Project Manager

Knowlton; Newsham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 hour work week

Flexi Friday (14:30 finish)

Private healthcare

Monthly team experiences

Hybrid working

Job summary

Knowlton Marketing Agency is seeking a Project Manager to bring structure and accountability to project delivery across marketing and production. You will build timelines, manage budgets and coordinate workloads, ensuring on-time delivery within scope for diverse clients across the UK and beyond.

This brand-new role requires 2+ years in project management, strong organisational skills and the ability to balance creative collaboration with disciplined process.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in project management, ideally within a marketing, creative, production, digital or agency environment
• Proven track record of managing projects from brief through to completion
• Experience managing multiple projects or workstreams across different clients or stakeholders
• Strong understanding of project management principles: timelines, budgets, resource, dependencies, risks and scope
• Experience using project management tools and a willingness to learn/improve systems
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
• Confident communication with both creative and commercial stakeholders
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach to managing problems, delays and priorities
• Experience with budgets and understanding commercial impact of decisions
• Ability to bring structure without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
• Agency or marketing experience is desirable but open to related environments

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day management and delivery of projects across marketing and production
• Build and maintain clear project plans, timelines, milestones and deliverables
• Keep projects moving and ensure work is delivered on time and to the agreed scope
• Track project budgets, costs and resources to ensure profitability
• Collaborate across Knowlton to coordinate workloads and dependencies
• Clarify responsibilities, due dates and next steps for all team members
• Identify risks, delays and blockers early and work with the team to resolve them
• Keep project documentation, systems and processes up to date and in use
• Coordinate internal meetings, project kick-offs, check-ins and milestones
• Manage changes to scope, timelines or budgets and notify the right people
• Provide clear project updates to internal stakeholders and clients where appropriate
• Help improve agency project management processes as the function grows
• Juggle multiple projects and clients from short campaigns to longer programmes

Job description

Project Manager @ Knowlton Marketing Agency - based Kent

Hybrid (3 in-office days in Manston/ Margate, Kent) | £32,000 to £35,000 | Full-Time

Knowlton is a creative marketing agency founded by brothers Lloyd and Dan Knowlton, based on the Kent coast in Margate. They've worked with some of the world's biggest brands, from BBC StoryWorks and Airalo to Wahl and Sunny D, generating millions in trackable revenue, reaching millions, and delivering results that senior marketers call career highlights. They do paid and organic social, video, influencer, experiential, OOH and full-funnel strategy. A close-knit team with serious creative firepower, and a track record to match.

The role

Knowlton is looking for a Project Manager to bring structure, organisation and accountability to the way projects are delivered across the agency. This is a brand-new role to make sure projects are properly planned, clearly communicated and delivered on time and within budget.

Projects will vary hugely in size and scope. You could be managing a fast-moving social campaign one week, a multi-market production the next, or helping coordinate a project that runs over several months. With clients across the UK and globally, there is plenty of variety and no two projects will look the same.

We are looking for someone who knows how to manage projects properly. You'll be comfortable building timelines, managing budgets, keeping people accountable, spotting risks before they become problems and bringing clarity when there are lots of moving parts.

You'll also need to be confident working with creative and marketing teams. You're not there to simply create spreadsheets and chase people for updates - you'll be an important part of the team, helping everyone understand what needs to happen, when it needs to happen and who's responsible for making it happen.

If you're an experienced project manager who loves bringing order to creative chaos, enjoys working collaboratively and isn't afraid to hold people accountable, this could be the role for you.

What you will do

• Own the day-to-day management and delivery of projects across marketing and production
• Build and maintain clear project plans, timelines, milestones and deliverables
• Keep projects moving and make sure work is delivered on time and to the agreed scope
• Track project budgets, costs and resource, helping ensure projects are delivered profitably and within budget
• Work closely with everyone at Knowlton to coordinate workloads and dependencies
• Make sure everyone knows what they're responsible for, when it's due and what needs to happen next
• Identify potential risks, delays and blockers early and work with the team to resolve them
• Keep project documentation, systems and processes up to date and make sure they're actually being used
• Coordinate internal meetings, project kick-offs, check-ins and delivery milestones where needed
• Manage changes to project scope, timelines or budgets and make sure the right people are aware
• Provide clear project updates to internal stakeholders and, where appropriate, clients
• Help improve the agency's project management processes, systems and ways of working as this new function develops
• Juggle multiple projects and clients at different stages, from short-term campaigns to longer-term programmes of work

This role is for you if

• You genuinely enjoy making things happen and bringing structure to busy teams
• You're comfortable being collaborative and approachable while still holding people accountable
• You don't mind asking "where is this up to?" or "why hasn't this been done?" when something is slipping
• You can work confidently with creative people without trying to take the creativity out of the process
• You enjoy variety and can move between different clients, projects and priorities
• You're calm when things change, deadlines move or something inevitably goes wrong
• You naturally think ahead and spot problems before they become urgent
• You like systems and processes, but understand that agency life doesn't always go exactly to plan
• You're organised, commercially aware and take ownership rather than waiting to be told what to do

What we are looking for

• 2+ years' experience in project management, ideally within a marketing, creative, production, digital or agency environment
• A proven track record of managing projects from brief through to completion
• Experience managing multiple projects or workstreams at the same time, ideally across different clients or stakeholders
• Strong understanding of project management principles, including timelines, budgets, resource, dependencies, risks and scope
• Experience using project management, workflow or collaboration tools and a willingness to learn and improve the systems already in place
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
• Confident communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both creative and commercial stakeholders
• The confidence to challenge, chase and hold people accountable when required - while maintaining positive working relationships
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach to managing problems, delays and competing priorities
• Experience working with budgets and understanding the commercial impact of project decisions
• Someone who can bring structure without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
• Agency or marketing experience is highly desirable, but we're open to people from other project-based environments if you understand how to manage complex, changing projects and collaborative teams

Why Knowlton?

We believe in doing great work while looking after our people. Benefits include:

• 35 hour work week for better work life balance
• Flexi Friday with a 14:30 finish every Friday
• Private healthcare
• Monthly fun days and team experiences
• Hybrid working
• Real opportunities to learn and grow
• A supportive, positive and collaborative team culture