Project Manager

News UK; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Project Manager to oversee campaign management and client relations across various digital platforms. This role requires strong problem-solving abilities, excellent communication skills, and experience in project management. The ideal candidate will manage budgets, coordinate requirements, and interact with both clients and internal teams to ensure successful project execution. This position offers a supportive and inclusive work environment with a variety of employee benefits.

Benefits

Maternity and paternity leave

Training and full LinkedIn Learning access

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Bikes for Work and Electric Car scheme

Book discounts

Exclusive events access

Wellbeing benefits

Generous pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving abilities and decision-making skills.
• Podcast project management experience is a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in project management or a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day running of campaigns across platforms.
• Main point of contact during the project life cycle.
• Scope client briefs and coordinate project requirements.
• Create and manage project budgets and timelines.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Problem-solving abilities

Project management experience

Communication skills

Relationship management

Education

Background in media or publishing

Job description

Overview

Your team: The Times & Sunday Times we develop and enhance the Times and Sunday Times digital products, including our core website and a portfolio of additional titles such as Times Literary Supplement, Travel, Style and Beauty, working in partnership with internal and external digital platform teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day to day running of campaigns and partnerships across all platforms
• Is the main point of contact both internally and externally across the project life cycle
• Scopes client briefs and provides client and creative insight, costs and scheduling feasibility in pitch responses
• From point of sale defines project scope, leads kick offs, coordinate requirements, create project schedules, and ensure deadlines are met on multiple projects across all platforms
• Manages project team to ensure delivery of campaign is on time and budget
• Create and manage budgets and costs for each individual project and reports on a monthly basis
• Managing shoots, production and contracting with talent
• Build successful relationships and gain the respect and trust of clients & internal stakeholders
• Works with Digital Account Management team to optimise and meet campaigns KPIs
• Works with Insight teams to deliver and present a post campaign assessment of each project to clients and internal/external stakeholders
• Proven experience in project and customer relationship management

Qualifications

• Strong problem‑solving abilities and ability to make decisions autonomously with a structured, coordinated approach.
• Podcast project management is preferable but not a must.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in a project management role or similar position with transferable skills.
• A background in media or publishing preferable.

About News UK

News UK is wholly owned by News Corp and is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, Times Radio, TalkTV and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market‑leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world‑famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Life at News is driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information. We believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in leadership and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce.

Benefits

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre‑existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
• Bikes for Work and Electric Car scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year