Project Manager (Creative Service)

Welcome Bonus!

We are keen to attract new talent who can make a difference in our workplace. This means that all candidates who are offered a role and go on to start in a permanent role with us, will receive a bonus of £750 gross (pro rata if part-time) in their first month’s pay.

Our Company

Draper Tools is a family business with a rich history, a strong, supportive ‘family culture’ and a passion for continuous improvement. We believe everyone can make a difference, we value opinions, we embrace new ideas and take a collaborative and proactive approach to change.

There is a new wave of energy throughout the business with lots of exciting changes happening, including Draper Tools proudly becoming the official partners of Southampton Football club again.

We promote a friendly, positive and inclusive team culture so come and make a difference by joining us as a Project Manager within our Creative Services department. In this role you will manage product packaging and new lines projects from receipt of request through to go-live.

Benefits

As a Project Manager your benefits will include:

• Full-time hours with some flexibility on start and finish time and possible hybrid working after an initial settling in period.
• Holidays rising to 25 days with the ability to purchase additional leave*
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme and Private health scheme *
• Staff discount on Draper products with significant savings available
• Long service bonus *
• Ad-hoc rewards and recognition
• Day off for your birthday
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee discount scheme – discounts on gym memberships, groceries, holidays and more.

*After qualifying period

Job responsibilities

Working as a Project Manager your role will include:

• Triaging, development, and ownership of product packaging requests, ensuring all information is supplied to successfully kick off and complete a project all the way through to project closedown.
• Using our internal systems to set project statuses, review requirements and assign relevant tasks.
• Chasing up information from our manufacturers to help complete projects and answering relevant supplier questions.
• Providing quality assurance of simple/low complexity print artwork when required and owning proofing workflows to ensure deadlines don’t slip.
• Ensuring the wider Creative Services team have all the information required to complete projects on time.
• Supporting the department to streamline the delivery of projects, with a focus on increasing efficiency and decreasing cost and time.
• Managing the onboarding process of new lines, ensuring that the relevant copy, photography, pricing and weights and measures have been collated. Communicate launches to the business.

Skills required

• Expertise with traditional and agile project methodologies
• Familiar in print and digital marketing projects
• Good knowledge of photography ways of working
• Excellent communication skills
• Organised and methodical
• Excellent eye for detail
• Friendly but professional approach, good at building excellent working relationships
• Excellent IT skills and experience of using project management software

If you are interested in this position, please click the link. This will direct you to our Applicant Tracking System where you will be able to apply for the role.

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