Website:
theopenroom.in
Job details:
Company Description
The Open Room is a studio where architecture is closely integrated with education, merging design practice with EdTech innovation. The studio brings together architectural work, research, creative practice, and learning to create an environment where ideas and skills can grow.
Role Description
The HR & Studio Coordinator is a full-time, on-site role based in the Greater Chennai Area. This role involves coordinating HR activities, supporting recruitment and onboarding, maintaining employee and intern records, and ensuring smooth day-to-day studio operations.
Key Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily studio operations, schedules, meetings, and internal activities.
- Manage attendance, leave records, employee/intern documentation, and routine HR coordination.
- Support recruitment by posting openings, shortlisting candidates, scheduling interviews, and coordinating joining formalities.
- Coordinate with team members on daily tasks, deadlines, follow-ups, and requirements.
- Ensure the studio and workspaces are organised, functional, and ready for daily activities.
- Handle front-desk communication, visitors, calls, inquiries, and basic correspondence.
- Coordinate with vendors, service providers, and external stakeholders for day-to-day requirements.
- Maintain trackers, records, documents, and operational checklists.
- Assist in organising workshops, events, reviews, and studio activities.
- Support basic sales, lead follow-ups, and marketing coordination when required.
- Identify gaps in day-to-day processes and take initiative to resolve them.
- Support the leadership team with regular updates, coordination, and administrative requirements.
Qualifications
- Candidates should possess strong Communication skills, with clear verbal and written interaction with team members, candidates, and external stakeholders.
- Candidates should possess HR and People Coordination skills, including recruitment support, onboarding, attendance, leave, and employee coordination.
- Candidates should possess strong Organizational and Time Management skills to manage multiple responsibilities and ensure timely follow-ups.
- Candidates should demonstrate Ownership and Initiative, with the ability to identify tasks, follow through, and get things moving without constant supervision.
- Candidates should possess Administrative and Coordination skills to support daily studio requirements, meetings, documentation, and internal processes.
- Comfort with digital tools for communication, documentation, scheduling, and basic office management is required.
- Experience in HR, operations, administration, studio management, or a creative industry is beneficial.
- A diploma or degree in HR, business administration, architecture, design, or a related field is advantageous but not mandatory.
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who is proactive, organised, responsible, and people-oriented — someone who takes ownership of work, follows up consistently, communicates clearly, and helps keep the studio moving efficiently.
Location: Greater Chennai Area
Work Mode: Full-time | On-site
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