We are passionate about creating truly stand out designs for our clients. NU Creative have been supporting people like HIREWORKS, Enfield Council and Ed Broking with their design projects. Stephanie Leak is Studio Manager at NU Creative, specialists in design and branding. It all comes down to communication, respect and teamwork, constantly re-evaluating processes and learning how to balance constraints and freedoms to achieve the best end result. There are by no means a single set of rules or best practices that project and studio managers can whip out and refer to. Of course, as with any role, there are challenges – learning to say ‘no’ but providing an alternative, understanding and navigating client team politics, and balancing individuals wants and needs on a professional and personal level. It’s about teamwork in creative, and a happy studio makes for an enjoyable work environment, increased productivity and an all-round warm fuzzy feeling. Does the team want to work with an unsupportive task manager with zero empathy and a chip on their shoulder? No. Being a personable character is also an important trait of a Studio Manager. Without this integral role, much of the management of a project falls on a designers’ shoulders, allowing less time for the creative design and artworking itself. Most importantly, the Studio Manager provides support to the team and a point of call to funnel information between client and studio. Keeping things in line – managing the team’s feedback, annual leave requests, birthday cakes, dishes… anything that’s needed around the office!ĭesign and Creative Direction – if you come from a design background and the structure of a company requires it, you may also work on the creative side assisting with design and providing creative direction.Administration – archiving and backing up the back up (do it, you won’t regret it), file management and ensuring a steady flow of social media content (when you don’t have an SM manager).Assessment and debrief management – celebrating the wins and booing the losses, but discussing solutions to improve for next time.Proofreading – double, triple checking of documents before they fly out of the inbox.Quality control – does the design adhere to the client brief? A must.Keeping everyone up to date on the status of a project – stakeholders, clients and the team.Creating estimates for studio time, printing and print management.Reviewing daily resource and workload schedules and booking freelancers when it gets a little crazy busy.Creating and implementing workflow and project management processes to make for a smooth, efficient project lifecycle.Managing a project from briefing to completion – taking client briefs, consolidating clients needs, assigning designers to a project, managing outputs and ensuring deadlines are met.Here’s a general rundown of what a Studio Manager gets up to: Bite the bullet and get yourself a bit of both on the CV, it will benefit you in your understanding of design and processes and will give you that edge towards the job success victory dance. Design management courses provide skills on how to foster great client relationships, creating and implementing workflow management processes and setting and maintaining budgets. If you are more creative and want to be hands-on in the creative process you can study Graphic Design and work your way up the ladder into Studio Management, Art Direction or a Senior Designer role depending on a company’s needs. Studio Manager, Account Manager, Project Manager, Traffic Manager are all fairly similar in role description when it comes to a creative agency.Įach is an integral part of any client-facing business, whether it be a small agency that only requires one or two of these roles or a large company that requires multiple individuals in each area of creative and resource management.Ĭan you study to be a Studio Manager? It depends on which direction you want to take.
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