Creative Project Manager

Who we are

Magnum Photos is a global organisation representing some of the world’s most renowned photographers. What makes Magnum unique is the diversity of expression within its ranks, from war photographers to satirists and conceptual artists, and almost everything in between. What unifies them is their strong individual authorship and shared vision to chronicle world events, people, places through imagery and narratives - that have redefined history and transformed lives. This includes not shying away from telling the difficult stories.

The organisation is run as a collective structure with a membership that has evolved over the years to encompass the work of almost 100 diverse photographers and estates. We have offices in New York, London and Paris, and work with press, publishers, advertising, television, galleries and museums across the world.

Magnum also has a vibrant digital platform which we use to connect with our global audience of over 5 million people by showcasing photographers’ work, offering education initiatives, and hosting special commercial events.

About the role

We are looking for a Creative Project Manager to support the delivery of a suite of creative and technical projects across the Digital Projects & E-Commerce (DIPEC) team.

In this role, you will lead small to mid-scale projects across different verticals and support the Senior Creative Project Manager in large scale projects. This will include owning project timelines, resourcing, and reporting for projects such as product launches and campaigns, and supporting the Senior Creative Project Manager in the tracking and delivery of the Square Print Sale and other large scale DIPEC and creative projects.

This role would not only own project management and delivery but also dip into various functions to take on discrete responsibilities across design, product and operations as needed to move projects and delivery forward.

This role will sit within the Digital Projects & E-Commerce team. Reporting to the Senior Creative Project Manager, you will work closely with all team members, other teams (Content, Gallery, Partnerships, Education) and external partners. This role will act as the bridge between all functions – driving everyone towards the same goals.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

Project Management:

● Manage a range of creative, digital, and cross-functional projects

● Build out project kick-offs, roadmaps and plans, identifying deliverables and milestones. Ensuring team members are informed and well equipped to hit deadlines and finish tasks on-time, on budget and to defined success metrics

○ Own the calendar and tactical planning of each project in the short-, mid- and long-term, understanding how each project fits with competing priorities, manage stakeholders and make and communicate tradeoffs

○ Work cross-functionally to understand all relevant inputs from across the organisation, integrate feedback, communicate and set expectations, and deliver on agreed-to outputs

● Manage from project scoping through planning and delivery to reporting, acting as team quarterback and liaison throughout

○ Create and manage briefs in collaboration with internal stakeholders

○ Collaborate with external agencies and strategic partners to move big ideas from project initiation to delivery, with clear project plans and milestones

○ Actively communicate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and on-time delivery of projects and assets

○ Support on delivery as needed

● Work closely with the Senior Creative Project Management to define learning process, own post mortems and create and manage project plans for optimizations such as budgeting and ways of working

● Proactively predict and remove any roadblocks that may delay a project timeline or create additional, unnecessary cost

● Support on the delivery of the larger scale projects working with the Senior Creative Project Manager, and executing discrete tasks when necessary, including but not limited to the Square Print Sale

Desired Skills & Experience

Who you are:

● Exceptionally organised with a keen eye for detail

● Unflappable and don't get overwhelmed from multitasking or last minute projects

● A champion for good process, but you're flexible and open to change when things aren't working

● Forward thinking and able to easily 'connect the dots' so that the ripple effect of certain actions and decisions is obvious ahead of time

● An excellent relationship builder with strong negotiation and communication skills - you enjoy networking, building new relationships and getting to know team members and partners

● Naturally inquisitive, deliberate, and collaborative team player, which makes you open and eager to engage with feedback

● An entrepreneurial self-starter with go-getter attitude and a positive and upbeat nature

● Don’t mind getting your hands dirty and is excited about imagining and building the future of Magnum as a global photography agency

● Native level of English, French speaking is a big plus

Minimum Experience:

● 2-3 years of experience in project management, ideally with some experience with digital and e-commerce functions and creative projects

● Experience developing and managing internal (up, across and down) and external relationships

● Proficient across Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets etc), Slack and Project Management software (i.e. Asana/Monday)

● Experience with e-commerce tools (Wordpress, Magento)

● Experience working and managing third-party suppliers and vendors, i.e. web development agencies is a significant plus

● Comfortable with numbers and financially literate

Location & Compensation

● London

● Office based, with ability to work from home after initial training (maximum of 2 days per week)

● Full-time role: Monday to Friday, 9:30 AM – 6 PM

● Compensation: £35,000 – 38,000

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, Magnum Photos prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or colour, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth; one’s gender identity may be male, female, neither or both, e.g., non-binary), gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behaviour, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not be distinctively male or female and may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.