Creative Project Manager

We are looking for their new 'go to' person to have direct responsibility for overseeing the delivery of exciting end-to-end projects campaigns through from start to finish and also managing the creative studio. This dynamic role is perfect for someone who is able to build strong relationships - both in their team and stakeholders alike. If you have been in Studio or Project Management for a brand or product team, and have the ability to help prioritise briefs, and help run multiple concurrent creative projects across the business - this is for you.

You will work across multiple functions and help to deliver the Minor Figures vision, ensuring our brilliant global brand comes to life.  You ensure everything we do is well planned, resourced, co-ordinated, and delivered. You will be expected to use your knowledge and experience to deliver within time and cost constraints.

• Working closely with the Head of Design,the Marketing Directors, helping to jump start brilliant projects and maintain coherent and real time control of the brand roadmap including timings, stakeholders, budget, resource and agency management.

• Actively participating in the creativity and the strategy - you will oversee the project management of all brand communications from creative brief through to implementation.

• Supporting designers and creatives, and helping manage multiple concurrent creative projects from conception to completion, delivering on time, to agreed milestones

• Ensure the smooth running of the creative studio day-to-day by managing the flow of incoming briefs, supporting the Design Director with resource allocation with planning and managing freelance needs.

• When required, facilitating a clear sign off process between the senior stakeholders, wider Brand team, external agencies, and the respective creative studios.

• Using your planning and interpersonal skills to help the Design team build trusted relationships with stakeholders.

• Demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit, spotting opportunities that will further bring our brand purpose to life and pitching them to the business whilst keeping in mind the value it will deliver in return.

• Managing key stakeholders’ expectations at all stages of project development and instigating retrospectives when required.

• Liaising with the Finance team and the Design Director to keep on top of the committed spend and ensuring the budget is up to date. 

You’ll be part of a small and agile team at the heart of Minor Figures, which comprises of a Head of Design, a senior designer, two digital and packaging designers, and a creative production manager. We operate as a beautiful whirring machine, with each team member expertly playing their part in bringing an extensive array of projects to life within the Minorverse. We work closely with the wider teams throughout the business, collaborating on a day-to-day basis with the Global Digital team and Marketing Heads in each region.

We hire humans, not machines, so let’s look at the key skills we need. You’ll:

• Be an ambassador of the Minor Figures brand

• Have a sense of fun, adventure, along with a hands on & a can-do approach

• Not be phased by constant change and challenges and willing to adapt and implement solutions

• Have a willingness to help in all areas of the business when needed

• Have excellent communication skills and self motivation with an ability to grow the role with the business.

We want you to be someone who sees an opportunity in everything. Collaboration will be in your DNA and the ability to inspire people will ideally be something that comes naturally for you. Creative in your ideas, unconventional in your approach, you’ll be fuelled by passion, results and seeing those around you, happy.

• Experience in effective project planning, monitoring and reviewing

• Able to manage resources

• Enthusiasm, and a can-do attitude, self-motivated and proactive, continually striving for improvement and not afraid of implementing it.

• Clear reasoning and communication with high levels of determination and collaboration.

• A mindset of constant improvement, comfortable with ambiguity and a team player comfortable building strong relationship quickly

• Ability to manage multiple projects/productions, and prioritise workload effectively, willing to change focus quickly.

We realise that a job is more than just the take home salary each month. So what are you really getting?

As part of the MF team, not only will you have the opportunity to own your role and make it, you and us a success, you’ll also be becoming part of something very special. Minor Figures’ ethos is that everyone is welcome, as long as you leave all hang-ups, social barriers and prejudices at the door.

You’ll embark on a journey that doesn’t have a destination. It just keeps going. Your contribution will help us become the most loved brand on the planet & the number speciality coffee brand. With that, you’ll grow, develop and progress as we do and you’ll play your part in us having a planet to do this on.

And, as part of the Minor Figures team, you’ll have the opportunity to invest in the business, with the option to buy shares in the company at an agreed price. Having skin in the game and really contributing to our success. Because it’s you and us all that do make this all happen.

But of course, we look after you in the other ways that you’d expect:

• 25 days holiday allowance in addition to bank holidays

• Statutory pension contribution through Nest

• Employee share options scheme, available to all full time employees.

• 1 day paid leave to support a cause of your choice through volunteering or activism 

• Flexible working to meet the needs of the role

• 30% discount on products from our online shop

• Unlimited access to Calm app

• All the free coffee and cold brew you can drink!

• Vegan lunches are available.

You’ll be based out of our office in East London. Work from home flexibility is supported but the office will be your base and allow you to bring the energy and creativity to help educate and inspire our team. 

Hours of work will generally be 9.00am – 5:30 pm but may vary with workload or by agreement.  Flexibility may be required due to travel requirements. 

At Minor Figures everyone is welcome.  We are committed to cultivating and maintaining a culture that is inclusive and diverse. We celebrate differences and continually support all members of our company to be proud of who they are. In recruiting for our team, we pride ourselves on equal employment opportunities regardless of gender, sex, age, disability, race, religion, sexuality or social class. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their abilities and effectiveness, nothing else.

You’re sold? The coffee is brewing, you’re ready to hit send and sit back and wait for a response?

In order to make that happen:

• Submit a CV and any supporting documents to us.

• Tell us why you want to work with us at Minor Figures.

Just a heads up, we’re not a traditional team of recruiters and hiring managers. We want to see the human version of you, not just the black & white copy. Our need to find great people needs to be met with a fun and positive recruitment journey, so tell us more about you, however the heck you want.

We value the impact & work recruitment agencies have & do. We have people that have worked within & relied heavily on the support of agencies in their career. That said however, we’d really appreciate it if we didn’t receive any unsolicited or out of the blue applications.