Studio Project and Operations Manager

Müller UK & Ireland; Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual pay reviews

Bonus scheme up to 10%

25 days' annual leave

Option to buy and sell up to 5 days'

Private medical healthcare

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Enhanced maternity, paternity and new‑

Enhanced bereavement policy

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff discount platform

Job summary

Müller UK & Ireland is looking for a Studio Project & Operations Manager to lead the in‑house creative team’s project delivery. You will coordinate briefs, timelines and resources across packaging design, campaigns, shopper marketing, digital and brand activity.

You’ll also help streamline workflows, bring structure to processes and support the Studio as it grows its in‑house capability, working with Marketing, Artwork and external partners.

Qualifications

• Experience managing creative, studio or marketing projects from brief through to delivery.
• Strong organisation and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple briefs, deadlines and stakeholders.
• Experience working with project management or workflow systems.
• Confidence working with creative teams and stakeholders across different business areas.

Responsibilities

• Manage creative projects from brief through to delivery, ensuring timelines, actions and approvals remain on track.
• Coordinate workloads and priorities across the Studio, helping designers manage multiple projects effectively.
• Manage the briefing process, ensuring briefs are clear, complete and ready for the creative team.
• Act as a key point of contact for Marketing, Commercial, Artwork, agencies, media partners and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate feedback, approvals and next steps to keep projects moving.
• Manage the supply, upload and organisation of creative assets, maintaining clear version control and file management.
• Manage Studio resource planning and workflow tracking, supporting the move from Microsoft Planner to Awork.
• Track Studio hours and utilisation to help balance workloads and resource.
• Maintain budget trackers and support PO management.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve how work moves through the Studio.

Skills

Project management

Workflow coordination

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Creative production

Design appreciation

Tools

Microsoft Planner

Awork

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Studio Project & Operations Manager

Location: Market Drayton
Team: In-house Creative

About the role

Müller is looking for a Studio Project & Operations Manager to join our growing in-house creative team.

You'll play a central role in keeping Studio projects running smoothly from brief through to delivery, coordinating priorities, timelines, resource, stakeholders and creative assets across packaging design, campaigns, shopper marketing, digital and wider brand activity.

Alongside day-to-day project delivery, you'll help improve how the Studio operates, bringing structure to creative workflows and helping the team work efficiently as our in-house capability continues to grow.

What you'll be doing

• Manage creative projects from brief through to delivery, ensuring timelines, actions and approvals remain on track.
• Coordinate workloads and priorities across the Studio, helping designers manage multiple projects effectively.
• Manage the briefing process, ensuring briefs are clear, complete and ready for the creative team.
• Act as a key point of contact for Marketing, Commercial, Artwork, agencies, media partners and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate feedback, approvals and next steps to keep projects moving.
• Manage the supply, upload and organisation of creative assets, maintaining clear version control and file management.
• Manage Studio resource planning and workflow tracking, supporting the move from Microsoft Planner to Awork.
• Track Studio hours and utilisation to help balance workloads and resource.
• Maintain budget trackers and support PO management.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve how work moves through the Studio.

What we're looking for

• Experience managing creative, studio or marketing projects from brief through to delivery.
• Strong organisation and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple briefs, deadlines and stakeholders.
• Experience working with project management or workflow systems.
• Confidence working with creative teams and stakeholders across different business areas.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly around briefs, files, feedback and approvals.
• A proactive, process-minded approach and an interest in improving ways of working.
• An interest in design, branding and creative production.

Experience across areas such as packaging, campaigns, shopper marketing, digital or brand projects would be particularly relevant.

Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator or Photoshop, would be useful but isn't essential.

Why join Müller Studio?

You'll be joining our in-house Studio at an exciting stage of its development, with the opportunity to influence not just the projects we deliver, but how the Studio operates.

You'll work across a varied mix of packaging, brand, shopper, campaign and digital projects, helping bring structure to the creative process and enabling a talented team to produce their best work.

Benefits included:

• Annual pay reviews
• Bonus scheme of up to 10%
• 25 days' annual leave, increasing with service
• Option to buy and sell up to 5 days' annual leave
• Private medical healthcare
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and family leave policies
• Enhanced bereavement policy
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to our employee discount platform, offering discounts across hundreds of retailers online and in-storeOp

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