Project Coordinator - Music and Festival Marketing Agency
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Position Overview & Specifications
The Opportunity:
Brand new opportunity for an organised professional to join a creative-first performance marketing and events agency based in Manchester as Project Coordinator, supporting the Paid Media / Advertising team.
The agency works an impressive list of the world's most well-loved music events, music festivals and international brands. Whilst this makes up the core of the work, other clients includes wider consumer (retail, food and beverage, influencer, etc).
The Role:
The Project Co-Ordinator will be based four days a week in Manchester and up to one day a week remotely, ensuring the agency produces the outstanding Paid Media work required to achieve its world-class ambitions.
Working alongside some of the most well-loved and known music events, your team will create and optimise world-class paid media campaigns to launch and sell tickets for music festivals and events worldwide. You’ll work on some with a traditional agency-client relationship and others with an internal relationship working directly with the in-house team.
You’ll be reporting directly to the Head of Paid Media and work within a team of 2 Paid Media Managers, 2 Senior Paid Media Executives and 2 Apprentices. Your role will see you working across the onboarding of each client, ensuring they get set up correctly internally and within the project management systems.
You will be required to manage the initial liaison with the client and associated third parties and communicate with the internal delivery team ensuring everything is ready for the technical teams to begin their work.
Furthermore, you will manage reporting across the group weekly to ensure consistency. You will also manage internal checklists to help the team ensure that all agreed deliverables for our clients are on track. We are looking for someone passionate and highly experienced with at least two years of experience in project coordination.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate for the Project Coordinator will have:
- A personal track record of running successful projects and keeping them on track.
- Proven experience successfully working with minimal supervision, trusting their intuition.
- Experience challenging things in a positive way.
- Excellent leadership skills.
- The ability to work well in a group setting.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ideal but not compulsory: Knowledge of digital marketing platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Google, YouTube & others. Including knowledge of using Meta Business Manager.
- Ideal but not compulsory: A passion for music, festivals and events.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Project Coordinator - Music and Festival Marketing Agency roles across Caramel Talent's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £25,000 - £30,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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