Studio Director - Cape Town Operations & AI Enablement

OLIVER | The Brandtech Group; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

OLIVER, part of The Brandtech Group, seeks a Studio Director for its Cape Town studio. You will lead a team of project managers and creatives, ensuring delivery quality, robust resourcing, and scalable operations in a hybrid setup (3 days in studio).

You will partner with global studio leadership, manage budgets, forecast capacity, and drive AI-enabled improvements while growing the local team and culture of high performance.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading studio ops or production teams.
• Strong resource planning and forecasting capabilities.
• Deep understanding of production workflows and channel requirements.
• Experience sourcing freelance resources.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Budget management experience for studio-level budgets.
• Familiarity with production terminology across channels.
• Strategic use of AI tools to enhance operations.
• Experience setting AI governance and quality standards.
• Agentic leadership driving complex challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day studio operations and delivery standards.
• Serve as escalation point for production, workflow, and resources.
• Partner with Global Studio leadership to align with standards.
• Foster collaborative, accountable culture and team wellbeing.
• Coach and enable growth of team members.
• Oversee budgeting and cost planning for the studio.

Skills

Studio leadership

Resource planning

Forecasting

Production workflows

Freelance management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

AI governance

Project management

Communication

Job description

OLIVER, part of The Brandtech Group, seeks a Studio Director for its Cape Town studio. You will lead a team of project managers and creatives, ensuring delivery quality, robust resourcing, and scalable operations in a hybrid setup (3 days in studio).

You will partner with global studio leadership, manage budgets, forecast capacity, and drive AI-enabled improvements while growing the local team and culture of high performance.