Creative Studio Manager

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end studio workflow across multiple brands, channels, and project types, including packaging, in-store, digital, social, and retailer sell-in materials.
• Intake and prioritize partner requests, clarify briefs, set timelines, and align stakeholders on milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Coordinate design, content, production, and copy resources; plan capacity, sequencing, trade-offs, and allocation as priorities and launch calendars change.
• Monitor utilization, flag risks, recommend solutions, and manage freelancer and vendor engagement, including onboarding and scoping.
• Partner with Creative, Marketing, Brand, and Project/Account leads; facilitate status and production meetings and clarify next steps, owners, and due dates.
• Act as the central project-status contact, escalate issues, define and document studio processes, and optimize project tools and reporting.
• Identify bottlenecks and lead improvements to speed, quality, and consistency while supporting a collaborative, accountable studio culture.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience in a creative agency, in-house studio, or fast-paced creative/production environment, managing workflow, timelines, resources, and competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage many concurrent projects with competing deadlines and stakeholders.
• Hands-on production design, artwork production, packaging adaptation, or creative execution experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong organization, planning, time management, attention to detail, communication, judgment, and decision-making skills are required.
• Proven experience with project management platforms and comfort using dashboards, trackers, and reports are required.
• CPG, beauty, retail, or consumer-brand experience is an asset but not required.

About the company

Compensation and benefits

• Salary range is $70,000 to $85,000 depending on experience.
• The package includes health and dental coverage, a retirement savings plan with employer match, and opportunities for professional growth.

Workplace

• The role is hybrid, with the opportunity to work remotely 2 days.

Recruitment