Job Description

Edelman is seeking a highly motivated, creatively fluent, and operationally strong APAC Studio Lead to support the growth, evolution, integration, and leadership of our studio and production community across the region.
This pivotal role is designed to strengthen cohesion across APAC studios, nurture and empower talent, and drive creative consistency, operational efficiency, and high-quality client delivery. The APAC Studio Lead will serve as a trusted partner to the Head of Production, APAC, and will maintain a matrixed reporting relationship with the Global Studio Leads. This ensures alignment between regional execution and global creative and operational strategy.
Regional Studio Leadership
Partner with the Head of Production, APAC to scale a best-in-class studio model across the region.
Act as connective tissue between local studios and regional/global leadership.
Foster a shared community of producers, directors, photographers, editors, designers, animators, film crews, and content creators across APAC.
Champion creative culture, collaboration, and alignment with global studio values.
Serve as a key liaison between APAC and global studio leadership, ensuring full visibility and alignment with global goals and creative direction.
Operational Excellence & Process Integration
Lead the implementation of new ways of working, workflows, and shared processes, including the strategic and wide implementation of AI.
Drive profitability and client and business development to stay competitive.
Report into and align closely with Global and Regional Studio Leads (AMERICAS, EMEA) to ensure consistent global workflows, tools, expectations, and operational KPIs are met.
Oversee adoption of time tracking, resource planning, and project management platforms.
Deliver accurate ballparks, timing plans, and resourcing strategies to client teams swiftly and efficiently.
Creative & Production Acumen
Navigate the pressures of creative production with pragmatic, solutions-first thinking.
Act as an escalation point for studio leads facing workflow, resourcing, or project issues.
Ensure quality control and consistency across video edits, motion design, social content, and short-form production.
Translate briefs into realistic timelines, scopes, and delivery strategies alongside client and creative teams.
Talent Development & Culture
Support recruitment, onboarding, and mentoring of new talent across offices.
Promote knowledge sharing, development programs, and cross-office collaboration.
Guarantee a future-ready workforce, align with studio values and ambitions.
Ensure remote and distributed teams feel seen, supported, and connected.
Advocate for the studio team's voice at a senior leadership level.
Qualifications & Experience:

• 7+ years in creative operations or production studio leadership roles.
• Deep knowledge of content creation workflows: editing, animation, social builds, rapid turnaround.
• Proven ability to lead distributed creative teams across regional markets.
• Experience designing and rolling out operational systems in creative environments.
• Strong commercial skills-able to quickly provide timelines, estimates, and resourcing solutions.
• Demonstrated capability in team leadership, culture-building, and cross-functional influence.

Key Attributes:

• Organized and operations-minded with a creative sensibility.
• Empathetic, collaborative, and attuned to diverse working cultures.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and fast-paced environments.
• Interested and knowledgeable in technology and AI.
• Emotionally intelligent with a calm, solution-oriented mindset.
• Travel-ready with a passion for building borderless creative communities.

Why join us?

• Be a core player in shaping the future of Edelman's APAC production capability.
• Collaborate with a global network of studio leaders and creators driving innovation.
• Foster a creative, inclusive, and inspiring workplace culture.
• Join a forward-thinking team redefining how production enables creativity at scale.
• Be a central figure in both regional and global leadership conversations-helping bridge local execution with global creative strategy.

Skills Required