We are hiring a Studio Manager to manage our team of editors and animators. We are a relatively small but very busy production company that services the in-house and client work of Mother London, the UK's leading independent creative advertising agency. We also take on our own work including documentaries, short films and online content. We are looking for someone talented and keen, with some experience but still early on in his or her career.

The start date for this role is 29th September.

We would like to conduct interviews during the week of 15th September, so we'll close applications at the end of this week Friday 12th September).

We'd like to know a little bit about you as a person, and why you think you're suitable. The ideal candidate will be confident with the following:

WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT

Receiving all requests for jobs
Having an accurate overview of every current job in the studio
Scheduling studio time and allocating editors / animators / production crew to a job
Quoting / budgeting for jobs
Keeping track of time spent on each job against agreed budget, and negotiating discrepancies.
Chasing job numbers and billing jobs

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

Ensuring all editors / animators / production crew are fully briefed by the relevant parties, have access to any necessary assets, and are aware of the deadline of their project
Ensuring efficient flow of information and assets between all parties (design studio, account managers, clients etc.)
Resolving a wide range of problems and workload conflicts
Keeping calm and positive under pressure

FREELANCERS

Booking freelance editors, animators and post-production crew
Processing freelancer invoices and making sure they are paid on time / correctly
Liaising with HR to make sure all freelancers are contracted and fill in timesheets

ADMIN

Responsibility for accurately billing all jobs
Addressing all Studio enquiries promptly and efficiently

TECHNICAL

Knowledge of standard video editing software, file formats, resolutions etc.
Knowledge of the kind of films we make - case studies, mood films, documentary, animation etc.

PERSONALITY

Confident in dealing with senior staff and external clients in a professional manner
Confident in delegating work to people who are more experienced or senior than them
Ability to motivate and inspire positivity in busy or difficult situations
Ability to criticise constructively
Creative eye for all aspects of work in the studio
Positive and unflappable under pressure
Articulate, logical and organized

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Mac / Video Production / Editing / Excel / Word plus Knowledge of Film, TV & Music