Studio Director

4 weeks ago

London, UK, United Kingdom Tag Full time

STUDIO DIRECTOR

Location: Poland Street, London

Reports to: Account Team

Direct Reports: Supervising Producer, Project Manager, Sr. Producer, Associate Producer, Post-Producer, Studio Coordinator


Why choose Tag?

We are the long-standing, production partner of choice that has helped brands across borders and cultures for over half a century achieve their business goals. With 2,700 experts in 29 countries across the world, we are a global team of collaborators, innovators, and motivators.

We pride ourselves on creating empowering, safe, and supportive environments for all our employees, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, or any other defining factor. We embrace difference through diversity of thought, experience, and expertise to maximise potential and bring the greatest benefits for our people and our clients.

We can’t bring big ideas to life without exceptional people. At Tag, we respect individuality and the power of the collective. We want people to be themselves, unafraid to voice ideas, no matter how big they are or who they come from.

In June 2023, Tag was acquired by dentsu Group, Inc, though we remain a distinct brand that is led by David Kassler, Tag Global CEO, headquartered in London. As dentsu’s acquisition of Tag significantly expands content delivery capabilities, Tag’s expertise to deliver personalized, omnichannel content in real-time and at-scale for clients remains unparalleled across the entire customer journey, unlocking marketing effectiveness and efficiency.

Tag and dentsu bring together our innovation and technology infrastructure to help solve clients’ toughest challenges. United in business acumen, we share similar core values, company culture, and embrace a vision “to be at the forefront of people-centric transformations that shape society.

dentsu was founded over 120 years ago and proudly counts nearly 72,000 employees around the world.


The role

The Studio Director is responsible for overseeing all aspects of studio operations including team leadership, project management, and creative direction. This strategic leader will manage a diverse team of creative professionals, including producers, creative directors, designers, and video teams, providing mentorship to nurture creativity and collaboration. They are accountable for managing large-scale projects and campaigns, defining project timelines, project budgets, and resource allocation to ensure successful project delivery.

The Studio Director collaborates closely with clients and the account team to provide strategic solutions and maintain regional and global account cohesion. They ensure that creative content aligns with quality standards, brand guidelines, and industry trends, staying updated on emerging technologies and best practices to foster innovation and creativity within the studio.


Responsibilities

CREATIVE STUDIO COE LEADERSHIP

  • Collaborate closely with account leaders and clients to understand their creative needs, presenting concepts and solutions that address their objectives.
  • Manage relationships from a creative perspective alongside internal creative senior leadership.
  • Assign tasks and traffic projects within the team based on skill set and availability, setting clear priorities to the team.
  • Oversee and mentor a group of project managers and producers, designers, visual/motion artists, and content copywriters.
  • Motivate and challenge the team to think critically and to deliver industry-leading ideas and services for every customer.


GROWTH:

  • Partner with account teams to drive the business’ response to growth opportunities with existing and prospecting clients through RFI’s, RFPs, and organic conversations.
  • Maintain collaborative relationships with all internal stakeholders; be seen as a trusted creative partner within the agency.


OPERATIONS:

  • Demonstrate superior knowledge of content creation innovations, technology and digital trends, and customers' target consumer.
  • Proactively look for opportunities for the team to improve, optimize and evolve its processes as the company and industry continues to shift.
  • Partners with operations for process development and documentation.
  • Ensures processes are followed consistently across clients and sectors.
  • Partners with other COEs to ease internal collaboration.


Skills and Experience required

CREATIVE STUDIO EXPERIENCE:

  • Minimum 10+ years in creative industry across B2B and/or B2C companies.
  • Bachelor’s and/or post-graduate degree in Communications, Advertising, or a related field. A combination of education and/or related work experience may be substituted.
  • Extensive hands-on experience in creative production (including shoot production), project planning, and workflow optimization.
  • Experience orchestrating the creation of content for eCommerce, performance, and social campaigns.
  • Proficient in project management tools, and creative and production workflows.
  • In-depth knowledge and understanding of digital platforms and best practices - with a passion for staying current on social and content trends.


SERVICE LINE LEADERSHIP:

  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and guide creative and production teams.
  • Proven experience implementing solutions that deliver services with high-quality standards in a profitable and sustainable manner.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Exceptionally results-driven, responsible, and accountable.


PEOPLE MANAGEMENT:

  • Demonstrated experience working with and successfully hiring, managing, motivating, and developing team members.
  • Comfortable with developing internal training materials and resources that support team/individual growth and development.
  • Proficient in delegating tasks appropriately, providing guidance and support to ensure smooth project execution.


GROWTH:

  • Proven track record of building and nurturing client and vendor relationships.
  • Experience supporting or leading new business initiatives and efforts.
  • Effectively presents ideas to internal and external stakeholders that result in actionable next steps and business growth opportunities.


OPERATIONS:

  • Proven experience identifying and implementing relevant ideas and innovations.
  • Solution-oriented with a strategic mindset and collaborative approach.
  • Extremely organized with superior attention to detail and time management.
  • Ability to work under pressure and manage projects / delegate tasks with ease.


As an ethical employer, Tag will never ask job applicants to provide private, sensitive information upfront or make offers of employment contingent on financial requests or responsibilities from any candidate.

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