Project Director

Role: Project Director

Location: London (Hybrid)

Contract duration: 6 Months

Day rate: £510 outside IR35

Essential experience

8+ years in senior project or programme management, with proven experience leading complex multi-agency programmes
Deep experience in experiential and events delivery - including large-scale live experiences, roadshows, or immersive activations for B2B or consumer audiences
Track record of managing PR agencies within integrated campaign programmes - understanding the relationship between earned media and physical activation
Digital experience delivery - campaign websites, landing pages, and digital activations in an integrated campaign context
Strong commercial management background - budget ownership, supplier contracts, cost control across multiple concurrent workstreams
Experience managing and coordinating multiple external agencies simultaneously, holding them to brief, timeline, and quality
Track record of managing senior stakeholders (Director and C-suite level) in large, complex organisations

Highly desirable

Experience working within or alongside an in-house creative agency or production studio
Background in B2B, technology, or Cyber Security campaign delivery
Experience managing programmes with a clear behaviour-change or awareness objective - not just event delivery
Familiarity with risk and governance frameworks for complex multi-supplier programmes
Experience managing integrated programmes across physical and digital channels simultaneously

Education & professional development

Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience
Project management qualification (PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent) desirable but not essential if experience is strong
Active engagement with the events, experiential, or B2B marketing industryIf you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed