Digital Project Coordinator (Maternity Cover)

Paul Smith; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent design company in Nottingham is seeking a Digital Project Coordinator to assist in delivering multiple projects across digital departments. The ideal candidate will have experience with digital tools, strong organisational skills, and excellent communication abilities. This maternity cover role offers hybrid working and includes a generous clothing allowance and annual leave entitlement.

Benefits

Generous clothing allowance

Discretionary discount on goods

Hybrid working and flexi-time

Annual leave of 25 days plus Bank Holidays

Pension Scheme

Cycle to work and travel loan schemes

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to liaise confidently with internal teams, stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Ability to identify risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of projects within the Digital teams.
• Build an understanding of the Digital department process and workflows.
• Support Project Managers with test plans, flow building, and ticket creation.
• Highlight risks involved in projects to the team.
• Prepare and deliver regular status reports on projects.

Skills

Experience working with digital tools and platforms

Experience coordinating digital projects

Highly computer literate

Experience in fast paced or agile environment

Job description

Paul Smith is one of Britain’s leading independent design companies. We champion positivity, curiosity and creativity. These qualities underpin every Paul Smith design, whether it’s a shirt, a shop or a special collaboration. Reaffirming the values that Paul set down in 1970, “classic with a twist” remains the guiding principle of the company. Happily positioned between high fashion and formalwear, while taking reference from both, Paul Smith has always been proud to stand apart.

The Role

The Digital Project Coordinator will assist the delivery of multiple projects and BAU (Business as Usual) support work streams across the Digital departments. You will be supporting in all aspects of project management including: project planning, reporting on progress and performance, risk and issue management. This is a maternity cover role, based out of our Nottingham Head Office.

• Manage the delivery of projects within the Digital teams, from the development of an initial business case through to post-implementation project retrospectives and on-going operational support.
• Build an understanding of the Digital department process, turnaround times and daily workflows.
• Support the Project Managers with test plans, flow building, ticket creation and meeting notes.
• Highlight any risks involved in projects to the team.
• Prepare and deliver regular status reports on projects, and complete other reporting as required.
• Use internal project management tools and processes to manage scope breakdowns and resource assignment amounts internal and external teams.
• Keeping up with online and digital trends and a good understanding of the wider Digital business.

Your Skills And Experience

• Experience working with digital tools and platforms (e.g. CMS, ecommerce platforms, project tracking tools).
• Experience coordinating digital projects.
• Highly computer literate.
• Experience working on projects in a fast paced or agile environment.

Who You Are

• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to liaise confidently with internal teams, stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Ability to identify risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment.

What’s In It For You

• A generous clothing allowance.
• Discretionary discount on PSL goods.
• Hybrid working and flexi-time.
• An annual leave entitlement of 25 days plus Bank Holidays.
• Pension Scheme.
• Cycle to work and travel loan schemes.

Please note, this role is not eligible for sponsorship in the Skilled Worker visa category.

At Paul Smith, we celebrate and encourage applications from all walks of life into our growing workforce. We are committed to empowering people from any background, belief system, or ethnicity, offering an inclusive environment where talent is recognised and valued.