Job Description

Role

Digital Project Manager

Reports to

Digital Director

Contract type

Permanent, full time

Salary

£34,000 to £38,000 depending on experience

Location

D&AD, Shoreditch London, E2 6EHThis is a hybrid role, minimum two days a week in the office on Tuesday and Thursday.

Closing date

09/04/2025

Summary

We are recruiting a digital project manager to join the D&AD team and support in the smooth delivery of our digital roadmap.

About D&AD

D&AD is a registered charity whose main remit is to stimulate, celebrate and enable excellence in commercial creativity, in the belief that this creates better outcomes for all concerned; and for the same reasons to campaign for a fairer, more diverse, better gender-balanced industry.

Its main areas of activity are awards, events and education and it serves a global community of creative practitioners from its headquarters in Shoreditch.

The money D&AD makes from its commercial activities is channelled through the D&AD Foundation back into the industry we serve, mainly via the New Blood program, which provides a conveyor belt of talent into the industry, and which is comprised of, inter alia, the New Blood Awards, the New Blood Festival, the Academy and Shift – a twelve week night school for people without qualifications who have the talent and desire to enter the industry.

About the role

The role sits within the digital team at D&AD and you will be responsible for managing a series of projects relating to our digital and IT systems, working collaboratively with the wider team, including creatives, developers and senior project stakeholders. You will be creatively and strategically involved from concept through to completion with a keen focus on on-time, on-budget delivery.

This is an exciting time to join us as we are in the midst of a significant transformation journey that will enhance our suite of digital platforms including our Awards systems and our website, reaching more people and delivering more of our programme digitally.

Job Description

Responsible for

• Running project ceremonies (stand ups, sprint opens and closes)

• Managing the team’s time and allocation to projects

• Budget control

• Building out project roadmaps

• Project comms & stakeholders management

• Managing relationships with freelancers, agencies and other third parties

• Status reports and project tracking

Required Skills

• Proven experience in a digital agency or in-house digital project management experience

• Good time management skills

• Collaborative team player with strong communication skills

• A keen eye for detail and great organisational skills

• Strong understanding of technology and familiarity with digital platform development

• Experience in applying user-centred design and data-driven approaches

• Research and analytical skills

• Experience working with agencies and third parties

• Ability to manage multiple projects and manage a range of stakeholders across the business

Desirable Skills

• Experience using Monday.com for project delivery

• Experience working with HubSpot

• Experience using reporting tools such as Google Analytics and HotJar

• Knowledge of and experience in the advertising and design industry

D&AD is committed to diversity, equality, equity, inclusion and respect for all.  Providing a work environment in which all employees are treated with fairness, respect and dignity and which is free of discrimination, victimisation, bullying and harassment.   At D&AD we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Please email vanessa.knight@btinternet.com to let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments to be made for any part of the recruitment process.

In order to comply with the Prevention of Illegal Working, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act, you will need to provide appropriate documentation that proves that you are eligible to work in the UK.  

Due to the number of applications we receive, we regret that you will not be contacted unless you are shortlisted for an interview. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date of your application you should assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. 

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