Studio Director: Hybrid Cape Town Ops & AI Enablement

oliver; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

OLIVER in Cape Town seeks a Studio Director to oversee the Cape Town studio's operations, delivery health, and resource rhythm. You will lead a team of project managers and creatives, partner with Global Studio leadership, and ensure scalable, high-quality delivery across channels.

You will manage budgets, drive efficiency, monitor workflows, and provide coaching to team members, aligning local practice with global standards in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Experience leading creative production or studio operations in a fast-paced setting.
• Ability to manage multi-function workloads and forecast resource needs.
• Familiarity with production tooling and project management platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day studio operations and maintain delivery standards.
• Serve as escalation point for production, workflow and resource challenges.
• Partner with Global Studio leadership to align local ops with global standards.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable culture focused on high performance.
• Coach and enable growth of team members through mentoring.
• Oversee budgeting and cost efficiencies for Cape Town studio.

Skills

Studio leadership

Resource planning

Production workflows

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Tools

Project management platforms

Workflow automation

Job description

OLIVER in Cape Town seeks a Studio Director to oversee the Cape Town studio's operations, delivery health, and resource rhythm. You will lead a team of project managers and creatives, partner with Global Studio leadership, and ensure scalable, high-quality delivery across channels.

You will manage budgets, drive efficiency, monitor workflows, and provide coaching to team members, aligning local practice with global standards in a hybrid work model.