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A bit about the role:
We’re looking for a Senior Creative Studio Manager to anchor our creative operations and help shape how we bring ideas to life. Working alongside our Creative Lead, you’ll be the linchpin across creative delivery, campaign production, team structure, and strategic resourcing — balancing excellent personnel management with operational clarity.
Job Description
A bit about the role:
We’re looking for a Senior Creative Studio Manager to anchor our creative operations and help shape how we bring ideas to life. Working alongside our Creative Lead, you’ll be the linchpin across creative delivery, campaign production, team structure, and strategic resourcing — balancing excellent personnel management with operational clarity.
This is a hands-on, highly visible, and highly collaborative role where you’ll need to be just as comfortable tracking budgets as you are managing studio projects and workload, helping to set up film shoots in Antarctica, or optimising creative workflows across multiple markets.
Key Responsibilities
Creative Operations & Project Delivery
* Manage end-to-end delivery of creative campaigns and content projects, from briefing and scoping through to post-project analysis
* Manage timelines, workflows, and tools across the Design, Copy, and Film teams
* Own all creative budgets, working closely with Marketing, Finance, and Production to track estimates, spend, and reconciliation
* Lead internal resource management — ensuring efficient use of time, skills, and talent across the department
* Collaborate closely with regional marketing teams to align global creative with local priorities
Shoot Planning & Production Oversight
* Own the annual planning, logistics, and organisation of 4–5 asset-gathering photo and film shoots in key expedition destinations (e.g., Antarctica, Greenland, Galápagos)
* Oversee shoot logistics including travel coordination, kit shipping, contracts, permits, insurance, and location access
* Liaise with internal teams and field crew to ensure brand alignment, creative output, and safety standards are met
Contracting & Licensing
* Lead the contracting process for third-party contributors including freelancers, production partners, talent, models, and usage rights
* Oversee asset licensing and clearance across all creative, keeping track of usage terms and proactively managing renewals or takedowns
Team Leadership & HR
* Act as the line manager for three or more members of the creative team, including regular check-ins, performance reviews, holiday approvals, and cover coordination
* Champion a positive, collaborative culture and support team wellbeing, growth, and development
* Help define team structure and future hiring plans in line with creative and brand growth
Skills & Requirements
About you:
* 6+ years of experience in a creative production or studio management role — ideally within an in-house brand team or creative agency
* Excellent organisational and operational skills —managing multiple workstreams, budgets, and deadlines
* Experienced in knowing how to handle creatives, protecting their capacities while also giving them a stage to shine when appropriate
* Outstanding stakeholder management – ideally in a global organisation
* Proven experience leading integrated campaign delivery across video, design, and content
* Strong production background, ideally including experience planning and supporting international film or photo shoots
* Comfortable with contracts, licensing, and third-party rights management
* A natural people manager with experience conducting performance reviews and supporting team development
* Proactive, solutions-focused, and calm under pressure to support the creatives in resourcing or stakeholder management
* Familiarity with project management software (e.g. ClickUp)
* Passionate about disruptive marketing, storytelling, brand building, creative quality, and expedition travel
Great Place to Work
* Passionate Explorers - We are proud of our history and are driven to create more.
* ‘Can-Do’ Mindset - We jump-in and proactively contribute to the greater good.
* Supportive and Collaborative Teams - We are curious and generous with our knowledge. We Trust.
* Genuine Interactions - We want all people to be their true selves.
* Humble Leadership - We have a short distance between leaders and teams.
About The Company
Since 1896, HX have championed sustainability in the expedition cruise sector. From launching the world’s first battery-hybrid expedition cruise ships to banishing heavy fuel oil and single use plastics from our fleet. We are at the forefront of driving sustainable practices in expedition cruises that prioritise greener travel.
For nearly 130 years we have been committed to continuously improving what we do for our guests but also for the people we work with.
We are a group of explorers who want to seek out the very best journeys for our guests but also for ourselves. We take our guests on big life-changing adventures, from the stunning wilderness of the Arctic to the incredible creatures on the Galápagos Islands all on our purpose-built expedition ships. Our HX fleet explore hundreds of destinations in over 30 countries across 5 continents.
Our ambition is strong and lofty – we want to become the number one sustainable expedition brand in the world. But we recognise we need passionate explorers, with can-do mindsets, humble leadership skills which bring people together for genuine interactions in a supportive and collaborative way.
As a newly branded company built on a 130-years heritage, HX is at an exciting new chapter and as we embark on this new journey, we believe your skills and passion could thrive. We are looking for talented explorers who want to join us on our exciting expedition to growth and success. This could include travelling and working in amazing HX hubs both on sea and land. From our impressive new Headquarters in London to our state-of-the-art Customer Service Centre just opened in Prague as well as various offices across Europe, the US and APAC.
One thing you’ll find whether on sea or land is a group of people, all connected with the same mindset and purpose - we want to explore more, champion sustainability and become the world’s very best expedition cruise operator.
Single-use plastic banHurtigruten was the first major travel company to have removed single-use plastic from its entire fleet and our hotels.
Hybrid Explorer shipsHX Expedition has two hybrid-electric powered expedition cruise ships that offer a 20% reduction of fuel consumption.
Beach cleanupsHX Expedition Teams encourage guests to take part in beach clean-ups, which results in several metric tonnes of trash every year being removed.
HX Expedition FoundationOur HX Foundation is a dedicated charity supporting local communities and environmental initiatives solely on the areas where HX’s Expedition ships sail, from the Arctic and Alaska to the UK, Galápagos Islands and Antarctica.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
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Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
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