Photographic Studio Operations Manager

Working with:

Internal: Across the agency: Production and Client Service Teams. Creative Teams; Photographers, Studio Assistants

External: All Suppliers including Photographic and Technical, The Piper Building Facilities Team, Clients that visit our studios and freelancers.

Responsible for:

Studios and Studio Team

• Overseeing the day to day running of the Photographic Studios and supporting the delivery of photo shoots across our client base.

• Responsible for the set space allocation and overseeing the set up and take down of studio/lighting.

• Provide leadership to inspire, engage and motivate the studio assistant team, to ensure s7 standards are not only met but continually improved and are of an exceptional standard.

• Clearly communicate the client and project needs to the studio assistants to ensure that the set up meets the agreed brief and to schedule.

• Organisation of the daily studio kit allocation for all photographers/videographers including freelancers.

• Oversee and maintain lighting diagrams and set references and organise updated files as required. All documentation to be filed by client and consistently labelled for ease of use by all.

• Equipment Maintenance - ensure all equipment is in working order before and after use and regularly maintained.

• Oversee all set building requirements and have overall responsibility for the maintenance of these.

• Be a main point of contact for all Studio queries and approach all challenges with a pro-active mindset focussed on delivering solutions.

• Resolve complex studio issues and escalate them where appropriate.

Technical Operations

• IT infrastucture planning, implementation and maintenance.

• Server management including archive.

• IT procurement.

• Disaster Recovery Planning.

• GDPR Lead.

• Project Implementation

• Software Licence Management

• Operational process ownership and continual improvement management.

Business, Operations and Finance

• Ensuring the studios meet all Health and Safety requirements and fire regulations.

• Pro-actively control the necessary staffing levels to satisfy studio demand whilst remaining within the studio budget.

• Cost effective buying of all studio essentials.

• Create preferred supplier list for all equipment & negotiate on all costs to obtain the best value & terms for seventy7.

• Ensure all studios and S7 spaces are immaculate and free from clutter.

• Continual space improvement program – including but not limited to maintenance, painting, electrics.

• Work closely with the Senior Management Team to develop & improve the offering of Seventy7 across all areas.

• Collaborate closely with all colleagues to understand the needs and standards the studio environment has to be kept to.

• Constantly strive to improve the studio and ways of working around delivering all S7 services and operations.

Key Skills Required: You must:

• Be a self starter and have the ability to organise and prioritise yours and your teams workload.

• Be able to multi-task using effective time management skills.

• Have excellent interpersonal skills and be adaptable to change and see problems before they arise.

• Have at least 2 year’s experience in managing I.T. systems/infrastructure.

• Have the ability and energy to work in a fast paced environment.

• Have a strong work ethic and willingness to meet deadlines.

• Be able to use your initiative and work calmly under pressure.

• Be proactive, positive and lead by example.

• Be flexible and adaptable to our ever changing needs of the clients.

• Have exceptional communication skills with both colleagues and clients.

• Be hands on and willing to do any aspect of what is required to get the job done.

This role will be performance managed through Key Performance Indicators (KPS’s) – for example these may include but are not limited to:

• Client/Customer satisfaction.

• Speed of response to internal and external requests.

• Stability and speed of the I.T. infrastructure.

• Adherence to Health & Safety and Fire Regulations.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Studio / office management: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/03/2024