Interim Head of Studio, Live Events & Festivals

The Company is seeking a Head of Studio for Live Events and Festivals to spearhead the development of a central studio capability. This role is pivotal in supporting festival teams at scale, with a focus on repurposing festival-owned assets into channel-ready creative across various digital platforms. The successful candidate will be responsible for building and managing a flexible freelance production network, designing AI-augmented production workflows, and owning the creative effectiveness loop in partnership with the performance and CRM teams. Senior stakeholder skills are essential, as the role involves acting as the trusted creative authority and translating each festival's brand and fan experience into high-performing digital creative. Applicants for the Head of Studio position must have a strong background in agency or in-house creative strategy, be comfortable managing a freelance team, and be hands-on with AI creative tools. The role requires the ability to read and interpret performance data, set creative KPIs tied to commercial outcomes, and partner with the CRM lead to extend top-performing creative concepts into lifecycle channels. While not mandatory, experience in live music, festivals, or longer-lead ticketing, as well as a genuine passion for live music, are considered advantageous. The ideal candidate will be adept at working in a fast-paced environment and be prepared to take on the challenge of building a function from the ground up, with a central focus on AI and automation in the creative process.