STUDIO MANAGER

STUDIO MANAGER

We Realise Potential in Your Story

Based in the heart of Shoreditch, we are a multi-platform production company, social media agency, and digital media network who are currently on a quest to find a Studio Manager to join our Network team. Is this your next opportunity?

We are building a brand new studio at our head office on Brick Lane in London. Here, we’ll record new episodes of History Hit’s award-winning podcasts, which are now published as both audio and video, as well as original, creator-led, YouTube-first content. The Studio Manager will be the key person in ensuring the smooth running of the space, making sure equipment works (and fixing it when it doesn’t!), managing the flow of data, overseeing frequent set changes as well as filming the content. The studio will be in action most, if not all, days and be used by multiple production teams.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong capacity for managing the expectations of this critical role. They will also be comfortable scheduling the space, operating a multi-camera set-up, lighting rig and audio apparatus, and making sure our content output looks and sounds great!

Please note that this role comes with an expectation of daily in-office attendance and some weekend and evening working.

PERKS OF THE JOB

We are proud to be an award winning, B Corp™ Certified workplace with employee wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. We offer hybrid and flexi-time working, mental health and wellbeing programmes, enhanced gender neutral parental leave, interest free financial support and a digital nomad policy that allows you to work from abroad in two one week blocks a year. Plus all the usuals such as pension contributions, annual leave and office perks like free lunches, socials, and health treatments!

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Holding primary responsibility (as the Camera Operator and Sound Recordist) for our studio equipment and technical setup including lights, cameras and peripherals, audio equipment, and data management;

• Overseeing studio schedule and resourcing;

• Responsible for the maintenance and first-line troubleshooting of studio kit;

• Data management for studio rushes;

• Thorough and ongoing knowledge of developments in studio equipment and software;

• Working with the Production Manager to plan for necessary upgrades and replacements of equipment and systems - researching, selecting, sourcing and budgeting;

• Working with production teams to identify time and resource efficiencies in studio activity;

• Supporting the production team and talent to deliver a steady stream of podcasts and YouTube original content;

• Supporting the production team to deliver all required extras (sponsor reads, marketing promos, etc);

• Supporting the production team with creative suggestions around staging and set design;

• Supporting the Production Manager with budgets, scheduling, planning and logistics of multiple studio-based sessions per month.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
Skills matter, experience is useful, attitude is everything.

• Thorough understanding of all stages of the production of studio-based content for YouTube and of podcast production;

• Thorough understanding of and ability to operate the technical setup of the studio and its audiovisual and data management equipment. Specific apparatus includes but is not limited to:

  • BlackMagic Studio Cameras

  • Blackmagic ATEM Television Studio HD8 ISO

  • Panasonic lenses

• Excellent and demonstrable experience in:

  • Multi-camera studio filming;

  • Sound recording / engineering;

  • Digital-first production for YouTube or equivalent platforms;

  • Digital and innovative content production;

  • Post production paperwork and programmes including Silvermouse

• Strong knowledge of talent management, including maintaining and cultivating good relationships with talent;

• Proficient using G-Suite (inc. Sheets) and Microsoft Office (inc. Excel.), Asana or equivalent experience, which is highly desirable for this role.
  

LITTLE DOT, BIG IMPACT

We’re probably the biggest studio you didn’t know was fuelling your favourite content. We’ve been one of the top dogs in the digital content space since 2013 (some would say, before its potential was even fully realised). We're proud to work with some of the hottest TV and movie studios, distributors, rights holders, sports federations and brands in the business.

WE ARE COMMITTED

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace at Little Dot that reflects our diverse digital audiences and communities we work and live in. We are committed to ensuring every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and we strive to create an environment where differences are celebrated, and everyone has equal opportunity to thrive.

USE OF AI IN APPLICATIONS

We value authenticity, and want to get to know you - your thinking, and your originality. While generative AI tools can help refine text, we require your applications to be in your own voice and words. AI cannot be used to generate your responses, and any applications appearing to be entirely AI-generated will not be progressed.

Learn more about us, our values and our commitments please visit our website for more information.