PartTime Planning Manager

Job Description

The Fitting Room are looking for a part-time Planning Manager to join the team.We are an agency committed to keeping our clients relevant and in turn, creating campaigns that are led by cultural insights and a deep understanding of audiences.Epic campaign creation is what we do, continually delivering ideas that are impactful, drive commercial returns and build brand fans. We are always on the hunt for the cool and the unventured, hosting our own workshops and attending events that are nothing to do with the industry but everything to do with the people we want to engage with.Our work spans across; experiential marketing, brand experiences, social content, film, brand partnerships, event marketing, sponsorship, digital, design, activation, and PR.Our clients are some of the best in food and drink, lifestyle, music, and entertainment.Some of our recent work includes; partnering a Grammy-award winning producer with a global burger brand, wrapping a barge and sailing down Camden Passage to launch a limited-edition Absolut vodka bottle, rebranding a dating app and travelling to Belgium to create a video series for a Belgium beer brand.We are looking for someone to work 2-3 days a week in the initial.The RoleWe have been creating epic sh*t since 2013 and we have learnt a lot. One of our biggest learnings is that to deliver what we create; we need excellence at the heart of our delivery team. Our campaigns are steeped in culture and knowledge, which usually means multiple moving parts.The past 5 years have been a ride and we are now looking to take the next steps of growth as we work with our clients in both the UK and US. High energy, entrepreneurial spirit, a winning mindset, and an unwavering commitment to delivering excellence is what drives us.What we are looking forExcellence, planning and energy! Exceeding expectations at every opportunity.- Someone who loves strategic planning- Someone keen to work within a ambitious, growing agency- The ability to coordinate all of content creator partners from the UK and beyond- You will relish in being accountable for the accuracy of all project documentation with first rate attention to detail across everything you touch.- You will thrive when given day to day autonomy in your role and have the maturity and demonstrable experience to be trusted to make amazing things happen, effortlessly.- You will love being part of a team and working with them to make sure they are delivering all elements on time. Re-allocating workloads where needed.- You will be comfortable running multiple timelines and budgets for multiple clients, prioritising workload for the team.- Working with the Managing Director you will be given the opportunity to help shape and define the agency’s process and best practices to deliver excellence.- Spreadsheets are your friend - you can build budgets, timing plans and trackers and are a whiz at formulas, formatting and managing data. You will use the detail to manage expectations internally and externally to create confidence that projects are under control and being delivered brilliantly.- You will have real world experience of using cloud-based project management software in a fast-paced agency environment.- You will be experienced enough to understand that sometimes things do not go to plan despite best efforts and confident enough to manage risks and limit impact with clients, suppliers, and partners.Specific requirements- Can do attitude - we all pitch in whenever necessary and do not work in silos.- 3-4 years of directly relevant experience in planning, budget aligning and resource management- Experience of working with independent partners- Excellent written and verbal communication skills- Methodical, detail focussed but full of energy!- Strong Microsoft Office skills Required skills

Organisational Skills

Planner

Team Management

Project Team Management

Project Delivery

Keyskills :
Planner Project Team Management