Creative Production Manager

Are you working as a Creative Production Manager, Traffic Manager or Studio Manager just to name a few and looking for your next career move? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Marketing Team as Creative Production Manager. We would consider someone who would be available to work 4 or 5 days a week and this role offers hybrid working which would be 2 days working from home and 3 days in the office in Nottingham.

Hunter Douglas Group of Companies is the global market leader in window dressings. As Creative Production Manager, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the Design Studio and Photography Team is running smoothly and at maximum efficiency by organising workloads, implementing processes, understanding interdependencies and being a point of contact between the Design Studio, Photography Team and our stakeholders.

Work will support our Hillarys retail brand, UK trade brands, branded dealers and some work on European brands. Hunter Douglas is a creative and fast paced environment with numerous design and photography briefs received daily - averaging over 1200 p.a.

As Creative Production Manager, here’s an idea of what you will be doing:

1. Receive, check and set up new briefs and job schedules in a timely manner using our workflow management tool, Smartsheet
2. Allocate jobs in line with deadlines, deliverables, and the individual design or photography resource’s availability, skillset and development objectives
3. Review daily work schedules and each team member’s workload to ensure all work stays on track, re-prioritising activity as required
4. Working alongside the Creative Design Manager, Photography Manager and stakeholders, maintaining high levels of collaboration and communication
5. Deliver regular and concise project updates to senior managers
6. Based on future activity plans, forward plan Design Studio and Photography Team resources, highlighting any requirements for freelance support to cover anticipated increases in workload or periods of annual leave
7. Ensure efficient ways of working and quality outputs through ongoing process and system improvements
8. Manage annual budgets and system and software contracts and licences, acting as the main point of contact for suppliers
9. Plan, implement and roll out contract, system and software reviews and system changes and associated training and process changes
10. Engage freelance resource as required
11. Chair Marketing’s Planning and Priorities Meeting
12. Provide planning support, project management to Marketing and other areas of the business

1. Experience of working within a busy creative environment, ideally with a good understanding of the creative process
2. Previous experience in production trafficking or scheduling as traffic manager would be beneficial
3. A confident team player and leader, with the ability to develop strong working relationships and manage stakeholders
4. Excellent project management skills, with experience of using workflow/project management tools such as Smartsheet, Wrike, Asana, Monday.com & Adobe Workfront
5. Strong prioritisation and organisation skills, adept at efficiently and proactively meeting deadlines with good attention to detail
6. Great problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage change when circumstances dictate
7. Comfortable working at pace, managing numerous new briefs daily alongside personal day-to-day tasks and longer-term projects

You’ll be joining a specialist and sociable team, where you’ll get the chance to flourish and develop. This role gives you the chance to join a team that is always at the forefront of the market, so if you’re ready to make the next move in your career, this could be just what you’re looking for.

We understand that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach, and with this in mind, we are dedicated to providing an inclusive workplace where every colleague feels valued and comfortable to be their true self. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please make us aware.