Project Manager - Studio

JD Sports Fashion Plc; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports fashion retailer is seeking a skilled Project Manager to oversee the transformation of creative concepts into fully executed campaigns across various channels. This role involves coordinating with teams, managing projects from inception to delivery, and ensuring high-quality standards are met. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, strong communication, and a passion for creative processes in the retail environment. Proven experience in project management and knowledge of fashion trends is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a similar role.
• Must be organised and able to manage workloads.
• Ensure high-level communication.
• Display strong business acumen.
• Maintain a broad knowledge of fashion trends.
• Work effectively while ensuring quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from briefing to delivery.
• Conduct daily production meetings to track progress.
• Generate reports on project status for senior leaders.
• Communicate with teams and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Support management in studio workflow improvements.

Skills

Organisational skills

Excellent communication

Business acumen

Knowledge of fashion content trends

Leadership

Ability to manage workloads

Resilience

Interest in retail

Job description

PROJECT MANAGER

Responsible to: Senior Project Manager

Responsible for: N/A

Department: JD Studio

Location: The Sharp Project Manchester

Role Overview: As a Project Manager you will be responsible for transforming approved creative concepts into fully executed campaigns across multiple channels, including digital, social, and print. You will play a pivotal role in managing end-to-end projects, acting as the central point of coordination between creative teams, marketing, brand, retail, and external partners, you will ensure all projects are delivered on time, on brief, and to the highest standard.

You will manage the full project lifecycle, from initial briefing, scoping, and scheduling through to production, quality assurance, and final delivery, while maintaining clear communication, structured workflows, and exceptional organisation throughout. Working closely with the internal studio team, marketing teams and internal stakeholders, you will champion studio processes and support operational efficiency across fast-paced, multi-channel campaigns.

Success in this role means balancing creative ambition with commercial requirements, solving problems proactively, and driving projects forward with confidence and clarity. You will be expected to manage multiple concurrent workstreams, adapt quickly to shifting priorities, and ensure stakeholders remain aligned at every milestone. Ultimately, you’ll play a key part in enabling JD Sports to deliver best-in‑class creative content across retail, digital, social, experiential, and brand marketing channels.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Project Ownership and Delivery

• Working within the Studio Dispatch Team, responsible for planning and delivering projects on time, on budget, with personality and flair.
• Reporting to the Senior PM, ensuring accurate upfront project preparation.
• Conducting daily production meetings to maintain information flow, project progress, and milestones.
• Generating weekly/monthly reports on live and upcoming projects.
• Presenting reports to senior leadership, highlighting budget tracking and projects at risk.
• Managing costs and budgets across projects.
• Delivering projects within budget while maintaining stakeholder satisfaction.
• Employing a methodical approach to archive management and file organization.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Management

• Communicating with SLT and workflow managers to allocate resources for current and future projects.
• Managing day-to-day communications on key projects with internal studio teams and the wider marketing teams, including but not limited to Campaign Marketing, Social and Paid Media.
• Assisting the Dispatch team in maintaining and growing internal and external relationships.

Team Support, Process Improvement and Professional Growth

• Supporting management in evolving and implementing studio workflow improvements.
• Acting as an advocate for the JD Studio Team.
• Maintaining awareness of production cost rules, usage, and licenses.
• Mentoring and coaching junior team members.
• Focusing on personal and professional development.

Skills, Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Proven experience within a similar role.
• Must be organised and able to manage workloads.
• Excellent communicator.
• Excellent business acumen.
• Maintain a strong and broad knowledge of fashion content trends.
• Able to work accurately, effectively, and quickly turn work around whilst maintaining a high level of quality.
• Display high levels of resilience and leadership.
• Desire to develop deep understanding of the nuances associated with individual creative disciplines.
• Ability to clearly articulate ideas to line manager and other team members.
• Must be passionate for creative and have an interest in retail.
• Desire to develop and gain a greater understanding of the business.
• Appetite to move creative forward and create exciting, on brand campaigns.
• Able to react to retail in an ever-changing environment.

Desirable

• Previous experience in a creative studio or similar.
• Previous experience using a Project Management Tool.
• Knowledge and understanding of the production process.