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Project Manager

The Guardian

London

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 65,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

The Guardian is seeking a Project Manager for a 12-month FTC role in London. The successful candidate will manage the delivery of commercial projects in advertising, ensuring high-quality execution across print and digital campaigns. Responsibilities include coordinating workflows, managing budgets and communications across teams, whilst fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment. Ideal candidates would bring project management experience, familiarity with SEO, and proven skills in managing internal and client relationships.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave policies

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Volunteering days

Wellbeing tools including free yoga and pilates classes

Qualifications

Project management experience in digital and print environments, preferably within a publisher or agency setting.
Excellent communication and organisational skills.
Good understanding of SEO and digital tools.

Responsibilities

Responsible for costing, planning and delivery of advertising campaigns across digital and print.
Coordinate project workflows and production resources to ensure adherence to deadlines.
Manage project documentation, produce cost estimates, book ad inventory, and track project performance.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Organisational Skills

Budget Management

SEO Knowledge

Join to apply for the Project Manager role at The Guardian

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account.

Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.

We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.

We’re now looking for a Project Manager (12 month FTC) to support and lead the delivery of commercial projects across advertising operations, ensuring high-quality execution across print and digital campaigns.

About the Role

Responsible for the costing, planning and delivery of advertising campaigns, including “supported by”, “paid for by” and “hosted by” formats across digital and print
Coordinate project workflows and production resources, ensuring delivery feasibility and adherence to deadlines
Support the pre-sales and pitch process, working closely with editorial and commercial stakeholders to visualise campaign ideas and assess delivery
Managing project documentation and schedules, producing cost estimates, booking ad inventory, and overseeing the release of creatives to Ad Operations. You’ll ensure project tracking systems are up to date and collaborate with the data team to compile performance reports
Work closely with a range of teams and external partners, ensuring clear communication, quality output, and stakeholder sign-off at each project stage

About You

You will have project management experience in digital and print environments, preferably within a publisher or agency setting
You’ll be comfortable delivering creative campaigns and managing content partnerships across multiple platforms
Confident managing internal and client relationships, experienced in using project documentation and workflows, and well-versed in digital tools and processes
A good understanding of SEO, social media and web publishing is valuable, as is familiarity with analytics
You bring excellent communication and organisational skills, are comfortable with budgets and data, and thrive in a fast-paced environment

We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people.We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future.

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.

How to Apply

Please upload a copy of your latest CV. You don’t need to provide a covering letter but we would like you to share your responses to the following two questions:

Tell us about a campaign you have managed, what was the outcome and what was your involvement?
Tell us about a challenging client or campaign problem and how you went about solving it.

Don’t worry we’re not looking for an essay response, we’d like you to share roughly a paragraph (the suggested word count is 100-200 words per paragraph) for each question as part of the application process. Please upload your responses in a document along with your CV.

We appreciate the time taken to prepare each application we receive. We do not use AI-assisted technology to review applications; every application is reviewed by a member of our recruitment team.

The closing date for applications is Monday 8th June 2025.

All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best.

Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs. Please contact Alice Connor on alice.connor@theguardian.com to discuss further so we can work with you to support you through your application.

Benefits at the Guardian

You’ll have 30 days of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8–12% (depending on your age). We believe in giving back, which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving.

We have enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies in place. We also support our employees by offering an IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.

Culture and Wellbeing

We want everyone to feel like they belong at the Guardian and we champion diversity of thought. Our various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace. We became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.

We offer tools to help you prioritise your wellbeing including access to our employee benefits platform which provides tailored support for health and wellbeing. In addition, we also offer free yoga and pilates classes. These run alongside our corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.

Our canteen has views overlooking the Regent’s Canal and caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Learning and Development

We encourage personal and professional growth. Employees have access to a broad range of tools and solutions, and we are happy to support the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.

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