Studio Manager and Marketing Assistant

Air Design is a specialist brand experience design studio with 25 years of success in enhancing connections between people and the built environment, collaborating with the world’s leading developers, owners, operators and consultants.

Our Strategy, Branding, Wayfinding and Placemaking work has shaped a wide range of environments, including commercial, mixed-use, leisure, hospitality and residential schemes, as well as healthcare, workplaces and campuses.

The position

We are looking for a Studio Manager and Marketing Assistant to play a pivotal role in our growing business. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised all-rounder to contribute to the smooth running and growth of our business; someone with excellent communication and presentation skills, and marketing and communications experience.

The principal responsibilities of this position will involve:

• Business: have a keen business sense for marketing the studio, responding to enquiries, resizing images, writing copy for interviews, newsletters and website, social media updates (Instagram, Linkedin and X), updating the website with new projects and events.

• Finances: generating & paying invoices, keeping up to date with income and outgoings.

• Sales: research and assist the Business Development Director in following up new enquiries. Searching for new sales opportunities and nurturing existing relationships.

• Problem solving: be flexible and ready to sort out a myriad of problems and challenges as they arise.

• Technology: know about all the equipment, IT systems and facilities in the studio and keep up to date with the available technology.

• Diplomacy: be polite and patient in the management of studio colleagues and be able to maintain good long-term client relationships.

• Health and safety: know the legal requirements around keeping a production safe; ensure the wellbeing of those who hire the studio.

Candidate Key Criteria:

• Excellent Communication – clear verbal, written and visual communication.
• Organised – able to prioritise tasks and bring a systemised and logical structure to work.
• Numerate – able to record financial information clearly and accurately.
• Highly computer literate – Google Drive - Gmail, Docs, Sheets and Slides
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Social Media
• Finances - Knowledge of Productive and Zero (desired, training can be provided)
• Promotion and Sales – experienced in managing social media accounts, customer relationship management, and online marketing.
• Design eye – able to demonstrate skills in graphic design, creating clean layouts and presentations, editing images and creating eye-catching online marketing materials i.e. newsletters, website and instagram posts.
• Resourceful and Proactive – able to take on tasks in unknown territories, learn on the go and generate new business avenues.
• Relevant experience in studio management and some marketing experience in similar design studio practice(s).

We offer:

• Flexible working hours with a balanced work from home arrangement (min three days in the studio a week though it’s open all week so you can work there more if you want)

• Studio closed at Christmas meaning an extra 3 days of paid holiday, plus an extra half day on your birthday

• Access to training, development and educational to support your professional development through our personal development programmes

• Opportunities to attend events, exhibitions and conferences to improve your knowledge on new products, research and skills

• We’ll cover the cost of your entrance fee to exhibitions in London

• Studio social events, lunches and breakfasts

• Interest-free loan for purchase of annual travel season tickets

• Cycle-to-work scheme is also available.

Software knowledge:

Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office, Google Suite, Wordpress

Important information:

• Permanent (with a 3-month probation period)

• We will consider Part -Time applicants (3 days a week)

• Salary £26,000 to £32,000