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Paul Cocksedge Studio is looking for a production and workshop manager to join its team in London.

Production and workshop manager – Paul Cocksedge Studio

Full-time, Monday to Friday, studio-based in Hackney, London. Start: first week of January 2027.

Paul Cocksedge Studio is an internationally recognised London design and public art practice, creating products, installations and large-scale commissions for clients including Hermès, Dior, the Mayor of London and Google Arts. Our work is held in the permanent collections of MoMA and the V&A.

We are looking for a production and workshop manager to lead production and run the workshop day to day. You will take ownership of projects from first prototype through to fabrication, delivery and installation, working closely with Paul, Joana and the wider team. We are a small studio and the pace is fast, so this is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys making things happen.

This is not a typical 9 to 5 job: we work all over the world, so you’ll be expected to travel and to work across different time zones.

What you’ll do:

• manage production schedules, timelines, budgets and pricing across multiple live projects
• lead and motivate the production team and workshop, setting clear expectations and holding people accountable for deadlines and quality
• build and manage relationships with suppliers and fabricators, including visiting them on site
• produce technical files, condition reports and production reports, using AI tools to speed up documentation
• use AI and cloud-based tools daily to manage calendars, timelines, projects and costings
• get hands-on in the workshop when needed, from prototyping to finishing
• travel internationally for suppliers, installations and exhibitions

About you:

• excellent people skills: empathetic and motivating, but firm, and comfortable making people accountable
• exceptional interpersonal skills, critical thinking and problem-solving, with a multi-disciplinary approach
• strong time management and budget control, with extremely good organisation
• AI fluency at the forefront of how you work daily, including confident prompting to generate reports, schedules and documentation
• comfortable with cloud-based project management tools
• good understanding of 3D CAD and generating technical files
• skilled with your hands, with experience across metal, wood, glass and electronics, including soldering
• a good sense of design and aesthetics, and strong attention to detail
• confident dealing with suppliers and working on the ground

Must be London-based with the right to work in the UK – we are not sponsoring visas and cannot consider applications from outside London

To apply

Please send the following via the apply for job button below by Friday 27 November:

• CV
• portfolio (no larger than 5MB)
• salary expectations
• references
• a short note on why this feels like the right fit

Interviews: 2 to 3 December

www.paulcocksedgestudio.com