Creative Studio Manager

Amrod; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Amrod is seeking a strong leader to head its Creative Studio, ensuring design and written-content outputs reflect approved briefs, brand standards and business aims across channels. The role oversees studio leadership, creative interpretation, quality assurance and timely delivery of marketing collateral, coordinating workload, workflows and approvals to support cross-channel campaigns.

A focus on collaboration with Content Writer and Marketing Operations to keep briefs clear and outputs

Responsibilities

• Studio leadership and team management: Set clear priorities, allocate work and provide practical direction and feedback.
• Manage Studio capacity, performance, accountability and development.
• Address workflow and performance concerns directly and eliminate only where additional management support is required.
• Design quality and brand application: Maintain high design quality, consistency and brand application across Studio outputs.
• Review layouts, artwork and technical files before submission for final approval or release where authorized.
• Reduce recurring errors and unnecessary rework through clear standards and feedback.
• Content oversight and message alignment: Guide the Content Writer and review written content for message, tone, accuracy, grammar and fit with design.
• Ensure design and content work together as a complete communication.
• Resolve content gaps and proofreading concerns before final submission.
• Studio workflow and delivery control: Maintain current visibility of active work, priorities, blockers and internal deadlines.
• Keep work moving through direct follow-up and appropriate communication without creating a gatekeeper layer.
• Deliver approved Studio outputs on time and in the correct format.
• Brief interpretation and execution planning: Identify missing inputs or conflicting requirements early.
• Keep Studio execution aligned to approved scope, audience, channel and intended use.
• Work from formal briefs and agreed timelines supplied through Marketing Operations, ensuring Studio requirements are sufficiently clear before execution begins.
• Confirm that required approved visual assets from Visual Content are available at the appropriate stage of Studio execution.

Job description

Purpose of the Role

To lead and manage the Creative Studio, ensuring that design and written-content outputs accurately reflect approved marketing briefs, creative direction, brand standards and business objectives. The role is accountable for Studio leadership, creative interpretation, design and content quality assurance, workload management, workflow visibility and the timely delivery of marketing collateral that is ready for approval, production and execution across required channels.

Key Performance Areas

Studio leadership and team management

• Set clear priorities, allocate work and provide practical direction and feedback.
• Manage Studio capacity, performance, accountability and development.
• Address workflow and performance concerns directly and eliminate only where additional management support is required.

Design quality and brand application

• Maintain high design quality, consistency and brand application across Studio outputs.
• Review layouts, artwork and technical files before submission for final approval or release where authorized.
• Reduce recurring errors and unnecessary rework through clear standards and feedback.

Content oversight and message alignment

• Guide the Content Writer and review written content for message, tone, accuracy, grammar and fit with design.
• Ensure design and content work together as a complete communication.
• Resolve content gaps and proofreading concerns before final submission.

Studio workflow and delivery control

• Maintain current visibility of active work, priorities, blockers and internal deadlines.
• Keep work moving through direct follow-up and appropriate communication without creating a gatekeeper layer.
• Deliver approved Studio outputs on time and in the correct format.

Brief interpretation and execution planning

• Identify missing inputs or conflicting requirements early.
• Keep Studio execution aligned to approved scope, audience, channel and intended use.
• Work from formal briefs and agreed timelines supplied through Marketing Operations, ensuring Studio requirements are sufficiently clear before execution begins.
• Confirm that required approved visual assets from Visual Content are available at the appropriate stage of Studio execution.