Studio Assistant

Reports to: Head of Design & Creative Ops

Team: Design & Creative

Salary: Competitive, with comprehensive benefits

About Papier

At Papier, we believe in the power of the blank page. Since the business was founded in London in 2015, we've been crafting beautifully designed stationery—from journals and planners to wedding invitations that inspire creativity and meaningful connections. With over £60 million raised and a growing presence in the UK, US and beyond, we're on a mission to make everyday moments noteworthy.

The Role

As our Studio Assistant, you'll provide day-to-day support across the Design and Creative teams, helping to bring our stationery collections and creative campaigns to life. From supporting the product design process and design administration to preparing for photoshoots, maintaining studio organisation and coordinating creative assets, you'll play an important role in ensuring projects run smoothly. This is a varied, hands‑on position suited to someone who is highly organised, proactive and excited to be involved in every stage of the creative process while supporting the wider team.

About You

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Practical, proactive and happy to get stuck into a varied workload.
• Enjoy working in a fast‑paced creative environment.
• Passionate about design, branding, products and visual storytelling.
• Comfortable handling products, preparing samples and supporting photoshoots and events.
• Strong communication skills and enjoys working collaboratively across teams.
• Able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high standard of work.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite and Figma is desirable but not essential.
• Previous experience in a creative studio, retail, events, marketing or design environment would be beneficial.
• Positive, adaptable and excited to contribute to a growing creative brand.

What You'll Do

Design Team Support

• Support the stationery design team with day‑to‑day design administration and coordination, keeping systems, files, and project assets up to date and well organised.
• Prepare materials for internal reviews and presentations, including layouts, design files, and design print‑outs for sign‑off meetings.
• Complete ad hoc design requests as needed across the business, including high‑resolution imagery for Press, B2B customer projects, or other internal creative needs.
• Support setting up new designs on the website and maintaining our design catalogue.
• Maintain studio material and supplies, including inks, paper, art materials and other resources, and keep our workspace clean and organised.

Creative Team Support

• Prepare products, samples and props for photoshoots and campaigns as needed.
• Support our Art Director in maintaining our asset library and keep imagery organised and correctly labelled.
• Support prop management, including coordinating deliveries and returns and assisting our studio creatives with finding the right props to bring their vision to life.
• Support the smooth running of all studio and location shoots from set‑up through to wrap, including coordinating refreshments, deliveries and resetting and maintaining sets throughout the day.
• Assist with preparing briefs to our Ecom Studio and drafting call sheets as needed to support our studio creative team.
• Complete ad hoc creative requests as needed, such as comping imagery for our Website and preparing decks as needed for creative review.

Team & Ways of Working

• Organise and manage own tasks, keeping track of deadlines, prioritising tasks, and planning ahead to ensure smooth delivery of all creative work.
• Communicate effectively across teams to ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Proactively support the day‑to‑day running of the studio, taking initiative to identify and complete tasks that help the creative team work efficiently.
• Assist with organising creative assets, samples and project materials, ensuring files, products and resources are easy to locate and kept up to date.

What We Offer

• Hybrid working: 3 days / week at Maison Papier, our vibrant central London office, complete with breakfast, coffee, dogs and plenty of snacks to see you through the day
• Generous leave: 25 days annual leave + 10 Work from Anywhere days to work from somewhere sunny or visit international family
• Health & wellness benefits: Leading private medical and rewards scheme with Aviva, including dental and optical coverage
• Workplace pension: Pension scheme enrollment with Natwest Cushon
• Parental support: Enhanced parental leave policies with 20 weeks for birth‑giving parents and 12 weeks for non birth‑giving parents.
• Cultural perks: £45 monthly cultural allowance, £75 personal stationery allowance, and £150 for special occasions
• Team culture: Weekly team lunches, regular cultural outings, and a pet‑friendly office with office dogs like Basil the cocker spaniel!

Join Us

At Papier, we’re all about celebrating different perspectives because creativity flourishes when everyone has a voice. We're a curious, kind‑hearted community, and we believe that every paper person should feel seen, supported and inspired to bring their full self to work. Inclusivity isn’t just something we talk about, it’s something we build into everything we do, from how we hire to how we collaborate day‑to‑day. We’re proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer, welcoming people from all backgrounds, identities and experiences.