The posting
Project Manager (up to £34,000)
Immediate is home to some of the biggest and most loved consumer brands in the UK, including Radio Times, Good Food and BBC Gardeners World magazine. Our trusted, quality content reaches millions of people a month across digital, print, video, podcasts, apps and live events.
We’re the destination for people looking to get more from the things they love. We’re here to inspire, fuel, encourage and educate.
Whether it’s the big things, or the little things; from reaching fitness goals to savouring good food, cultivating outdoor spaces, or enjoying the latest TV sensation – we help bring our audiences joy!
About the role
The Project Manager plays a key role in project managing campaigns across Fixed Fees, helping to maintain high CPA rates, whilst offering support to the wider affiliate team. This individual is responsible for project managing campaigns on a day-to-day basis and ensuring that they are delivered on time and within the budgets provided. The role works closely with internal and external teams, including affiliate writers, Affiliates Lead, affiliate networks and the Client Services team, to ensure seamless execution and optimisation of all campaigns against key commercial goals.
Though the successful candidate will be sat within the Client Services team, alongside other Project Managers it is vital that they build a close and effective relationship with the Partnership and Sales Executives and the wider affiliates team to be successful in this role.
You’ll love this role if;
This is a collaborative, fast-moving role and if you love making things happen, this role puts you right at the heart of our affiliate campaigns. You’ll take ownership of Fixed Fee campaigns, processes and working with teams across the business to keep everything on track, on budget and performing at its best.
As a Project Manager you will;
- Demonstrate the ability to manage multiple projects and campaigns across the Fixed Fee affiliate team (from time to time you may also be required to support projects within Client Services, with Fixed Fee campaigns and key responsibilities will take priority)
- Take full ownership of the workflow of projects to ensure smooth delivery with all elements delivered on time, to budget and within the profit margin targets set. This includes providing post campaign reports for internal and external use. Where appropriate we expect the Project Manager to use AI to create workflows to improve efficiencies.
- Provide additional support to the wider affiliates team at peak periods such as Black Friday and Prime Day.
- Serve as the primary contact across all affiliate networks, overseeing the distribution of leads, monitoring payments, decline rates, profitability, and ensuring established processes are understood by the Partnerships and Sales Executives.
- Attend client meetings where appropriate, helping to build relationships and secure future business, additionally upsell to existing clients should the opportunity arise whilst project managing campaigns
- Track performance and spend of Fixed Fee and Strategic Partnerships campaigns to deliver the best results for clients and Immediate. This includes identifying challenges and risks that may arise. Other duties will include providing analysis on new versus repeat bookings, yields and average spend.
- Perform monthly audit reports that include and are not limited to retailer declines, payments, profit tracking and workflow efficiencies.
- Be an expert across multiple affiliate networks and platforms including Tableau, Monday.com, Basecamp, Google analytics, Sharepoint and other Project Management tools
- Build relationships with clients to secure future bookings and returning business
- Play a pivotal role in ensuring that people and projects are not inadvertently siloed and always encourage cross-department collaboration.
- Be an expert in campaign delivery working with the Sales and Partnerships Executives to help inspire and shape proposals, delegating tasks when necessary.
- Represent the Fixed Fee team by attending and presenting at Internal brand meetings.
Requirements
- Superb organisational skills and the ability to juggle multiple workloads whilst working to deadlines.
- Passion for partnerships and building both internal and external relationships
- A deep understanding of project management and efficient workflows
- A team player with a strong commitment to driving revenue and profitability
- A confident project manager who can use data and experience to flag any potential challenges and adapt their methods quickly in order to deliver a positive outcome.
- An understanding of the affiliate industry is not essential but would be advantageous
Benefits
- A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival
- Supportive well-being initiatives and benefits, talks & workshops, and Mental Health First aiders & Champions
- 25 days holiday plus a day for your birthday. Our offices will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s which are in addition to your annual entitlement
- Tailored training and development through both our inhouse learning platform and LinkedIn Learning
- A progressive and transparent culture focused on your development
- Flexible / hybrid working plus early finish Fridays
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced Family Policies including paternity, adoption and surrogacy leave. We also provide a pregnancy loss, fertility, and carers policy
- Competitive pension plans and Life Assurance
- A newly renovated modern office with lots of collaborative spaces
At Immediate, we pride ourselves on our open, inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic culture that empowers our people to thrive and give their best. We care deeply about our people, our local communities and the impact we have on the environment. Our active Diversity & Inclusion network, comprehensive well-being programs, and clear sustainability strategies reflect this commitment.
People are at the heart of our business and creating a diverse and inclusive working environment is important to us. Immediate is an equal opportunities employer. We’ll never treat anyone less favourably because of their sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marital/civil partnerships, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief or disability. We’re also committed to supporting applications from those who are returning to work following a career break, maternity leave or caring responsibilities.
Immediate is a place you can grow, be supported, and make a difference.
