Project & Creative Studio Manager

Barlow & Co. is an award-winning branding and design agency, specialising in wine and drinks packaging. Our clients range from great to small, including UK & International brands, wineries, supermarkets and wine importers. The studio is based in Chiswick, London W4.

We are looking for a brilliant Project Manager to run our busy studio, look after the friendly team and deliver our many projects on-time and to budget.

THE ROLE IN DETAIL:

You will be expected to:

• Manage and prioritise workflow through the studio to meet project deadlines.
• Organise and run the daily production meeting.
• Manage the design team – allocating tasks and ensuring enough design resource is available.
• Liaise with the client accounts team to make sure that projects are delivered.
• Update and manage Filemaker project management system.
• Liaise with suppliers (print/paper/packaging) and keep up-to-date with innovation.
• Manage the technical production of design.
• Work both with the team, and independently, to maintain and develop best practices.
• Ensure the studio is running properly and that supplies are ordered.
• Check timesheets and running monthly productivity reports.

ABOUT YOU:

This is a key role within our team and requires the highest level of attention to detail, responsibility and professionalism. As well as a passion for all things design, print and packaging. A love of wine helps, but is not essential!

We are looking for someone who is hard working, confident and accurate in what they do. It’s important that you enjoy working with and contributing to the wider team; pro-active and collaborative in your approach. And always eager to learn more.

Skills and Experience:

• You must have 4 years’ minimum experience in a studio setting, experienced in managing project resource and workflow.

• Methodical / process-minded with a creative flair. You easily follow instruction and enjoy using check lists.

• Stickler for detail.

• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

• Organised and a great communicator.

• Are able to work in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects and to tight deadlines. Bringing excellent organisation and time management to your work.

• Can use Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.

Bonus Experience

• An understanding of Filemaker.

• Wine appreciation.

WE ARE

A small but growing team who play to each other’s strengths. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. We work hard but we also don’t like to work late (we have lives to live too); so we are focussed about the job to be done. We like to work with a sense of humour and purpose.

On Wine Tuesdays we share a bottle to learn a bit more about the good stuff and have team lunch one day a week so we can sit down together, eat and catch up.

In essence we’re a family-style studio where we encourage individuals to grow within their roles and develop their skills.