Media Manager in Stoke-on-Trent

Little Thief Studio is looking for a Post-Production Media Manager to work on one of our

accounts for a major client within football.

Who we are:

We are an award-winning London-based multi-media creative studio specialising in end-to-end video content. For more than 7 years, we’ve crafted standout content for marketing and events teams as well as sponsors and partners, helping bring every client’s vision to life with creativity and precision.

The job:

• The ideal candidate requires expert organisational skills, a fundamental understanding of video for social and digital platforms, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The Media Manager is responsible for managing all incoming and outgoing media assets, maintaining data integrity, supporting editors, and ensuring that projects run smoothly from offline through to delivery.
• This role sits at the heart of the post-production workflow – balancing technical expertise, process rigour, strong communication, and exceptional attention to detail.

What you’ll do:

• Manage technical workflow of edit suite (reporting to the Senior Creative Project Manager)
• Ensure projects are ready for each days edit and maintain a consistent structure for file

management

• Seek the most efficient solutions for cataloging archived content
• Ensure all footage and logging/ admin is done correctly
• Ingest content on site at the clients training ground
• Technical support for all editors in the suite (this will be provided with extensive training)
• Consolidate final projects and archive
• Create basic video edits and compilations

What you bring:

• Highly organised
• Basic knowledge of media formats, codecs, colour spaces and post-production tools (Premiere, Resolve, etc.)
• Expertise in storage systems, asset management, and secure file transfer (Aspera, Signiant, Lucid Link etc.).
• Open-minded, flexible and able to deal with people effectively at all levels, both internally and externally
• Knowledge of digital sport content and broadcast, digital, and social delivery standards.
• Ability to maintain calm under tight deadlines and shifting priorities.
• Excellent organisation and documentation skills.
• 3-5+ years in post-production media management, data wrangling, or assistant editor roles.

To apply:

Please email hello@littlethief.studio with the subject line MEDIA MANAGER APPLICATION and please supply the following:

• An email with a brief outline of why you are applying, and your salary expectations (350 words max)
• CV PDF with an outline of relevant experience & technical skills

Terms:

Salary depending on experience, 4 year FTC with the potential to extend