Project Manager

Ruby Magpie; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

3 weeks remote per year

East London studio

Job summary

Ruby Magpie in London is seeking a highly organized Paid Social Manager to support our creative and digital projects. This role blends paid social expertise with project coordination for global brands within a dynamic agency setting.

As part of the Project Management team, you’ll plan and schedule work, lead social media and community management for client channels (Instagram and Facebook), and monitor performance to optimise campaigns.

Qualifications

• Strong paid social media experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule projects with Senior Project Managers and Account Directors.
• Lead social media and community management across client channels (Instagram and Facebook).
• Regularly track performance and provide insights from ad campaign results.
• Assist with content production and production support as needed.

Skills

Paid social experience

Job description

We are recruiting for our client, a creative agency based in London, known for delivering innovative brand and digital campaigns. They are looking for an organised and proactive Paid Social Manager to support their creative and digital projects. This role is a hybrid role across managing the paid media side for some large famous global brands as well as working with the project management team overseeing the delivery of all of the social media assests.

This could be a great role for someone with strong paid social media experience who wants to evolve their role into a broader digital project management role.

As part of the Project Management team, you’ll play a key role in planning and scheduling projects efficiently, solving challenges as they arise, and ensuring work is delivered on time and within budget. Alongside supporting the wider team, you will take the lead on Social Media and Community Management across a dynamic portfolio of brands. Bringing expertise in digital marketing, you’ll drive the growth of these channels (primarily Instagram and Facebook) and help shape their ongoing success.

Core Project Management Principles:

• Keep projects running on schedule and within budget, regularly tracking progress.
• Set clear expectations with both clients and internal teams, providing timely and transparent communication.
• Translate client requirements into structured, actionable briefs with clear timelines.
• Take a proactive approach to problem-solving, anticipating challenges and identifying solutions.
• Maintain consistency and discipline in all aspects of project management.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Coordination

• Work closely with Senior Project Managers and Account Directors to set up projects for success.
• Create clear and well-structured briefs, maintain organised project files, and draft quotes as needed.

Resource Management

• Ensure studio work is scheduled efficiently, outlining clear steps for delivery.
• Provide daily updates to senior stakeholders to optimise resource allocation.

Community Management

• Oversee community management processes for client social channels (Instagram and Facebook).
• Respond to all DMs, comments, tags, and mentions to maintain engagement.
• Monitor follower growth and flag any issues or opportunities for improvement.

Content Management

• Lead the project management of both organic and paid social content calendars.
• Work closely with the creative team to develop content that aligns with brand identity and meets legal guidelines.
• Schedule and manage organic posts, ad campaigns, and boosted content.
• Regularly track performance and provide insights from ad campaign results.

Production Support

• Assist the wider Project Management team in delivering ad hoc projects, including content production, photoshoots, print, and POS production.

This is a studio first role so it’s full time in the office in East London. There are some great benefits including being able to work from anywhere 3 weeks a year and performance bonus.

East London office, cool studio vibe with a strong creative culture.