Fixed Term Senior Project Manager

When Shackleton's ship got crushed by Antarctic ice, he didn't panic. He looked at 28 men, impossible odds, and zero margin for error... and brought everyone home alive.

Great project management is a bit like that. Except the ice is the deadline, the expedition the creative campaign, and everyone's counting on you to see the route home no one else can see.

Someone formidable is about to go on maternity leave. We need someone equally rare.

This is a fixed-term role covering maternity leave for one of our most prestigious global clients. It starts May 2026. It’s based in Brighton (hybrid, but studio time is essential). And it’s not for chancers.

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Your year long expedition.

You’ll be the fulcrum on a global account where generative AI meets brand ambition at scale. Where complex briefs become globally-adopted campaigns. Where the creative bar is set somewhere between “exceptional” and “are you kidding me?”

This isn’t about keeping things ticking over. It’s about protecting excellence while the world spins fast.

You’ll work with industry heavyweights. Sharp strategists. Creatives at the top of their game who still want to push further. And clients who seek excellence and expect the (nearly) impossible, politely, on a Tuesday.

The pace is fast. The stakes are high. The visibility is total.

For the right person? It’s a chance to step into the type of work that defines a career.

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YOU:

• See the whole board. Big picture and tiny details simultaneously. You can hold multiple global deliveries in your head while obsessing over a single line in a budget.
• Thrive in beautiful chaos. The calm before the storm bores you. You’re at your best when things are moving fast and the stakes are real.
• Build relationships that last. Account management isn’t a job function to you – it’s about understanding what people need before they know it themselves.
• Know when to push and when to protect. You’ll fight for creative excellence. You’ll fight for creative excellence. And you’ll know how to get it delivered without burning the house down.
• Make decisions in the moment. Not recklessly. But with the confidence that comes from having done this before, at this level, under this kind of pressure.

YOU CAN:

• Point to the proof. Multiple global-scale integrated campaigns that broke through, performed, and mattered. Not projects you touched – projects you ran.
• Scope anything. From brand platforms to digital experiences to campaigns that span continents and mediums. You know what’s involved because you’ve built it before.
• Navigate complexity without flinching. Knotty strategy. Intricate creative workflows. Shifting client priorities. Budget puzzles. You see the path through.
• Resource like a chess master. You know exactly who needs to be where, when, and why. Every piece matters, and you never waste a move.
• Speak client and speak creative. You’re fluent in both. You can translate brand positioning into creative briefs and creative vision into commercial reality.
• Build budgets that work. Multi-faceted, watertight, realistic. And draft contracts that protect everyone involved.
• Turn on a sixpence. Priorities shift. Deadlines move. Scope creeps. You adjust with grace, speed, and zero drama.

YOU’RE NOT:

• Hands-off. You’re in the creative trenches. You know what’s happening because you’re there.
• One-dimensional. You’ve managed work across every digital medium. Video, AI, interactive, immersive – you’ve scoped it, delivered it, loved it.
• Surface-level. You know how things work and why they work that way. You’re curious. You ask questions. You think.
• A taskmaster. We’re nice people who do great work together. Ego has no place here.
• Trying your luck. If you’re not genuinely senior – if you haven’t run global accounts, managed complex campaigns, made split-second calls that mattered – please don’t apply. We’ll know. It’s a waste of your time, and ours.

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

• A competitive salary. The conversation starts at £55K, with flex based on experience and capability.
• A comprehensive package including an F45 Gym membership, personal development and curiosity grants, learning lunches, and a monthly wellbeing therapist.
• The kind of work that goes on your forever-CV