UBER-ORGANISED STUDIO MANAGERS: We need you!
Could YOU be a Nifty Fox?
You. Yes you!
We are on the hunt for an eagle-eyed, uber-organised and collaborative Studio Manager to join our growing team and support our mission to help academics and the public sector tell visual stories for a better world.
The purpose of this role will be to:
delight our clients by building meaningful relationships from enquiry right through to aftercare;
enable our team to be the most creative foxes possible through stellar project management and seamless project delivery;
inspire the next generation of visual storytellers in academia through our communications on social media, podcast and Nifty events.
You'll be working with clients from the UN and international parliaments, to universities and governments across the world. No day will be the same – you could be overseeing projects from animations explaining the latest developments in climate change research, to live illustration of events revolutionising domestic violence policy!
Starting at £40,000 pro rata.
Full time – would discuss part time roles for right candidate
Annual bonus of up to 5% based on performance
Remote working with 2 days a month at our office in Barnsley, South Yorkshire
The Role – you’ll be:
Responsible for managing the workflow of the team, with a close eye on project progress, scheduling and capacity planning, so we deliver impactful stories for social good every single time.
A visionary for consistent and efficient processes, looking for ways to revolutionise our current systems wherever possible, so we save time and delight our clients (and team!).
A key contact for clients from onboarding through to project management and aftercare, managing and maintaining partnerships with warmth and authenticity.
Expanding our client network by building a business development strategy and representing Nifty externally at events and conferences across the UK and beyond.
Showcasing what we do and educating our clients through managing our social media channels and events.
Work closely with the team – especially our Admin Avenger Lizie – to ensure everyone is kept up to date and on track.
Remote working for most of your time; working in our co-working space alongside the team for our two-day team days once a month here in Barnsley; and travel to client meetings, conferences and events across the UK and beyond where appropriate (expenses paid of course!).
Requirements:
Demonstrable experience in a similar role
A collaborative, warm and can-do member of the team with incredible inter-personal and communication skills – you’ll be the go-to oracle for project information and support for our team and our clients!
A multi-tasking extraordinaire with exceptional organisation skills and the ability to efficiently prioritise competing demands.
A driving force for freeing up creative space for our team by ensuring we are running shipshape – efficiently, to budget and on time, using the best tools available.
An understanding of how a creative studio works – illustration, infographics and animation are what we do, so previous experience managing similar teams will help you hit the ground running.
An understanding of the research and academic world is desirable for even better relationships with clients.
Experience in successfully running social media channels.
To apply:
Fill in our application form here: bit.ly/Studio-Manager-NFX
Closing date: Wed 28th June 2023
Interviews w/c 3rd July
Nifty Fox passionately believes in inclusion and equal opportunities for all. So regardless of your background, if you have what we're looking for, we want you to apply!
About Us
At Nifty Fox, we help academics and the public sector share big ideas, solve problems and change the world through visual storytelling.
We are a visual storytelling agency: from teaching people how to tell stories with pictures for impact, through to delivering projects using animation, illustration, infographics, and visual reports and comics.
We also live scribe events, meetings and conferences - people talk, we draw their ideas, and magic happens!
We are honoured to work with clients in the UK and internationally including: the NHS, Ministry of Justice, UK Government, Public Health England, Sport England, Home Office, Police forces around the UK, and over 50 universities in the UK and internationally.
We are an agile yet growing team: Director Laura, Designers Chris and Simona, Admin Avenger Lizie and Head of Barketing Reuben (the dog). He says ‘woof’ by the way.
