Studio Operations Lead
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Montreal • Canada
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About the role
- Provide operational leadership for the Brand & Advertising Studio, ensuring efficient processes, high-quality deliverables, and on-time delivery.
- Lead resource planning and workload optimization in collaboration with creative teams, the traffic manager, and project managers.
- Oversee the Studio's budget governance: forecasting, expense tracking, cost analysis, and optimization of internal and external resources.
- Manage the Studio’s tools, systems, and digital assets, including licenses, usage rights, and compliance.
- Recommend, document, and refine collaborative processes and tools between the Studio and business units to improve coordination and performance.
- Serve as the primary operational point of contact between the Studio, business units, and internal partners.
- Support talent development, onboarding, and the structuring of the freelance pool in alignment with the creative leadership’s vision.
- Contribute to the Studio’s strategic planning by providing reliable data, analysis, and mid- to long-term vision.
Requirements
- 7–10 years of experience in operations, studio management, creative production, project management, or similar roles, ideally within a creative, marketing, or brand environment.
- Proven experience managing complex operations including resource planning, traffic management, budgeting, and cross-functional processes.
- Strong expertise in budget management, financial forecasting, expense tracking, and cost optimization.
- Excellent understanding of creative production tools and ecosystems (collaboration tools, DAM, post-production tools, digital workflows).
- Experience managing assets, licenses, and usage rights (photos, videos, fonts, images, digital content).
- Proven ability to collaborate with creative and technical teams and multiple business units in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
- Natural leadership, strong organizational skills, and the ability to structure, prioritize, and evolve processes.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French and English.
- Analytical, solution-oriented mindset with a strong ability to turn operational data into strategic decisions.
- Knowledge of hybrid working environments (employees, freelancers, external partners) and talent onboarding and management processes.
- Based in Montreal and bilingual.
Benefits
- Inclusive hybrid work model focused on team experience and flexible hours
- Access to a private office on days you come to the Montreal Studio — a stimulating environment to fully apply your creativity
- A culture focused on equitable practices and community-building events
- Career growth through high-quality projects that will propel your career
- Group insurance plan, RRSP (registered retirement savings plan) and other benefits we’ll be happy to discuss
- Personalized support tailored to your professional ambitions: training programs, regular check-ins, and cross-team collaboration opportunities.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
operations managementstudio managementcreative productionproject managementbudget managementfinancial forecastingexpense trackingcost optimizationresource planningtraffic management
Soft skills
leadershiporganizational skillscollaborationcommunicationanalytical mindsetsolution-orientedprioritizationprocess evolutiontalent developmentonboarding