Project Manager - MMM

Location: Mail Metro Media Headquarters – London
Position: 6 month FTC

Job Introduction

About Mail Metro Media 

Mail Metro Media is the unified advertising division of dmg media, representing some of Britain’s most popular media brands; Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, MailOnline, Metro and Metro.co.uk and now the i and inews.co.uk

Reaching 1 in 5 UK adults every single day and over 70% of the population every month across all of our titles, we have the largest printed scale and most engaged websites in the UK. 

Our brands communicate to unique audiences from 16 to 75+ – offering an unrivalled marketplace for brands to advertise.

The Mail Metro team provides one single point of contact across print, digital and more, allowing agencies and advertisers easy access to the millions of consumers who engage with us daily. Each department is equipped to support seamless cross-platform delivery across all brands.

About the role

As Mail Metro Media, we work with brands to develop integrated content campaigns to meet their business objectives across some of Britain’s most popular media titles; Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, MailOnline, Metro and Metro.co.uk and now the i and inews.co.uk.

To maintain and accelerate our revenue growth, every aspect of our campaigns need to be market-leading, and project management is core to achieving this. We want to be known by clients & agencies for unparalleled project management.

As Project Manager you will have full accountability for the end-to-end delivery of creative campaigns across all of our platforms (print, digital, video and activations), with responsibilities including, but not limited to:

Main Responsibilities

Sales & pitching

• Working with the sales team to deliver solutions for how to most effectively implement a creative idea

Campaign preparation

• Agreeing campaign timelines with the client & internal stakeholders and effectively managing this throughout
• Agreeing KPIs and aligning on measurement methods
• Proposal of budget and management throughout
• Managing shoots, production, events, activations & contracting with talent
• Overseeing marketing of campaigns (e.g. press releases)
• Technical testing

Campaign implementation

• Including but not limited to: digital tagging & tracking, editorial co-ordination, client sign-off, 3^rd party partners / media owner co-ordination
• Executing & contracting with relevant 3^rd parties to execute events / experiences

Reporting & optimisation

• Analysing & assessing campaign performance throughout to optimise both print & digital against campaign KPIs
• Working closely with the insight team to report the campaign results to relevant internal and external stakeholders in an engaging and insightful way, and in a timely manner
• Identifying new ways to engage with a client and others as a result of the campaign

Person Specification

• 2 -3 years’ experience in commercial project management
• Able to demonstrate a proven track record in implementing both digital and print campaigns
• Detail-oriented
• A pragmatist who can creatively overcome roadblocks as and when they arise
• An analytical thinker to identify where a campaign is performing well and how it could be optimised
• A natural influencer of people who can coordinate with people in multiple teams across our business and externally
• Able to demonstrate the ability to think strategically about a client’s business objectives
• A can-do person who challenges the status quo on a daily basis
• Able to be client-facing with the ability to identify and grow client relationships
• 100% committed to quality and relentless in the pursuit of excellence
• Able to innovate and implement new ways of working

Package Description

In return for their energy and ideas we ensure our people are well rewarded. Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect:

• 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
• Upon joining you will be automatically enrolled onto the Pension Plan at the minimum level of 5% employee contribution, 3% Company contribution. 
• Life cover under the Pension Plan of up to 3x your basic salary.
• DMGT Discounts (for discounts on online shopping, vouchers and reloadable cards)
• Subsidised canteen
• Onsite gym (Northcliffe House only)
• Onsite nurse and GP clinics (Northcliffe House only)
• Our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted dining cards

Plus many other benefits….

Why work for Mail Metro Media?

• Be part of the biggest media organisation in UK
• Work in a fast paced, vibrant environment where the core values of entrepreneurialism, purpose and excellence resonate in our daily activities
• Work with a range of creative partners and suppliers
• Gain an unrivalled opportunity to shape the business and put your own stamp on it
• Delight our readers with exciting content, and impressive retail and travel experiences
• Join a distinct culture with a strong sense of family heritage behind it

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.