Project Manager

Project Manager - Southampton Hybrid Working (4 Days Office / 1 Day Home) 45,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Are you an experienced Project Manager from a creative, marketing, agency or production background who thrives on bringing structure to complexity, keeping multiple projects moving, and ensuring outstanding work is delivered on time and on budget?

We're partnering with a highly successful, established and growing creative and integrated production agency that delivers high-quality projects for a diverse portfolio of clients. As demand continues to grow, they're looking for a Project Manager to become the operational heartbeat of the team.

This is a pivotal role within the business, responsible for leading project delivery across multiple workstreams while balancing commercial objectives, resource planning, and team wellbeing. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure projects progress smoothly from briefing through to final delivery.

As Project Manager, you'll take ownership of planning, scheduling and resource management across all live projects, providing visibility, control, and momentum at every stage. You'll be the person who spots challenges before they become problems, keeps stakeholders informed, and ensures teams have the capacity and support they need to deliver exceptional work.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage project schedules, timelines and resource allocation across multiple concurrent projects.
• Oversee project budgets, forecasting and supplier spend.
• Coordinate internal teams and external suppliers to ensure seamless project delivery.
• Monitor project progress and proactively identify risks, dependencies and potential bottlenecks.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders to establish realistic delivery plans and priorities.
• Maintain strong communication across all departments, ensuring expectations are clear and achievable.
• Help build and maintain a trusted network of freelance and specialist resource partners.
• Support a positive working culture by balancing operational demands with team capacity and wellbeing.

Experience and skills required

• Previous experience in Project Management, Production Management or Operations within a creative, marketing, agency or production environment.
• Strong planning and resource management capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A pragmatic and solutions-focused approach to problem solving.
• Experience managing budgets, timelines and supplier relationships.
• The ability to remain calm and organised when priorities shift.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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