Project Manager

Osborne Appointments; London Borough of Islington; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension

Commission

Breakfast provided

Job summary

Osborne Appointments is recruiting a Project Manager to join a growing team in Elstree or Farringdon. You will manage projects across content, live, digital and experiential, overseeing client relationships, timelines and delivery from brief to wrap.

Working alongside Senior Project Managers and Producers, you’ll ensure projects run smoothly, clients are kept informed and work is delivered on time, on budget and to the required standard.

Qualifications

• Experience managing marketing projects across film, photography, design or other creative outputs.
• Automotive experience is a plus.
• Mandarin-speaking skills would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from brief to final delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets and scope are maintained.
• Build strong client relationships and lead project communications, meetings and feedback.
• Work closely with Producers to coordinate deliverables, schedules and production workflows.
• Manage CDAs, SOWs, project trackers and commercial documentation.
• Maintain accurate project timelines, trackers and payment plans.
• Ensure POs and commercial documentation are agreed before projects begin.
• Identify opportunities for repeat business, upselling and account growth.
• Collaborate with creative, content, live and post-production teams.
• Follow project processes and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

Marketing project management

Creative industry experience

Client relationship management

Budget and scheduling

Strong communication skills

Calm under pressure

Job description

Project Manager

OA is recruiting a Project Manager to join a growing team in Elstree or Farringdon.

You’ll manage projects across content, live, digital and experiential, taking ownership of client relationships, timelines, documentation and delivery from brief to wrap. Working alongside Senior Project Managers and Producers, you’ll ensure projects run smoothly, clients are kept informed and work is delivered on time, on budget and to the required standard. You’ll also help identify account growth opportunities, with scope to progress to Senior Project Manager.

Location: Elstree or Farringdon

Hours: 9:00am-5:30pm (3 days in the office, 2 days working from home)

Salary: £40,000

Project Manager Benefits

• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension
• Commission
• Breakfast provided

Project Manager Key Responsibilities

• Manage projects from brief to final delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets and scope are maintained.
• Build strong client relationships and lead project communications, meetings and feedback.
• Work closely with Producers to coordinate deliverables, schedules and production workflows.
• Manage CDAs, SOWs, project trackers and commercial documentation.
• Maintain accurate project timelines, trackers and payment plans.
• Ensure POs and commercial documentation are agreed before projects begin.
• Manage scope changes and client feedback, protecting project margins and quality.
• Support budgeting, financial tracking, forecasting and reporting.
• Ensure all work is on-brief, on-brand and delivered to the required standard.
• Identify opportunities for repeat business, upselling and account growth.
• Collaborate with creative, content, live and post-production teams.
• Follow project processes and contribute to continuous improvement.

Project Manager Skills & Experience

• Experience managing marketing projects across film, photography, design or other creative outputs.
• Automotive experience.
• Mandarin-speaking skills would be an advantage.
• Proven project or account management experience within a creative, content, PR or production agency.
• Experience delivering content, live, digital, event and/or experiential projects.
• Strong organisational, planning and communication skills.
• Confident managing client relationships and project documentation.
• Experience managing project budgets, scope and financial performance.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Calm under pressure, proactive and solutions-focused.
• A collaborative approach with strong commercial awareness.
• An appetite to grow client accounts and progress towards Senior Project Manager.
• Delivering projects on time, on budget and to scope.
• Maintaining project margins and managing scope changes effectively.
• Keeping project documentation and reporting accurate and up to date.
• Building client satisfaction, repeat business and account growth.
• Collaborating effectively with Producers and wider teams.
• Following and improving project management processes.
• Progressing towards Senior Project Manager.