Digital Project Manager

Permanent position (4 or 5 day week)
£35,000 - £45,000 (pro rata, dependent on experience)
London based studio, hybrid remote (min 1 day pw in the studio)
Apply by 16th October 2024, midnight (BST)

Join the Applied Works team to deliver exciting and pioneering digital design projects for our global clients, and enrich our growing team. We’re based at Somerset House in central London.

Applied Works is the design partner to the world’s data pioneers. We’re a small team working on big projects that help organisations and academic institutions to create impactful and interactive experiences. We strive to affect positive change in our work, seeking projects that help our understanding of data and the world around us.

Our growing studio is seeking to hire a Digital Project Manager who will assist our Head of Production in managing and organising our ongoing projects. This task involves creating and monitoring project plans, schedules, work hours, budgets and expenditures, organising and participating in stakeholder meetings, and ensuring that project deadlines are met in a timely manner.

To be successful as a Digital Project Manager at Applied Works, you’ll be interested in managing projects with a focus on complex data and technical delivery. You will need to be able to work to tight deadlines, have a thorough understanding of the project lifecycle, be proficient in using Google Suite, and have exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills. At least three years of relevant experience is required for consideration.

What you’ll do

  • Create, maintain and monitor multiple project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures.

  • Organise, attend, and participate in team and stakeholder meetings.

  • Prepare necessary presentation materials for meetings.

  • Document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings.

  • Ensure jobs are completed according to client, and industry standards, and that job specifications and deadlines are met.

  • Determine project changes.

  • Provide administrative support as needed.

  • Undertake project tasks as required.

  • Develop project strategies.

  • Ensure projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.

  • Assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable.

  • Ensure stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution.

  • Chair and facilitate meetings where appropriate and distribute minutes to all project team members.

  • Perform project post mortems to assess areas of improvement and how this can be achieved.

Core skills required

  • Three years of experience in a related field.

  • Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills with a strong attention to detail.

  • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

  • Experience of adopting Agile methodology for delivery of design and development projects.

  • Knowledge of PM softwares required (Coda, Asana, Monday.com, etc).

  • Solid knowledge of software development and web technologies.

  • Proficiency in using standard document and sheet software (G-Suite, MS office).

  • Knowledge of file management, transcription, and other administrative procedures.

  • Self-motivated, positive under pressure with a strong personal drive to deliver quality.

  • Ability to work to tight deadlines.

Benefits of working with us

Applied Works’ mission is to nurture a working environment in which personal interests and ideas can flourish. We aim to bring together talented people who enjoy new challenges and share a genuine curiosity for the projects we work on.

We’re a friendly and supportive team, and we’ve tried to make our recruitment process reflect this. We only ask for CVs (not covering letters), we practise blind recruitment to reduce any risk of unconscious bias and we send candidates interview questions in advance.

  • 25 days of annual leave (pro rata)

  • Flexibility in working hours and week

  • Remote/on-site flexible split

  • Opportunities to work with a diverse range of ambitious clients

  • We're an ethical organisation, working on challenging, impactful projects making a positive difference

  • Being part of the vibrant Makerversity community

  • Access to facilities and events in our shared studio space, including wood, textile, engineering and digital workshops, masterclasses, talks and courses

  • A supportive and friendly environment from our passionate team

  • Regular team offsites and socials

What we care about

  • We’re an ethical organisation, and carry out a robust ethical checklist before working with any new client.

  • We always look deeper, and ask the right questions to ensure we’re building the right solution.

  • We put people first, so we put strong emphasis on designing and developing everything with real users in mind.

  • We care about each other, we take time to give one another support and socialise together.

  • We go to talks, events and exhibitions throughout the year. We’re always learning from others and challenging ourselves to do better.

How to apply, key dates and fair recruitment process

  1. Please send your CV as a PDF, in an anonymous format, to ensure we avoid unconscious bias during our selection process: Please take out any reference to your name in your CV, including any contact details, photos or portfolio web address.

  2. Then send your CV to careers@appliedworks.co.uk by midnight on 16 October 2024 (BST). We don’t need a covering letter, so please ensure your CV is up to date and contains information about you that is relevant to our selection criteria (stated above). Please make sure your contact details, including your full name, email address and phone number are included in your email.

  3. We will then carry out blind recruitment, where we will score all CVs with personal details removed to lessen the risk of unconscious bias, and give under-represented groups confidence that their application will be fairly considered. We will also use the same standardised scoring criteria for all applicants.

  4. Interviews (online or in person) will take place week commencing 21 October 2024. The selected applicants will be sent interview questions in advance.

  5. All participants will be notified by 01 November 2024 whether they have been successful or not. A final decision is due to be made by 08 Nov 2024.

If you have any questions about this role, email us on careers@appliedworks.co.uk

Role not quite right for you?

We're always looking for talented people to join our team and expand our network, and appreciate experience comes in all shapes and sizes. So if you think you'd be a good fit, but don't necessarily tick all the boxes then we'd love to hear from you — you might be exactly what we need!