Project Manager

Summary

Join Raconteur’s Commercial Content Team as a Project Manager to lead high-impact campaigns. Manage the entire project lifecycle, from pre-sales to post-campaign analysis, for both digital and print campaigns. Build strong client relationships and collaborate across teams to ensure flawless execution and exceed client expectations. You will be responsible for managing resources, hitting deadlines, and staying within budget. This role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills. The position is based in the United Kingdom with a hybrid work model, requiring presence in the central London office on Thursdays.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of experience as a project manager or in an equivalent role
• Strong team player who approaches challenges positively and seeks to proactively solve problems
• Demonstrates enthusiasm, optimism, and a forward-looking approach to work and is cool, calm, and collected in the face of deadlines and can effectively manage and navigate the pressures of multiple competing projects
• Retains authority and remains unflappable if clients prove tricky, or projects deviate somewhat from the original scope
• Builds trust across the team and business by being exceptionally detail-oriented, organised, and reliable, as well as demonstrating excellent time management
• Confident in their abilities and can be strong/firm-willed to positively manage clients and colleagues in order to navigate/diffuse tricky situations
• Highly adaptable and versatile, and can thrive even when working across a lot of different types of projects and clients
• Holds themself and the team around them to the highest professional standards when interacting with clients and prospects
• Agile professional who excels in a fast-paced environment and thrives on continuously pivoting strategies to drive business needs forward

Responsibilities

• Be the main point of contact for day-to-day comms with clients, successfully building relationships with agency partners, head of departments and external clients, ensuring first-class relationships
• Manage the entire project lifecycle of sponsored content campaigns, inc. pre-sales support, production timelines, budget estimates, resourcing and creation, demand gen, run-ons, and post-campaign analysis - as appropriate for both digital and print campaigns
• Proactively support the Creative Director when it comes to managing the CCT’s resources and capacity, including scheduling and assigning relevant resources; leading team scheduling meetings; and other internal resource meetings (i.e. design)
• Responsible for ensuring delivery deadlines are hit, campaigns are delivered within budget and clients’ expectations are exceeded
• Work collaboratively across editorial, sales, and production teams to ensure excellence throughout the process
• Recognise the simultaneous need for rigorous adherence to process and the flexibility to adapt to inevitable changes along the way
• Manage clients, internal stakeholders, and external vendors, ensuring that everyone is kept fully informed at all times
• Recognise and embrace the multi-faceted nature of the role and its essential role in helping to foster client account growth

Benefits

• Career Growth: Advance with mentorship programs, leadership academies, and opportunities to shape company culture and DEI initiatives
• Hybrid Working : Join us in our central London office on Thursdays while enjoying the flexibility of remote work the rest of the week
• Private Health & Dental Insurance : Comprehensive coverage, including discounted gym memberships and additional perks
• Paid Time Off : Start with 25 days of holiday per year, with an additional day added for each year of service
• Parental Leave : Supportive maternity and paternity leave policies
• Salary Sacrifice Nursery Benefit : Save on childcare costs with our tax-efficient program
• Life Assurance: Life assurance coverage to provide support for your loved ones
• Pension Plan: Invest in your future with our competitive pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Program : Access free counseling and other support services
• Wellness Perks: Access the Headspace app to support your well-being
• Speaker Series Bonus: Present in our monthly speaker series and earn a bonus