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Colin Parker Furniture is seeking a studio manager to join its office in Edinburgh, Scotland. 

This role is a great opportunity for an energetic and motivated candidate with an interest in interior design. Our studio manager keeps the studio organised, interesting and full of energy.

You should be self-reliant with excellent planning and record keeping skills. The role requires working with the whole team, clients and external collaborators so you must be confident and a good communicator.

A hugely varied and exciting role, this is the perfect position for someone who wants to bring their creative and organisational skills and really take ownership of a small creative studio within a really friendly, passionate and talented team.

Who we’re looking for:

• a great communicator, you’re a people person who’s comfortable communicating with people from different industries and cultures with an excellent standard of written and spoken English. You will have an excellent phone manner and ability to create a welcoming environment for guests and clients
• you see problems as opportunities and you’re good at identifying and suggesting solutions
• you have experience of supporting a team of people
• an eye for detail, you love systems, planning and executing strategies. You will have the ability to think strategically and creatively
• Mac-proficient you will have excellent IT skills and be comfortable working with Gmail, Microsoft Word, and have advanced knowledge of Excel
• you have an appreciation for interiors, design, materials, making or manufacturing

Key responsibilities:

• you will act as the bridge between the client, studio and workshop ensuring project objectives are met on time and on budget
• administrative support, streamlining processes and suggesting improvements, creating weekly and monthly reports on the status of all live projects for design and production team meeting and work with the design team to set and maintain schedules
• you will prepare resourcing schedules, fee proposals and payment schedules for all new projects alongside director
• accounting and bookkeeping tasks and reconciling projects costs & expenditure, completing expenses etc. track and invoice studio time as appropriate, maintain cost and project tracking during live projects, ensure all staff members complete timesheets. You will liaise with our accountant and bookkeeper as required
• you will liaise with clients, external project managers, main contractors, contractors and consultants as required. You will administer purchasing for all design and build projects and liaise with other workshops and suppliers to ensure delivery. You will maintain trade accounts and insurances across the business
• perform HR-related tasks as required including shortlisting, interviewing, job offers, contracts and right to work checks. You will also deal with the pension scheme, employee appraisals
• ensure the workshop adheres to health and safety legislation across all aspects of our work

Further responsibilities:

• PA duties – assisting director with email and diary management
• providing general support to the wider studio and workshop
• arranging travel and accommodation for staff business trips
• general studio housekeeping – making sure studio and workshop consumables are fully stocked
• support the director with developing future plans and implementing improvements in all areas

This is an opportunity to join our friendly and forward-thinking studio, and to help our reputation and performance grow.

If this role interests you, please submit your CV, together with a covering letter describing what makes you the right person for us.

www.colinparkerfurniture.co.uk

• Applications have closed.