Studio Administrator

Why work for us?

Draper Tools is a family business with a rich history, a strong, supportive ‘family culture’ and a passion for continuous improvement. We believe everyone can make a difference, we value opinions, we embrace new ideas and take a collaborative and proactive approach to change. People enjoy working for us; one in six employees have worked for Draper for more than 25 years

We believe there are four key reasons why you should work for us:

We’re a trusted brand: there is a reason why we’ve been in business for over 100 years and show no signs of slowing down.

We’ll welcome you: work plays a significant part in all of our lives, so we’ve built a happy and inviting environment, full of friendly colleagues who are proud to work together.

We’ll invest in you: our people are at the heart of everything we do. Which is why we’re passionate about helping you reach your full potential. We build success together.

We’ll value you: we love to recognise great work, so our benefits package has been designed to say “thank you” in more ways than one.

Benefits

• Holidays rising to 25 days with the ability to purchase additional leave*
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Private health scheme *
• Staff discount on Draper products with significant savings available
• Long service bonus *
• Ad-hoc rewards and recognition
• Day off for your birthday
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee discount scheme - discounts on gym memberships, groceries, holidays and more
• Free onsite parking

*After qualifying period

The role

We are looking for a Studio Administrator to support our Photographic and Video Studio team, with successful planning of requests and scheduling work. Whilst this is predominantly an administrative role, some hands-on support with tasks may be required from time to time.

Job responsibilities

• Working as a Studio Administrator your role will include: 
• Scheduling photography and video work for the team.
• Maintaining and updating the photography and video plan with new projects, flagging any potential issues with the Studio Manager.
• Actioning requests from other teams such as Marketing, Buying and Sales.
• Taking ownership of the administration of new photo and film content post-production including naming and indexing files, managing cut outs and Photoshop actions.
• Helping to organise required equipment for the studio and external locations when required.
• Ad-hoc tasks around our studio and location spaces to support the Studio Manager and the rest of team.
• Coordinating location shoots, including booking venues, models, and team resource in order to deliver the requirements with the support and direction of the Studio Manager.
• Organising location permits and securing locations.
• Sharing contact sheets for approval by the relevant stakeholders.
• Collating performance data for reporting.
• Occasionally support members of the team with other tasks such as product assembly / preparation. 

Skills required

• Proactive approach
• Good team player
• Work well under pressure when required
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Highly organised with exceptionally high standards and attention to detail
• Polite, friendly, and professional
• Good IT skills
• Flexible, open to change

If you are interested in this position, please click the link. This will direct you to our Applicant Tracking System where you will be able to apply for the role.

 STRICTLY NO AGENCIES