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People and Office Manager
1 year ago
Fire Without Smoke
Head of People
Location: London
Reports To: Richard Parnes, Head of Studio
Level: 3
Overview: The People & Office is an integral member of Fire Without Smoke (FWS). Within the role you’ll be tasked with enriching people’s experience at FWS, helping them develop and perform at their best and ensuring they are happy and thriving within their roles. Being a support point of the Studio, the role sits across all departments supporting them to create the best game content possible for our clients.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Support and manage performance management ensuring each team member has annual goals, mid-year development plans, annual reviews, training and performance recognition
- Manage and support the use of Juno and Appraisd
- Support and manage recruitment including writing job descriptions, liaising with Line Managers, advertising, managing recruiters, screening, booking interviews and managing workflows
- Lead and manage onboarding and offboarding for all staff
- Lead and manage day to day team presence, annual leave and sick days using Timetastic
- Run monthly all staff feedback research using Officevibe to understand how the team are feeling
- Work with the Head of Studio to drive leadership growth and performance of the Exec Team
- Manage and improve HR systems and general procedures
- Envision and drive a positive company culture by running studio activities and initiatives
- Build strong relationships with the team in order to offer advice and support where necessary
- Liaise and work closely with Keyword Studios in order to ensure FWS HR procedures are aligned
- Maintain current best practises and processes regarding health and safety in the office and WFH
- Manage and continue to improve the overall office space and working environment inc. WFH
- Manage suppliers and all stocks needed for the day to day running of the office
Skills & Experience:
- 3+ years experience running HR / People functions within a ‘creative company’
- 2+ years experience managing offices
- Diligent and highly organised manager
- Ability to multitask across different projects
- Effectively lead, coordinate and collaborate with different stakeholders
About Fire Without Smoke
Fire Without Smoke is a creative & marketing studio solely for the games industry. We’re the go-to for blockbuster heavyweights because we know games inside out. We are made up of an eclectic team of gaming experts, storytellers, engine tinkerers, designers and problem solvers. Fire Without Smoke is your advertising agency, design studio and production partner all in one.
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