Creative Production and Brand Governance Senior Manager

At Rathbones we help people invest their money well so they can live well. That means more than financial returns its about helping people feel confident in their decisions and supported in their future. We dont just manage money we guide people through lifes big moments helping them stay on track and focus on what matters most.

Were proud to be one of the UKs leading wealth managers with over 109bn* in assets under management and 20 offices across the UK and Channel Islands. Were a FTSE 250 company with national reach and a local feel and were growing.
*As of June 2025

Role Title: CREATIVE PRODUCTION & BRAND GOVERNANCE SNR MANAGER

Location: London

Contract: Perm

Working pattern: Hybrid

About the Role

To run a highly effective and high value creative production team that materially improve the key equities of the Rathbones brand in key target segments by orchestrating a strongly differentiated brand expression using the power of high quality design creative expression and execution in all creative formats.

What youll be responsible for

• Own in collaboration with the brand strategist the visual identity and design system that expresses our purpose and values positioning brand promises and employee value. Iterate where required staying current and inline with new technological opportunity.
• Bring the brand to life having built an internal studio with high end capability in in-house photography design graphic / video motion and PowerPoint design
• Be a custodian of brand standards being an escalation point for brand standards arbitrator if conflicting views initiator of branding changes if not on standard
• Liaison withprint/merchandise vendors for specs and brand quality control
• Build strong relationships across the business such that the role expertise and capabilities of the team are both understood and utilised appropriately
• Team leadership maximising available resource enhancing processes prioritisation and scheduling acting as a gateway to the Creative Services team ensuring business requests are both appropriate and achievable
• Providing role specific technical expertise in design principles and management acting as a focal point for technical design related matters on projects
• Own the version control and sign-off process
• Consumer Duty collateral reviewer (not approver)

About you

If you meet some of these criteria and are excited about the role we encourage you to apply

• Project and/or traffic management experience
• Process design and optimisation
• Studio operations and management software knowledge
• Management information and reporting experience
• Prowess with Adobe Creative Cloud and Powerpoint - full understanding of their capabilities.
• Best in class brand creative development
• Creative adaptations delivery
• Creative production vendor and budget management
• Brand compliance / governance
• Seismic knowledge /understanding desirable
• Significant experience working in the creative services sector
• Significant experience working in traffic / project management
• Significant experience in production
• Previous experience in brand governance
• Delivery of differentiated visual ID across touchpoints.

Our offer to you

We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.

We offer a comprehensive remuneration package which we review regularly and benefits include:

• A company pension - 9% non-contributory or 10% if you contribute 5%
• Private medical insurance Individual on joining family after 1 years service
• Life assurance - 8 x salary
• Income protection 75 % salary
• Company share scheme
• Discretionary bonus
• Flexible holidays purchase up to 5 additional days
• Green Car Scheme
• Family friendly policies enhanced family leave for parents & carers
• Study support study days and funding for courses and qualifications
• Season travel ticket loans
• Volunteering days
• Gym discounts
• Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you

Our employees can choose to take part in various social groups and communities to support their wellbeing growth development and sense of include:

• Sports & Social Committees such as cricket football netball running yoga quiz nights charity bake sales and much more.
• Inclusion Networks that help us drive change within the organisation such as Gender Balance Multicultural Abilities Count Pride Social Mobility Generations Menopause and Armed Forces.
• The NextGen IM Network which brings together a community of trainees from across the UK who are all at the early stages of their careers and offers development opportunities exposure across the business as well as peer support and connection.

Life at Rathbones

We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse equal and inclusive workplace that motivates develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones we provide meaningful work opportunities and a voice to all.

We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values.

Were a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer under the UK Government scheme. This means weve signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit retain and develop people with disabilities. Find out more about the Government Scheme online.

If you feel there are any reasonable adjustments that would make the process easier for you and help you to perform at your best whether that is due to disability neurodiversity or other protected characteristic just let us know by emailing us at

Mission

We believe in playing the long game. That means building consistent results earning trust and doing the right thing for our clients our colleagues and the communities were part of.

Our values shape how we work:
- We aim high
- We get it done
- We show we care
- We do the right thing

These arent just words on a wall. They guide how we treat each other how we make decisions and how we build relationships that last.

We will close this advert once we have received enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you dont miss out.