Studio Creative Manager; Maternity Cover

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Job Reference twinkl/TP/27864/1470

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Full Time

Maternity cover - 12-month contract

Salary starting at £41,500 per year

Working Hours:

37.5

Location:

England

Closing Date:

30/01/2026

Job Category:

Growth

Region / Division:

Global

Business Unit:

Not Applicable

Studio Creative Manager (Maternity Cover)

Location: Twinkl HQ, Sheffield (on-site) or Remote (UK-based)

Contract Type: Full time, Fixed-term (12 months mat cover)

Annual Salary: £41,500 to £55,000

Hours: 37.5h per week - Monday to Friday

Line Manager / Points of Contact: Head of Creative, Head of Creative Production, Creative Technologist.

Recruiter: James Cook

Help shape the creative direction of one of the UK’s most loved education brands.

We're looking for a highly collaborative and strategically minded Studio Creative Manager to join us during a pivotal phase of growth. This isn't just about managing projects; it's about leading and inspiring a talented in-house team to deliver consistent, high-quality, and impactful creative across all brand, campaign, and marketing materials, ensuring our brand identity consistently resonates with our audience.

In this unique role, you'll be the crucial link between strategy and execution. You'll draw on your extensive experience with integrated campaigns to take a first look at strategies, identifying key questions and ensuring clarity before our creative pods are even briefed. Your keen visual eye, firm grasp of copy and messaging, and storytelling expertise will be vital as you provide art direction, constructive feedback, and unwavering support, ensuring our creative bar remains exceptionally high and bold thinking flourishes across the team, driving innovation in how we connect with our users.

Beyond the creative output, you'll ensure our team is harnessing the power of the latest technology and making the most of software and tooling, specifically Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Canva, to build robust workflows and efficient templates. This is a unique opportunity to step into a key leadership position, empowering our creatives and significantly contributing to Twinkl’s brand and marketing evolution.

• Reviewing new campaign strategies to identify core creative challenges and opportunities.
• Working with our Creative Technologist to champion adoption of tools like Figma and automation-based processes, embedding them into the creative workflow to improve speed, scalability, and collaboration.
• Offering hands‑on art direction and visual guidance where needed — from layouts and visuals to campaign storytelling — drawing on your own creative background.
• Guiding the in‑house creative team through projects, ensuring high quality, brand consistency, and timely delivery.
• Collaborating closely with marketing, production, and other teams to align creative output with broader objectives and improve workflow efficiency.
• Supporting and managing a multidisciplinary creative team, including designers, copywriters, and motion specialists — setting clear priorities, timelines, and expectations.
• Identifying and implementing new tools and technologies (including AI) to boost creative efficiency and scalability.
• Developing and refining creative templates, scalable processes, and studio systems to streamline production.
• Mentoring and supporting individual creatives to foster growth, skill development, and a creative‑first culture where experimentation and originality are encouraged.
• Staying on top of creative trends to inspire innovative thinking within the team.
• Acting as a creative quality gatekeeper, providing constructive feedback across brand and marketing projects to ensure visual consistency and impact.

• Have proven experience managing creative projects and people in a busy studio environment, ideally in‑house or within a fast‑moving brand or agency.
• Possess strong creative instincts and a sharp eye for design, layout, branding and visual storytelling.
• Be confident offering hands‑on creative…