Studio / Production Manager - Packaging / CGI
Hull
Salary - DOE
Hours - 8.30-5pm (Monday - Thursday) & 8.30-1.30pm Friday
Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 at home
Company
Our client creates digital packaging assets for some of the world's most recognisable brands. Their dynamic and innovative team works with FMCG companies to prepare packaging artwork for large-scale print production.
As a digitally driven organisation, our client is committed to staying at the forefront of their industry. They design and develop their own cutting-edge technologies and powerful systems, enabling them to continuously evolve and drive their business forward.
This approach ensures they consistently deliver a high-quality service to their clients-whether that involves retouching imagery for print-ready media or producing high-impact 3D visuals for e-commerce platforms.
Overview
Our client is looking for a highly driven, data-oriented Production / Studio Manager to lead regional production performance, planning, and continuous improvement across their artwork and CGI operations.
In this role, you will be instrumental in shaping how production is planned, measured, and optimised-leveraging data, insights, and reporting to drive smarter, faster decision-making. You will lead and inspire a multidisciplinary team, while enhancing production reporting frameworks, dashboards, and forecasting models to support operational excellence.
A strong technical understanding of, and hands-on experience within, the CGI packaging packshot industry would be a distinct advantage.
Responsibilities
Production Performance & Continuous Improvement
- Lead and optimise regional production performance, ensuring delivery against SLAs, quality standards, and key efficiency metrics.
- Drive continuous improvement by reducing errors, improving utilisation, and fostering a culture of innovation and operational excellence.
Production Planning & Capacity Management
- Lead production planning and capacity management across short-, mid-, and long-term horizons to meet demand and delivery targets.
- Optimise resources and team capability through data-driven decisions, ensuring scalability and alignment with current and future business needs.
Data Analysis, Insight Generation and Reporting
- Leverage data analysis and insights to drive operational efficiency, profitability, and informed decision-making.
- Develop and enhance reporting through automation, standardisation, and effective visualisation to communicate performance to stakeholders.
Process & Operational Excellence
- Lead and approve production process improvements at a regional level, ensuring they remain scalable, efficient and fit for purpose.
- Collaborate with global stakeholders to align and standardise processes.
- Support implementation of new workflows, tools, and systems.
People Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing, multidisciplinary production team.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and development planning.
- Foster an engaged, collaborative, and high-performance culture.
- Manage recruitment, onboarding, and talent development.
- Promote a positive and inclusive working environment.
Key Skills
- Proven experience in production management within creative environments (artwork, print, CGI), including leading and managing large teams (circa 40 people)
- Preferably from the packaging industry
- CGI experience would be desirable
- A data-driven thinker who uses insight to challenge and improve performance.
- A proactive leader who can balance strategic planning with hands-on execution.
- Someone who thrives on solving operational challenges.
- A collaborative partner who can influence across teams and functions.
- A continuous improvement mindset with a passion for operational excellence.
- An individual who champions the value of our teams and community.
- Someone with strong commercial awareness with the ability to drive performance and profitability.
Interviews are being conducted as soon as possible for this vacancy, so if you are interested please get in touch as soon as possible and register your details with us.
Please note; we will not pass on any of your details without prior consent!
Key words - packaging / Production manager / studio manager / packshot / CGI / repro / reprographics / 3D
