Project Manager - Experiential Creative Content

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