Project Manager (Events & Branded Content)

Come and join us at Reach Studio, an award-winning commercial team with the fifth biggest digital audience in the UK! We are a dynamic and rapidly evolving media company, home to some of the UK’s most popular, trusted and well-known brands and reaching an audience of some 48m people on a monthly basis.

At Reach Studio we play a crucial part in delivering the commercial performance of the business. Our customer value strategy and acclaimed editorial and content teams ensure that our audience is at the heart of everything we do. Do you have an eye for detail, a flair for client skills and the ability to multiple projects and partnerships? Are you focussed on understanding clients’ needs to provide them with solutions that benefit their business? Do you have an infectious enthusiasm and passion for experiential and branded content campaigns?

If you’d like to be part of an award-winning growth business and a diverse team of creative, motivated and performance-driven professionals, then this could be the role for you!

This is a hybrid position with 1-2 days in our Oldham office.  You will therefore ideally be based within an hour commute of Manchester (Oldham).

Campaign Publishing Awards: Commercial Team of the Year & Business of the Year 2021.

About us

Hello, we’re Reach. Every day, our trusted news, stories and content connect with millions ofpeople where they live - whether that’s on their social feed or at their neighbourhood newsstand; through their local community or their take on the hot topic of the day.

We're home to more than 120 brands - from household names like the Mirror, Express, DailyStar and Daily Record, to local titles like MyLondon, BelfastLive, and the Manchester Evening News, and brands making a splash in the US like the Irish Star.

It's our ability to understand people and the things that matter to them that makes us Britain and Ireland's largest commercial news publisher. We reach around 70% of the UK's online population, 10% of the US online population, and over 100 million social followers around the world, connecting with them on who they are, where they live and what they love.

Your story, with Reach

As a modern media organisation, we're much more than just news. And it takes a wide range of people and skills to serve diverse audiences, customers and communities like we do.

We know everyone has their own story to tell, so we’ve built an environment where every background is respected and every day is a day to explore.

We’ll help you build a career that works with your life, while giving you the space to create and grow.

As Project Manager for Events & Branded Content, you will champion multiple 360 projects from pre-sale through to completion, delivering experiential and branded content campaigns that consistently hit agreed KPIs. You'll be the driving force behind successful project delivery, balancing production budgets and timelines whilst maintaining strong relationships with both clients and internal teams.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, juggling production budgets and timelines to ensure experiential and branded content campaigns deliver against agreed KPIs
• Build and maintain brilliant client and agency relationships through genuine communication, providing regular project updates and proactively managing expectations
• Analyse project progress and identify potential delivery risks early, adapting timelines and costs as needed to ensure successful campaign delivery within established processes
• Orchestrate internal and external resources effectively, collaborating with creative, design, and events teams to bring ideas to life whilst keeping projects on track and on budget
• Develop and nurture a strong network of external partners, including photographers, experiential suppliers, and production studios, to support campaign delivery and innovation

We're seeking a Project Manager with extensive experience managing branded content and events campaigns, ideally with a media owner background. You should demonstrate strong capability in complex project delivery, with the ability to work effectively under pressure.

Your core competencies include:

• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
• Strong budgeting expertise and commercial acumen, ideally within the publishing sector or equivalent industry experience
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously whilst maintaining quality and meeting KPI targets
• Outstanding client servicing and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as required
• Strong time management and project risk identification capabilities

You should demonstrate a collaborative approach to working with internal and external stakeholders, and have a track record of building and maintaining professional relationships with external partners including photographers, experiential suppliers, and production studios. You're results-focused and committed to delivering campaigns that meet client objectives.

How we'll look after you

We take good care of our people - and that means more than just a pay packet. Whatever your role, you'll get a range of benefits, including:

• 25 days' holiday (plus bank holidays), as well as an extra day after you've been with us for three, five and 10 years. We also have a scheme to help you buy extra holiday if you want to.
• An extra day's paid leave each year to volunteer for a cause close to your community or your heart.
• Big moment day - an extra day’s paid leave for a moment that matters to you - like getting married, moving house or welcoming a new addition to the family (human or furry!)
• Help saving for your retirement - we'll match your company pension contributions up to 6% and you can contribute through salary sacrifice.
• Supportive and progressive people policies - we’re proud to have a range of policies to support people in their lives in and outside work, including enhanced family leave and policies to promote flexibility, inclusion and progression. We believe you shouldn’t have to wait to join us to know what to expect from us, which is why we share this overview of the policies we have in place to support families and carers. If there's something you want to understand more about, just ask - it won’t make a difference to your application.
• A healthcare cash plan - giving you money back for a range of medical expenses and fast access to doctor's appointments.
• Car lease scheme - you can buy a brand new electric or hybrid car through our leasing partner, and pay for it through salary sacrifice.
• Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your family.
• Financial wellbeing – Access Stream, our app for managing your finances, pay, rewards and benefits all in one place
• Access to lots of discounts - including 15% off with Reach's very own online marketplace, Yimbly, where you can buy everything from homewares to beauty products.
• Interest-free loans - including for season tickets and technology.

If you’re excited about this role but don’t tick every single box, please don’t let that stop you from applying.

We know that everyone has their own story to tell, and we value potential, passion and the perspectives that different backgrounds bring to our work.

Diverse perspectives strengthen our teams and help us better serve our audiences, which is why we’re dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and supported. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair and welcoming to all, without discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.