At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage communications, projects, and storytelling for a dynamic food platform.
- Company: Diet Paratha, a vibrant small business in East London.
- Benefits: Flexible freelance role with hybrid working options.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity to work on diverse projects and grow your career.
- Why this job: Join a creative team and shape impactful stories in a fast-paced environment.
- Qualifications: 3-5 years in agency/media, strong project management, and excellent communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Diet Paratha is hiring a Communications & Projects Manager (Freelance). We're looking for an organized, flexible all-rounder to support the next stage of our growth. This is a hands-on role for someone who is highly organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple workstreams in a fast-paced, small business environment. As a small team, no two days are the same and the role requires someone who is comfortable moving between strategic, creative and operational tasks as priorities shift.
Key Responsibilities
- Platform & Communications
- Own newsletters and email communications, from planning through to send-out
- Maintain tone of voice and editorial quality across all communications
- Own the upkeep and accuracy of the Diet Paratha website
- Own and grow Diet Paratha's LinkedIn presence, including content planning and posting
- Support wider communications planning and reporting where required
- Content & Story Development
- Contribute ideas for platform features and stories
- Help shape content with a clear creative and cultural point of view
- Track emerging stories, voices and cultural moments relevant to the platform
- Represent Diet Paratha at selected events, supporting on-the-ground storytelling and platform visibility
- Campaigns, Productions & Projects
- Lead the day-to-day delivery of launches, partnerships, events, productions and special projects
- Translate ideas into clear briefs, timelines, decks and production documentation
- Develop and manage schedules, call sheets and project plans for shoots and events
- Own project timelines, dependencies and stakeholder management from inception through to delivery
- Act as a primary point of contact for clients, partners and collaborators, ensuring projects are delivered smoothly and to a high standard
- Contribute ideas and planning for partnerships, launches and activations
- Community & Programmes
- Own communications and coordination for mentoring programme and community initiatives
- Manage communications with participants, contributors and collaborators
Must Haves
- 3–5 years' experience in an agency or media company
- Strong project and/or account management skills
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
- Exceptionally good at keeping track of moving parts and following things through
- Strong deck-writing and presentation skills
- Comfortable owning newsletters and email communications from planning through to send-out
- Comfortable updating website content and managing communications channels, including LinkedIn
- Experience creating briefs, timelines and production documentation
- Comfortable working directly with clients, partners and collaborators
- Resourceful, proactive and good at figuring things out
- Genuinely curious about culture, storytelling and creative work
Extra Bits
- Freelance role
- East London based / Hybrid working
- You do not need to be South Asian to apply
Due to high application volumes, only successful candidates will be contacted. Thank you in advance for your understanding from our small team.
Freelance Communications & Projects Manager in Slough employer: Diet Paratha
At Diet Paratha, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture. As a small team based in East London, we offer our Freelance Communications & Projects Manager the opportunity to engage in diverse projects, develop their skills, and contribute to meaningful storytelling within a supportive environment. With flexible working arrangements and a focus on personal growth, we empower our employees to thrive while making a significant impact in the community.
