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Job Description
At Hearst UK, there’s always more to the story. Join us as our Project Executive to start the next chapter in your career.
We’re the UK’s leading premium publisher, and the people behind iconic media brands such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Country Living. We’ve created a working environment that encourages everyone to pull together. We never stop looking for brave new ideas. We’ll always try to develop and improve, we trust each other to do our best, and we have fun as we build on our heritage to make history.
About The Role
As Project Executive, you will be an integral part of the Commercial Operations Project Management team. You will deliver projects profitably with exceptional client service, coordinating with agency and client teams to deliver results. You will take full ownership of print and digital delivery – ensuring all print and digital creative assets are delivered on time and to the highest standard by co-ordinating the relevant stakeholders in order to meet client goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Management
- Full ownership of print and digital delivery – ensuring all print and digital creative assets are delivered on time and to the highest standard by co-ordinating the relevant stakeholders in order to meet client goals
- Uphold the Hearst Project Management business rules and principles
- Able to juggle multiple projects/clients at the same time
- Ensure the consistent delivery of high quality and profitable work to clients
- Be the glue that brings the internal, agency/client teams together to deliver results
- Ensure all administration and finance information is accurate and maintained to a high standard
- Anticipate client’s needs staying two steps ahead of the next deliverable, milestone or project
- See problems as opportunities
Pre-Sales
- Work with Account Management to plan the best course of action and then execute with a customer-centric attitude
- Have the ability to recommend solutions by looking at previous campaign performance to build new assets and content
- Confidently adapt to briefs with tighter timelines with flexibility and a positive outlook by rising to the challenge
Production
- Be accountable for the cost of all content production – working to a previously agreed budget vs. net value of a campaign
- Maximise income from projects through good management and efficient delivery
- Have an understanding of digital and standard specifications; awareness of third-party tracking and analytics tools and how the production process can impact these
- Seamlessly move between projects while handling multiple competing deadlines
- Conscientious of budget to hit monthly/quarterly and annual targets
- Work closely with respective workflow directors and editorial members to ensure full visibility and transparency of all live work and upcoming deadlines
- Brief out copywriters and subs teams for print and Content Studio for digital, ensuring a clear understanding of the work required to hit the client’s objectives and project schedules
- Stay abreast of campaign performances, take onboard feedback for an all-around better client service
Campaign Management
- Comprehensively handover all digital content in a complete format to Account Managers to the campaign management to commence
- Seek out improvement feedback
Post Campaign
- Ensure all invoices are processed quickly and efficiently to be with Finance and Payroll on time each month, coding these correctly and ensuring rates are adhered to
- Attend wash-up meetings at the end of a campaign’s cycle to establish what worked well, what didn’t work, how to improve for next time
About You
- Stakeholder relationship Management – (internal / external)
- Account/Client relationship management
- Collaboration with wider business areas
- Strategy Development
- Strategic Thinking
- Operational excellence
- Project Management
- Negotiation
- Influencing
- Adaptability
- Creativity
- Expanding Personal Network
- Audience understanding and engagement
- Trend insight
What We Offer
At Hearst UK, you can choose from a huge range of perks and benefits that can help you learn well, work well and live well including:
- 25 days’ holiday (with the option to buy up to 5 additional holiday days)
- Hybrid working – Four days per week in the office
- Discounted gym membership
- Healthcare cash plan
- Spend a charity day with your favourite good cause
- Life assurance and pension scheme
- Regular socials and more!
There’s more to your story than you imagine. And the next chapter begins right here.
