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Studio368 Project PlannerHead Office
About the Role
Are you the kind of person who loves to bring order to creative chaos? Do you get a buzz from seeing a well-thought-through piece of artwork live for millions of people to see? If you are a highly organised person, who knows the difference between ‘good enough’ and top quality, then the Studio368 Project Planner role might be a perfect fit for you!
As a Studio368 Project Planner, you’ll play the central role between the Customer brief owner and our in-house studio, to deliver all planned and fast-track artwork (including branded artwork).
Key Responsibilities
Planning like a pro: As a project planner, you will be responsible for short term & long-term planning of projects that are in scope for the studio team to work through. This is to allow work to flow through studio seamlessly. You will do this through attending weekly meetings and through playing the lead studio contact with your stakeholder group. To help plan and assign resource, you will use our production tool and project management system Workfront.
Owning the brief: You will communicate critical path commitments to key stakeholder groups to keep all artwork deliverables on track. You will use Workfront proof daily – this software facilitates digital collaboration and approval of creative & artwork . You will be the guardian on ensuring all information is present and accurate before the brief is worked on.
Making things happen: This role is responsible for recommending process improvements ideas to ensure efficiencies and improvements in ways of working are frequently reviewed and implemented. You will use the power of reporting to drive tangible metrics.
Balancing priorities: From urgent briefs to longer term campaigns, you’ll have a good sense of what needs attention now and what can wait - and how to communicate it all with a smile! You will be able to offer flexible support to the Studio Workflow Manager and to wider stakeholders across all briefs.
Championing great design: With your keen eye for artwork, you’ll spot inconsistencies whilst driving a right first-time approach, by checking all approvals are present before instructing files to be released for print (including legal, nominations sign off with trading, pack shot accuracy & creative/brand owners)
Skills & experience
Organised powerhouse: you’ll have a natural flair for organisation, which will allow you to quickly master the daily reprioritisation of artwork requirements. You will be confident ensuring all artwork is on brand and accurate in preparation for go live. You will have the capability to brief in & juggle the requirements of projects, which vary in volumes dependent on the time of year/business asks.
Workfront wizard: In all of the above, you will use our production & project management tool, Adobe Workfront - it would be beneficial for you to have experience using this product, but not essential!
Team work: You will have the agility to flex across other workstreams to enable cross functional working and thrive when working as a team. You will have the proven experience to stay calm under pressure, supporting the project planning team proactively whilst bringing the energy, positivity & a ‘let’s get it done’ mindset.
Passion for process & adherence to brand guidelines: You will have a competency for process, as well as a natural creative eye to ensure work is on brand and fully approved. You will take responsibility for checking final files against approvals, proofreading and identifying errors. You will have experience managing artwork delivery, advising on timelines, deadlines & technical requirements (i.e. print specifications). You will be able to identify opportunities to improve ways of working, and confidently discuss them with the team and workflow manager
Communicating & Influencing: You will keep your key stakeholder group informed, aligned and energised. You will have the experience escalating mounting issues of varying risk levels to the Studio Workflow Planning Manager.
If you’re ready to take on a role where your eye for detail and drive for planning will be valued every day, we’d love to hear from you! Join us in Studio Operations and help bring ASDA’s brand vision to life – every time.
Everything you'll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices.Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
- Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves
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Why Asda?
We’re a really values-led organisation. Our mission means we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively with each other, valuing everyone’s input. We get on with things, we make them happen. As so many people across the UK rely on us, we have to.
Our Creating Change for Better programme tackles the major challenges facing our business and society today and guides our efforts on where we can make the biggest difference by reducing our environmental footprint, creating healthier products and supporting our communities.
Big businesses like ours offer big opportunities. With more than 1,000 stores across the UK, from superstores and Asda Living to petrol stations, as well as depots and Express stores. £60m+ in revenue taken every day. We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles 2 million transactions a month. And 75% of the UK shop in Asda every year.
Rewards and Recognition
Free remote GP service
Available to you, your partner and your children, 24/7, year round.
Pension
Save for retirement with up to 7% matched contributions from Asda.
Free physiotherapy consultations
Helping you and your partner take care of yourselves with 8 free sessions per year.
