Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. 

As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results. 

Role: Studio Manager

Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Reporting to the Global Head of Studio the Global Resource Manager is responsible for ensuring that projects are resourced in an accurate and timely manner. Overseeing remote satellite studios as well as leading a new studio of creatives and PM’s in Cape Town, analyzing skillsets to confirmed requirements to achieve high utilization across the team will be key. Key to the success for the role will be driving productivity by accurate resource allocation, overseeing studio teams, making real time assessments on capacity and team culture, and forming close working partnership with all department heads, client team structures & people’s personalities. Minimizing the use of freelancers through intelligent allocation of permanent resource as well as identifying when freelance requirements are essential and recruiting suitable candidates. 

• Resource Planning and Allocation: Developing and maintaining resource plans based on campaign forecasts, ensuring that skills match confirmed requirements and minimizing the use of freelancers.
• Pipeline Management: Reviewing production pipelines and volumes, planning resource across our teams of Integrated Project Managers and Creatives.
• Process Optimization: Continuously evaluating and optimizing resource management processes to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Team Collaboration: Working closely with global and regional teams to ensure smooth resource allocation and communication. 

• Oversee design and production teams across on-site satellite teams.
• Develop and maintain advanced pipeline resource plans.
• Triage production and resource-related queries, providing timely solutions.
• Escalate complex issues to relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct regular meetings with regional producers.
• Track resource utilization and costs.
• Conduct real-time assessments of studio capacity.
• Identify overburn across teams and flag accordingly.
• Identify relevant skillsets for resource backfills.
• Understand standard SLA timings across media channels.
• Drive regional resource through MPC resourcing tool.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with account teams and project managers.
• Promote proactivity and positive engagement within studio teams.
• Work with channel leads to identify potential for automation. 

• Proven experience in resource management within a creative agency or similar environment.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Impact beyond the assignment
• Strong experience in creative, print and digital production environment 
• Experience of managing creative and production team 
• Strong project management skills and highly detail-oriented and organised 
• Strong team player and ability to influence 
• Comfortable in a fast-moving and entrepreneurial environment 
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written communications
• Proven traffic management experience  

Req ID: 10804

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Our values shape everything we do: 

Be Ambitious to succeed   

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible   

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work   

Be always learning and listening to understand   

Be Results-focused to exceed expectations   

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations    

OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.   

 OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.