Commercial Project Manager

Location : London/Hybrid Department: The Big Issue Group Contract type: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract Hours : 35 Salar y: £35,000 to £45,000 dependent on skills and experience Come and create truly impactful media. Here at the Big Issue Group we are looking for a commercial project manager with experience in the media industry to run end-to-end projects, supporting the commercial content team to produce compelling and impactful partnerships for our partner organisations. As organisations’ ESG strategies play a greater role within media and comms plans, we use our 33+ years of being one of the most respected and trusted social businesses in the UK, with our award-winning editorial voice and our 3 million monthly media reach to generate awareness and inspire positive change. We now need someone to help us deliver maximum impact to our commercial partnerships. Key highlights of the role will include: • Assume overall accountability for end-to-end delivery of commercial partnership content • Liaising with clients and media agencies, supporting commercial dept, ensuring we are always achieving delivery against the project timelines and deliverables • Internal project management of commercial content jobs – ensuring key stakeholders and business units are delivering against project timelines and objectives • Playing a pivotal role in defining and shaping our commercial partnership vision • Identifying opportunities to finetune ongoing commercial projects and workflows • Working with key stakeholders to develop success criteria for key projects/programmes • Managing projects including regular cost tracking, analysing P+L’s, and preparation of spend requests • Tracking campaign performance, and effectiveness for regular reporting and post campaign analysis. You will be a proficient project manager with demonstrable experience in the media industry. You are proficient in budget and financial management throughout the life of the project, bespoke stake holder relationship management and in the project management of content creation in line with partner needs. All of this with a mission-driven mindset to partner impact with commercial success. This role is offered as full time and either fixed term for 1 year or on a rolling freelance basis. It is intended that the role will be able to continue beyond the 1 year subject to relevant performance targets being met and business need. For a full job pack including a full list and summary of responsibilities, skills, qualities and experience required for the role, please download from the link below. Salary and Benefits: • Salary £35,000 – £45,000 per annum depending on skills and experience • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays incrementally increasing with service. • Flexible working policy • Pension scheme • Private Health care cover • Enhanced Family benefits • On-going learning and development • Employee Assistance programme to support your health and wellbeing • Blue Light Card benefits scheme Workplace details: This role based at the Big Issue Groups Head office in Finsbury Park, London. With Hybrid working available. Closing date – 12th January 2025 (23:59pm). Please note that we may invite suitable candidates for interview before the closing date. So please apply asap. Big Issue Group is striving towards Equal Opportunities. We particularly welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our sector, such as women in senior roles, and people with disabilities and from Black and Minority Ethnic communities. Since 1991, the Big Issue has sought to tackle poverty by creating opportunities through enterprise and working with individuals to rebuild their lives. Over time our organisation has grown, extending our mission so the Big Issue Group now consists of The Big Issue Company Ltd, Big Issue Invest Ltd (our social investment arm) and Big Issue Changing Lives Community Interest Company. REF-218 604