Colleague discounts
15% off at our stores year round – get discounts on groceries and George clothes year round, and even special double discount events.
Company car
Choose a brand new electric company car or a cash allowance within certain roles, the choice is yours.
Mortgage advice
Whether you’re a first-time buyer, renewing your mortgage, looking at buy to lets, or simply after some advice in getting a mortgage, get free* unbiased advice through the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), one the UKs largest mortgage brokers.
Confidential support helpline
Find free emotional, practical, and financial support that’s fully confidential, through a helpline that’s available 24/7, year round.
Cycle to work
Buy a bike through this scheme and save on tax and national insurance.
Financial support
Find financial wellbeing tools and support, including the ability to stream your pay.
Free eye tests
Head to our in store opticians for a free checkup and take care of your vision.
Bonus
Sharing our success with a discretionary bonus scheme that really rewards your contributions.
Cancer support
Guidance and support for you and your family, from before diagnosis, to treatment and beyond.
Paid time off
From holiday to sick leave and other types of leave, such as parental leave.
Mental health support
Access free mental health support for you and your family.
Support and advice with care
If you’re supporting older family or friends with care and support, find free, confidential information, expert support, and guidance about later life care for your loved ones through the Legal & General Care Concierge service.
Hybrid working
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots
Benefits you’ll only find here
You’ll get a 15% colleague discount and exclusive retail discounts, not to mention 15% off your food at Greggs, Burger King, Subway, and Sbarro within Asda Express stores!
Setting your loved ones up for the future
As part of the team, you’ll get life assurance.
Guaranteed contracted hours
All colleagues are guaranteed weekly contracted hours / guaranteed weekly shifts via their contract of employment which is agreed with the hiring manager.
Everything that makes us different, makes us Asda
Our colleague-led inclusion networks, including our DisAbility, Race & Ethnicity, Women at Asda, LGBTQIA+, and our Wellbeing Network, are all about giving our colleagues a space to share their stories, experiences, and perspective. Supported by our dedicated Executive Ambassadors and led by our ten passionate co-chairs, our Networks help us make changes that make life better for every colleague.
Transforming communities and changing lives
Our stores, distribution centres, and head offices work in local communities across the UK – and we want to be a real part of making a difference for them. From our amazing 400 Community Champions to our charity, The Asda Foundation, we’ve got loads of ways to help local groups and charities. Our outreach programmes, grants, and Community Champions are all about listening to our communities’ needs – to shape projects and initiatives that will make a real impact for local people.
Our commitment to the Armed Forces
Here at Asda, we’re dedicated to helping the Armed Forces rediscover their everything after service. We guarantee interviews for people who have left service and meet the minimum criteria for a role, provide leave for reservists’ training, support for cadet training, and employment opportunities for their partners. And that’s why we have over a thousand new colleagues from the Armed Forces Service Leaver Community join us every year.
Head Office roles
Thinking bigger, looking forwards, and always asking what’s next, Our Head Office teams aren’t afraid to challenge how we think, and embrace fresh perspectives, experiences, and change – all to keep us growing.
Asda House
The heart of everything Asda in the centre of Leeds, Asda House is full of collaborative workspaces and meeting rooms where teams work together to deliver real value for ordinary working people.
It’s home to its own Leon restaurant, where you can get discounted food and drinks, as well as two shops and a staff discount store, where you can sometimes snap up some real end of season bargains. We also have regular atrium events, where you’ll often have a chance to sample new products, and play host to exciting celebrity guests. And you can park your car for free in our onsite parking, with electric charging points just over the road.
If you're looking for a new opportunity and you want a challenge within a fast-paced environment with great culture then a role at Asda would be ideal for you.
Polly,
Commercial and Propositions Lead
The flexibility is great, I can attend school events like sports days and I can go for my morning run when I'm working from home and in the office as they have showers.
Tom,
Seasonal Packaging Design Specialist
The role is really varied and diverse. You get involved in so many different things! Everyone is so supportive and really cares about your personal development.
Hayley,
Buying Manager
Work where it works
Here at Asda, we think that the best way to work is to do it where it works best. That’s why all of our teams who are able to work from home, work with each other to figure out a pattern that works for you all, and the business needs. So you can get the most out of work, whether that’s at home, the office, or both.