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Mid-Weight Project Manager - 4 Week Contract

4-week contract | £300 per day | Outside IR35 | Fully remote

I'm looking for a Mid-Weight Project Manager to join a small, lean, independent creative agency for a 4-week contract.

It's an agency we've worked closely with the founder of for a number of years, so this is a lovely opportunity to join a trusted client and get stuck straight in.

The agency specialises in integrated campaigns and creative production, working across a mix of creative, digital and campaign activity.

There are no shoots taking place during this period, so this isn't a production-heavy role. It's about taking ownership, keeping projects on track, managing client requests and making sure nothing falls through the cracks.

The contract

The contract is structured around:

• 2.5 days of handover at the start, getting you fully up to speed on live projects, clients, timelines and priorities

• 3 weeks of hands-on project management, taking ownership and keeping everything moving

• 2.5 days of hand-back at the end, ensuring a smooth transition back to the usual team

So, you'll have plenty of time to get a proper understanding of everything before taking the reins, and equally importantly, a proper hand-back at the end.

What you'll be doing

• Taking ownership of a number of live projects and keeping them moving

• Managing project trackers, timelines, actions and status updates

• Monitoring client inboxes and responding to requests

• Managing day-to-day client communication and keeping stakeholders updated

• Coordinating tasks, deadlines and deliverables across creative and production teams

• Chasing feedback, approvals, assets and outstanding actions

• Identifying potential issues or delays and flagging them early

• Joining internal and client calls, taking actions and ensuring they're followed through

• Helping prioritise work across the team and keeping everyone aligned

• Generally being the person who knows what's happening, what's needed next and who needs to do it

What we're looking for

This would suit an experienced Project Manager / Integrated Project Manager / Creative Project Manager who is comfortable stepping into a small agency environment and getting up to speed quickly.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience managing projects within a creative, integrated, production or agency environment

• Strong organisational and project management skills

• Confidence dealing directly with clients and internal stakeholders

• Experience managing multiple workstreams and competing deadlines

• A proactive approach - you're comfortable taking ownership rather than waiting to be told what to do

• Strong attention to detail and excellent follow-through

• The ability to quickly understand where projects are up to and what needs to happen next

• A calm, practical approach when things get busy

• The confidence to work independently in a small, lean team

This isn't a role where you'll have a huge support structure around you, so we're looking for someone who is self-sufficient, switched-on and happy to get stuck in.

The brief is simple: get up to speed quickly, take the reins, keep the clients happy and make sure the wheels keep turning.

The details

4-week contract
£300 per day
Outside IR35
Fully remote
Small, independent creative agency
Integrated campaigns & creative production
2.5-day handover → 3 weeks delivery → 2.5-day hand-back

If you're available and this sounds like you, drop me a message with your CV and availability.

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