Location: London (hybrid working)
Department: Media Sales
Reporting to: Head of Project Management
Role Overview
A key pillar of the Time Out sales strategy is to drive revenue growth from creativity via integrated solutions that bring together the power of the Time Out product portfolio. This role is a client-facing position, working with the creative solutions strategists and sales team to execute these creative ideas.
The position of Creative Solutions Project Manager requires a strong background in multi-platform content marketing and project management. The successful candidate will need to be an assured self-starter with experience working in a busy multi-media environment and a strong record of successful campaign delivery and high-quality content execution.
This role calls for someone who is on top of trends re: execution of those proposed campaigns via social media platforms, website platforms, print platforms and experiential platforms.
The Creative Solutions Project Manager will be responsible for managing a number of different campaigns at one time from large scale multi-media integrated partnerships and custom content solutions, to smaller commercial campaigns.
Although part of the commercial team, this role will work closely with editorial, design, production and technology operation teams to glean insight and manage commercial processes where involvement from these teams is required.
Key Responsibilities
Work in tandem with Commercial Editor on commissioning and executing custom content, including print and digital features, experiential, video and more
Collaborate with internal resource and external suppliers to create accurate and achievable project timelines
Run individual project P&Ls to ensure all projects run within stipulated profit margin
Facilitating amendment/approval process between clients and suppliers
Attending client and agency meetings and leading status updates
Schedule and optimise digital and social campaigns to deliver agreed client KPIs
Regularly report on delivery and key metrics for creative solutions campaigns, working closely with the creative solutions strategists.
Occasionally contribute to internal brainstorming sessions for collaborative concept generation and proposal making
Skills and Experience
A proven track record of delivering successful campaigns and projects
A good understanding of the cross-platform sales process and commercial projects in general
Excellent relationship-building skills internally and externally with clients and suppliers
Have at least 5 years of project management experience, preferably in a publishing environment
Ability to learn on the job to develop a working knowledge of the Time Out’s platform, technologies and processes – identifying knowledge gaps and taking the necessary steps to fill these
Maintain internal working processes within the wider commercial team
Interested in applying but don't tick all the boxes on the list? Please apply, we'd still love to hear from you.
About Time Out
What we look for in a candidate
Time Out is a company filled with individuals as diverse as the cities we live in and cover. At the same time there are common characteristics and values we all share. To join our team, you’ll want to…
- Be commercially astute
- Either have experience at or want to dive headfirst into a fast-paced transformative company in pursuit of excellence
- Think globally
- Have excellent communication and relationship building skills
- Have a high sense of ownership, urgency and drive
- Be a team player
About our culture
At Time Out Group we believe in diversity and equal opportunity for all people. We do not discriminate against external or internal candidates on the basis of age; disability; gender, gender reassignment; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity. We believe that diversity develops creativity and enables personal and professional growth where we all learn from each other. We believe in an open culture where ideas are shared candidly and where there is no fear of failure, but rather an understanding that we must experiment and have the freedom to succeed. We believe that everyone has the right to express themselves as they are as this enriches us all. We believe in an open world, social justice, and the pursuit of happiness, after all, we are in the happiness business.
About Time Out Group plc
Time Out Group is a global media and hospitality business that inspires connection and joy by capturing the soul of the world’s greatest cities through its two divisions – Time Out Media and Time Out Market.
Time Out launched in London in 1968 with a magazine to help people discover the exciting new urban cultures that had started up all over the city. Today, Time Out’s professional journalists curate the best things to do, see and eat in 333 cities in 59 countries.
Time Out Market is the world’s first editorially curated food and cultural market, bringing a city’s best chefs, restaurateurs and unique cultural experiences together under one roof. From cooking classes with top chefs to installations from local artists and live entertainment, Time Out Market captures the soul of the city.
The first Time Out Market opened in 2014 in a historic market hall in Lisbon, quickly turning into the most popular destination in the city with 4.1m locals and tourists visiting in 2019. The success of Lisbon brought further expansion in North America, with Time Out Market opening in five major cities in 2019: Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago and Montreal. In 2021, Time Out Market expanded into the Middle East with Time Out Market Dubai, and more Time Out Market locations are in the pipeline including Porto, London, Prague, Japan and more.
Time Out Group was named International Brand of the Year 2021 in the Campaign Publishing Awards – awarding bravery, editorial innovation and forward thinking. While Time Out Market won the Most Innovative Food & Beverage Concept Award at the Global RLI (Retail & Leisure International) Awards 2021