Studio Manager
- Cape Town, Western Cape 7925 View on Map
- posted 9 hours ago
- Posted : August 6, 2026 -Accepting applications
Job Description
## **About Us**
Step into the wild world of OneDayOnly – South Africa’s OG daily deals hub. We’re the pioneers of cool discounts, hitting you for just one day because, well, why overcomplicate things? We’ve got the big names, top suppliers, and a dash of our secret sauce to make you feel like a BIG DEAL. Not to brag, but we have over a million potential savvy shoppers getting our daily dose every 24 hours.
We’re not fussy – if the price is right and the quality checks out, we’re selling it. That’s what makes us the go-to for both the smart buyer and the eager seller. Toss in the urgency of our deals, and boom, success happens quicker than you can blink. So, jump in, where FOMO meets killer deals, and let’s turn every day into a retail party!
## **About You**
You’re the calm in the creative chaos. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, love keeping people and projects on track, and somehow always know what needs to happen next. You’re an organised problem-solver, a supportive leader and a champion of great creative that delivers results.
Whether you’re coaching your team, fine-tuning workflows, embracing AI or keeping stakeholders happy, you’re always looking for smarter ways to work. Most importantly, you bring positive energy, take ownership and know how to turn a busy Studio into a well-oiled machine.
## **Responsibilities:**
**Own the Studio Pipeline**
– Oversee the Studio workflow from brief to final delivery, balancing quality, deadlines, capacity and business priorities.
– Prioritise, allocate and track work, proactively managing forecasts, workloads and bottlenecks.
– Optimise production by grouping work and determining when to outsource, use creators or leverage AI.
**Lead and Develop the Team**
– Lead, coach and motivate a high-performing Studio team with clear expectations and regular feedback.
– Allocate work based on strengths, capacity and development opportunities.
– Foster engagement, identify skills gaps and support hiring, succession planning and team growth.
**Manage Production and Stakeholder Communication**
– Act as the primary point of contact for Studio requests across the business.
– Ensure briefs are clear, timelines are realistic and stakeholders are kept informed.
– Manage expectations, resolve challenges and build strong cross-functional relationships.
**Own Creative Quality**
– Approve all Studio output, ensuring work is on-brand, commercially effective and meets quality standards.
– Lead campaigns and shoots from concept to delivery.
– Continuously refine creative approaches to achieve the best results within available resources.
**Drive Performance and Operations**
– Manage the Studio budget, resources, systems and day-to-day operations.
– Monitor production metrics, identify efficiencies and continuously improve workflows and SOPs.
– Ensure equipment, software and Studio resources are effectively maintained.
**Evolve the Studio**
– Continuously improve processes, productivity and scalability across the Studio.
– Drive innovation through automation, AI and emerging e-commerce production trends.
– Build a future-ready Studio that grows its capability, efficiency and quality over time.
## **Experience and Qualifications:**
– 5+ years in a studio, production or content environment, with at least 2 years managing a creative team.
– Experience managing high-volume production with multiple competing deadlines and stakeholders.
– Experience managing budgets, resources and external suppliers or freelancers.
– A strong understanding of photography, video, styling, retouching and post-production workflows.
– Experience developing people, managing performance and building high-performing creative teams.
– Experience implementing new technology, AI or production processes is advantageous.
– Exceptional organisational, traffic management and resource planning skills.
– Strong stakeholder, communication and people management abilities.
– Commercially minded, balancing quality, speed, efficiency and business outcomes.
– Sound creative judgement and understanding of Studio production workflows.
– Strong problem-solving and data-driven decision-making skills.
– Proficient in Asana, Google Workspace and Google Drive; experience with Adobe CC, Capture One, Frame.io and AI tools is advantageous.
– Experience managing budgets and Studio resources.
– Thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with changing priorities.
– Adaptable, resilient and solutions-focused under pressure.
– Accountable, proactive and confident making decisions.
– Collaborative leader who develops, motivates and supports their team.
– Positive, commercially minded and focused on delivering results efficiently.
– Valid driver’s licence and own transport (required for off-site shoots).
– Based in Cape Town or willing to relocate.
## **Values:**
– **Challenge Accepted:** We create bold campaigns, own our results, and push creative boundaries to make an impact.
– **Solve Smart:** We use insights, data, and innovation to solve marketing challenges creatively and effectively.
– **Character Counts:** We communicate honestly, ethically, and with creativity, building trust with customers and colleagues.
– **Customer Obsessed:** We deeply understand our audience, delivering content and campaigns that resonate and drive action.
– **Seriously Unserious:** We bring enthusiasm, wit, and fun to our campaigns and teamwork, while staying results-focused.
