an experienced Studio Manager to join our creative team—an internal creative agency—on a fixed‑term maternity cover basis.

Responsibilities

• Project & resource management – manage the scheduling, allocation, and delivery of creative resources and internal projects to ensure timely, on‑budget execution.
• Team coordination – act as the central connector between creative and internal teams, using Monday.com to drive collaboration and project visibility.
• Operational oversight – oversee studio systems, tools, suppliers and freelance operations to maintain smooth day‑to‑day running of the studio.
• Creative support – receive and triage all new creative briefs, working with leadership to prioritise projects and manage team capacity effectively.
• Budget and reporting – track studio budgets and freelance costs, providing regular performance and capacity updates to the ECD.

Qualifications

• Experience in a studio manager role either in‑house or in an agency environment.
• Knowledge of processes and tools to help us work efficiently, experience with Monday.com would be beneficial.
• Ability to re‑prioritise and escalare briefs while protecting our processes to support strong creative outputs on time and on budget.
• Extremely good organisational skills and strong problem‑solving ability.
• Exceptional communication skills, verbally and via email/Teams.

What you’ll get

• Opportunity to work for the company named Creativepool’s “Best Brand to Work For” in 2021.
• Be part of and shape a strong, entrepreneurial, award‑winning creative team.
• Access to coaching and mentoring.
• Loads of free smoothies (obviously).
• Competitive salary, private healthcare, target‑based bonus and other perks such as a day off on your birthday.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Temporary

Job function

Art/Creative and Project Management

Industries: Advertising Services and Food and Beverage Retail

We want innocent to be a great place to work, so we do lots of stuff to make people feel at home and try to make sure everyone’s career is shaping up the way they want it to.

In exchange for helping us do business in the right way, you’ll get a solid rewards package that includes a salary, private healthcare, target‑based bonus, and a bunch of other nice things like a day off on your birthday. And yes, you get free smoothies.

We also know that not all our drinkers come from the same background, or think the same – so why should we? At innocent, we want to be a great place to work where a diverse bunch of people from all backgrounds can turn up and thrive. When we hire, we want all the juice, bits, and pulp that make you who you are.

Even if you don’t think you can tick all the boxes, if the job sounds right for you, come and throw your hat in the ring.

Probably best to get your skates on though, as we might close this early if we get loads of applications.