Flashmat UK

Project Manager - Experiential Creative Content

B-Corp creative agency seeks an organised and forward-thinking project manager to drive our exciting growth.

About Flashmat / Lighthouse

Flashmat is a B-Corp photo experiences and content agency producing events, activations and online digital campaigns for global brands. Our sister agency Lighthouse, also a B-Corp, specialises in digital experiences, such as AR and VR.

We are looking for a full time Project Manager to join the team at a growing small to medium sized agency. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone looking to deliver brand activations, whilst shaping the agency and making Flashmat / Lighthouse the ‘stand-out’ in the industry.

The Project Manager role focuses on the delivery of events, activations and projects with high-profile clients. You will be responsible for delivering end to end on projects from concept through production to delivery, with planning and successful execution, working closely within a team. You will also be responsible for managing client accounts; developing opportunities with prior clients and growing new accounts.

This role is ideal for a creative individual with strong organisation and communication skills, who will drive projects forward in a fast-paced and creative environment.

We are a B-Corp company that values our staff and offers great benefits, a sense of community and the chance to grow and expand with us. If you feel you’d be a good fit for us, check out the full job description below.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing projects within the decided-upon budget, timeline, and scope. They will also effectively monitor and present project updates to relevant stakeholders, clients, or project team members.

Key Responsibilities

  • Scope project requirements and prepare budgets
  • Deliver projects on time ensuring quality standards are met
  • Develop a detailed project plan and monitor progress
  • Communicate with the team and ensure all members are on board with delegated tasks
  • Maintain continuous support to clients with event planning and logistical planning; as well as managing expectations
  • Work closely with clients to achieve their vision; contributing creatively to pitches with creative solutions, bringing existing knowledge and an ‘outside the box’ way of thinking
  • Provide end-to-end project management for all digital and live projects
  • Manage staff including booking staff onto events, hiring new staff
  • Update relevant stakeholders or team members on the project progress
  • Coach and support project team members with tasks you assign them
  • Managing external suppliers and contractors
  • Attending site visits and be on-site for event setups
  • Attending client meetings / pitches; present ideas to client
  • Admin and keeping key documents up to date

Qualifications and Skills

  • Previous experience as a project manager within an agency environment
  • Strong interest in branding, marketing and social media
  • Effective, clear and professional communication and presentation skills
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Expert knowledge in event planning, logistics, marketing
  • Experience dealing with budgets
  • The ability to multi-task and manage multiple events simultaneously
  • Leadership skills; clear management capabilities
  • Resilient under pressure; maintaining focus and clarity
  • Detail oriented and high level of accuracy
  • Forward-thinking; high-lighting areas of growth in the business
  • Experience dealing with high profile clients across different sectors

Benefits

  • Being part of a B-Corp company; we are legally committed to being a socially and environmentally responsible company
  • Cycle scheme (https://www.cyclescheme.co.uk/)
  • Flexi-time
  • Breastfeeding policy
  • Work-from-home policy (where appropriate)
  • Training opportunities within allocated budget
  • Social and team building events throughout the year
  • Office located in a exciting building space with other creative companies and comfortable / sociable communal areas
  • Sustainable environmental and supplier policies

www.flashmat.co.uk // @flashmatuk

www.lighthousestudio.io // @lighthousestudio.io

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