Studio Manager (Contract, Part-Time)

About Fearless Foundry

Fearless Foundry is a boutique brand strategy and marketing agency built on the belief that great work happens when the right people are given the right conditions to do it. We work with ambitious clients who are ready to build something that actually means something, and we do it through a collective model, pairing senior strategists with a trusted network of contractors who know their craft.

The Role

We're looking for a Studio Manager to join our team as a part-time contractor. This is a project-based, hourly role built for someone who thrives in a flexible environment but takes their work seriously. You'll be the operational backbone of client engagements, the person who makes sure nothing falls through the cracks and everyone, client and creative alike, knows exactly where things stand.

You will work closely with our Lead Strategists, who own the creative direction and client relationships at a strategic level. Your job is to own the execution layer: the timelines, the workflows, the contractor coordination, the client communication on logistics and status, and the financial guardrails that keep projects profitable. A large portion of this role will be dedicated to Advisory Amplified, our six-city accounting industry tour running this fall. Keeping that program on track, on budget, and moving forward across multiple cities and workstreams simultaneously.

What You'll Be Doing

• Serve as the primary day-to-day client contact for all project logistics, status updates, and next steps

• Build and maintain project timelines, run internal kickoffs and check-ins, and keep work moving across multiple engagements

• Manage multi-city event logistics including venue coordination, vendor communication, and deadline tracking across markets

• Coordinate and manage our contractor collective: matching talent to projects, issuing agreements, and tracking capacity

• Monitor budgets and scope, flag creep early, and manage change order conversations with clients directly and professionally

• Translate client feedback into clear direction for the creative team and ensure all work is strategist-approved before it reaches the client

What We're Looking For

• 3-5 years of project management experience, ideally in an agency, creative services, marketing, or event production environment

• A track record of managing multiple projects and client relationships simultaneously without dropping the ball

• Strong written and verbal communication, you know how to be direct and warm at the same time

• Comfortable having difficult conversations, whether that's telling a client a request is out of scope or telling a contractor a deadline is non-negotiable

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and a genuine preference for clean systems over managed chaos

• Familiarity with project management platforms required; experience with ClickUp is a plus

• Ability to work independently in a remote, flexible, project-based structure

• Understanding of how creative and strategy agencies operate is strongly preferred

• Demonstrated experience managing event logistics and multi-vendor coordination a plus

The Details

• This role starts at 10-20 hours per week, but we're looking for someone who sees that as a starting point, not a ceiling. As the business grows and client engagements scale, so does this role. The ideal candidate is someone who values flexibility now but is genuinely open to growing with us over time.

• Hourly rate DOE

• Fully remote and flexible, we care about the work getting done, not when or where you do it.

Fearless Foundry is committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the clients and communities we serve. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds.