Brand Design Planner

JR United Kingdom; Warwick; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global automotive company in Coventry is seeking a Brand Design Planner to manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in design processes, excellent stakeholder management skills, and experience with tools like Wrike and MS Project. This role involves creating robust project plans and ensuring successful project execution across different cultures and time zones.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in delivering within agency and corporate settings.
• Creatively sensitive with an understanding of complex projects.
• Comfortable managing projects across different cultures and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Create robust project plans and set up multi-disciplinary projects.
• Follow projects from kickoff to conclusion ensuring delivery.
• Liaise with programme management to ensure capacity for project delivery.

Skills

Knowledge of design processes

Strategically planning multi-disciplinary projects

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Wrike

Workfront

MS Project

Job description

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Brand Design Planner

Location: Coventry

Contract Until: March 2026

Working with a global automotive company, an opportunity has arisen for a Brand Design Planner (producer) who will be responsible for the upfront coordination and handling of requests into the brand design team.

The purpose of the role: To turn requests into robust project plans, resourced appropriately and structured with deliverables and reviews against timing plans, setting projects up for success before handing off to programme management.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for setting up how multi-disciplinary projects are operationalised, creating the framework and blueprint for delivery.
• Follow projects through from kickoff to conclusion and ensure successful delivery.
• Act proactively to anticipate issues and manage risk.
• Perform insightful planning that marries resource, deliverables, and timing.
• Support operational management of the design hub to achieve strategic objectives.
• Liaise and coordinate with programme management and business operations teams to ensure appropriate team capacity to deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Support and inform capacity planning.

Essential Skills Required:

• Knowledge of design processes through to delivery.
• Experience in strategically planning multi-disciplinary projects.
• Ability to translate plans and strategies into action to support project execution.
• Proven track record as a producer delivering within agency and corporate settings.
• Creatively sensitive with an understanding of complex multi-disciplinary design projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to present complex information to all levels within the business.
• Comfortable managing projects across different cultures, geographies, and time zones.
• Experience with Wrike, Workfront, and MS Project.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Projects are robustly structured and planned for successful outcomes.