Midweight Project Manager at It's Nice That

Overview

Since we were founded in 2007, It’s Nice That has become the leading platform to inspire creativity around the world. Across our online platform, and through our events and social channels, we reach an audience of over 2 million people every month – from juniors joining the industry to creative thought leaders.

In addition to showcasing inspirational work and collaborating with brands to engage our audience, It’s Nice That’s Insights department also partners with brands to educate and inspire in-house creative teams on emerging visual trends, and offers insight into the opinions and perspectives of the global creative community.

We collaborate with brands of all sizes, from local creative agencies to global companies like Spotify, Nike, Apple, and Google, leveraging our creative expertise and global network to inspire the visual direction of some of the most celebrated brands in the world. Our Insights department also creates bespoke editorial projects for It’s Nice That’s audience, such as The Lazy Report, Global Type and a recent exploration into AI, Shades of Intelligence.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-loved and ever-growing creative platform, and play an important role in growing the ambition and quality of It’s Nice That’s Insights department.

We're looking for someone who is passionate about visual and creative culture, with a keen eye for detail, a love for collaborative work, and the ability to demonstrate an organised and methodical approach to task oversight. This role involves close collaboration with It's Nice That's editorial, digital, and creative teams, as well as extensive interaction with various creative collaborators and clients, making a positive, 'make-it-happen' attitude crucial.

Job Purpose

In 2024 our Insights department will be expanding and It’s Nice That is looking for a Project Manager to join the team.

This role will span brand collaborations, in-house projects, and the delivery of our upcoming company partner subscription package. You will be responsible for overseeing It's Nice That's online and commercial projects from scoping to execution, ensuring teams stay on brief, on time, and on budget, and building successful, lasting relationships with collaborators and clients.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for an individual who is an enthusiastic problem solver, open to embracing new challenges and finding innovative solutions. They should be culturally astute, demonstrate industry awareness, and be eager to work across a variety of mediums, including digital projects, research reports, workshops, and events.

Key Tasks

• Manage It's Nice That's online and commercial projects from scoping to execution, ensuring the best possible results
• Support the Senior Project Manager with the large scale projects
• Develop long-term and trusted relationships with clients, collaborators and suppliers
• Supporting the development and delivery of our company partner package
• Onboarding and setting up new Company Partners, and supporting them throughout the partnership.
• Be the point of contact and support for Company Partners
• Coordinating multi-disciplinary projects teams and external collaborators
• Manage budgets for small-mid scale insights projects
• Scope, pitch, quote and contract projects
• Devise budgets and project timelines
• Negotiate contracts, deliverables and fees
• Manage our growing network of creative collaborators

Key Skills

• Project management experience leading cross-disciplinary teams in the end-to-end delivery of projects
• Proven success in scoping budgets, planning workflow and building timelines for projects
• Excellent communicator both verbally and in writing and able to build positive relationships with teams, collaborators and clients
• Process-driven, organised and methodical with a high attention to detail in both writing and with numbers
• Positive and proactive problem solver, providing solutions and welcoming new challenges
• Confident in handling numerical and financial data with attention to detail and an analytical approach
• Understanding of contracts and past experience of negotiating deliverables and budgets with collaborators and clients
• Ability to juggle conflicting priorities and workflows to meet changing needs
• Comfortable with office software, e.g. Google Workspace, Excel, Keynote, Dropbox
• Familiarity with or experience managing research and insights projects
• A proactive approach with a strong ambition to learn new skills

Key Details

Salary: £28,550 - £33,000 (Depending on experience)

Level: Mid-weight

Application deadline: 31st January 2024

Interviews from: 5th February 2024

Start date: As soon as possible in 2024

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Location: Remote and 2 days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) in-studio at 37-39 Kingsway, London WC2B 6TP

As part of our Equality Policy - We are committed in our journey to eliminating discrimination, encouraging and valuing diversity amongst our workforce - We welcome enquiries from everyone.