We are looking for the new 'go to' person to have direct responsibility for overseeing the delivery of exciting end-to-end projects and campaigns from start to finish whilst also managing the creative studio. This dynamic role is perfect for someone who can build strong relationships - both in their team and with 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 will ensure everything we do is well-planned and resourced, coordinated and delivered on time. You will be expected to use your knowledge and experience to deliver within time and cost constraints.

• Working closely with Alice, Head of Design and the Marketing Directors, you will help 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 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 Head of Design 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 Head of Design to keep on top of the committed spend and ensuring the budget is up to date. 

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 to you. Creative in your ideas and 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 relationships 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?

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 of annual leave + bank holidays. Up to 5 days annual leave rollover to the following year

• 1 additional day off to protest, volunteer, attend a demonstration

• EquipsMe Health Insurance

• Free membership for you and your family on the ‘Calm’ app

• Parental Leave Policy

• Pension scheme NEST

• Everyone has options for shares in the company

• Plenty of coffee and oat m*lk! YAY!

• Vegan lunch & snacks when you are in the office

• Staff discount 30% off on all orders 

• Cycle to work scheme

• Parking permit available with HR

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. 

The hours of work are 9am - 5.30pm. Flexibility is required due to working with teams between different time zones [UK & US].

You’re sold? Are you ready to hit send?

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.