Art Project Manager — Fast-Paced Cross-Functional Delivery

Avant Arte B.V.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous equity allowance

Private Healthcare (UK)

Enhanced pension contributions and par

25 days holiday + 4 days off (Kings/yr

L&D budget €1000

Regular company socials

Job summary

Avant Arte B.V. in London seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead a portfolio of cross-functional projects ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and quality standards.

You will collaborate with Programme, Account, Warehouse and Make-Ready teams to keep multiple work streams aligned and moving quickly. The role emphasizes timeline control, risk management, producer coordination, and cost accountability, with clear SLAs and strong communication across stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management overseeing multiple work streams or projects.
• Experience managing internal and external stakeholder relationships, including negotiating terms of engagement
• Familiarity with project management tooling/software e.g. Monday.com/Asana/Wrike etc.
• Experience implementing project management methodologies (PMI, Agile, Kanban, PRINCE2, Lean)
• Experience in a fast-paced environment (e.g., a startup)
• Experience with, or an interest in, a production-style pipeline
• Ability to create project budgets and track costs throughout a project
• An interest in the contemporary visual arts or academic/professional experience within the sector

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of projects at pace from inception to completion
• Coordinate with the entire cross-functional project team to meet all milestones on time
• Provide regular timeline updates and forecasts to relevant stakeholders
• Proactively identify, manage, and upscale project risks
• Assess the impact of risks on product quality, project timelines, and project budgets
• Communicate risks, issues, and recommended actions to relevant stakeholders
• Manage external and internal producers to achieve quality and cost goals
• Collaborate with producers to solve problems creatively
• Ensure producers have clear information and direction to meet project expectations (e.g., clear SLAs and quality benchmarks)
• Facilitate communication between producers and relevant stakeholders
• Demonstrate full accountability for project budgets to achieve profitability targets
• Gather necessary budget inputs from all stakeholders (e.g., production costs from the producer, logistics costs from the fulfilment team)
• Track project costs over time, provide regular budget updates, and identify opportunities for cost reduction
• Provide cost estimations to stakeholders across functions

Skills

Exceptional project management and org

Dependable and proactive

Strong communication

Growth mindset

Experience in project management

Stakeholder management

PM tooling knowledge

PM methodologies

Fast-paced environment

Production-style pipeline

Budget management

Interest in contemporary visual arts

Tools

Monday.com

Asana

Wrike

Job description

Avant Arte B.V. in London seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead a portfolio of cross-functional projects ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and quality standards.

You will collaborate with Programme, Account, Warehouse and Make-Ready teams to keep multiple work streams aligned and moving quickly. The role emphasizes timeline control, risk management, producer coordination, and cost accountability, with clear SLAs and strong communication across stakeholders.