At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage packaging and branding projects from brief to print production, coordinating teams and clients.
- Company: Join a leading agency that has shaped the modern drinks shelf with renowned brands.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive daily rate of £350 – £380 and hybrid working arrangements.
- Other info: This is a rolling summer contract with around 60 live projects at any time.
- Why this job: This role offers the chance to own delivery for high-profile spirits and wine brands.
- Qualifications: Experience in project management within the drinks sector, specifically in packaging and branding.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Drinks isn’t a vertical here. It’s the whole discipline – bottles, labels, and the technical reality of getting a brand from brief to backbar. This is a freelance role for a Project Manager who already knows drinks – that specialism matters for the kind of work you’d run.
The portfolio spans some of the most recognised spirits and wine brands in the world alongside one-person startups, with around 60 live projects moving through the studio at any time. This is a chance to own delivery for the agency that, more than any other, has shaped what the modern drinks shelf looks like.
The Role
You’ll run packaging and branding projects end to end, from brief through to print production, acting as the primary client contact for timelines, budgets and deliverables. That means coordinating designers, copywriters, strategists, artwork teams and external suppliers, and keeping all of them moving to schedule.
You’ll build the project schedules and resource plans, track status through reports, run both client meetings and internal reviews, manage scope changes to protect profitability, and support the print production and packaging development workflows that turn creative into a finished bottle. This is delivery you own, not delivery you administer. You’ll be the single point of contact senior clients rely on – and the reason projects don’t stall between the creative and the technical.
The Package
£350 – £380 per day
Hybrid working
Rolling summer contract
The Person
You’re a Project Manager who already works in or close to drinks – likely inside a branding or packaging agency, possibly client-side. You’ve run packaging projects from brief to print and understand bottle development, label compliance and artwork workflows. You’re confident managing senior clients directly while coordinating creative teams and suppliers, and you can own delivery autonomously.
Freelance Project Manager employer: Craft Agency Ltd
The agency is known for its influence on the drinks industry, managing both established brands and startups. Located in a hybrid work environment, it offers flexibility while working on exciting projects. The team is dedicated to delivering innovative packaging solutions that resonate with consumers.
