Sofar Sounds
Commercial Partnerships
ProjectManager(Contract),Partnerships
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“Project Manager (Contract), Partnerships at Sofar Sounds. Skills: project management, partnerships delivery, budget management, media plan delivery, content delivery, client management, live event production. Own the post-sale kick-off process. Lead the internal handover with Sales”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver flawless programs that meet (and beat) brand objectives; track delivery against committed numbers; make show day go smoothly; deliver the final campaign wrap; metrics reporting against KPIs
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3–7+ years of project or program management experience, Owned campaigns end-to-end before, from contract signature through final wrap report, Comfortable being the single point of accountability for delivery, Financially fluent — can build and manage a campaign budget, track projections vs. actuals, and partner cleanly with a Finance team for sign-off, Understand how paid and organic media plans come together — platforms, impressions, CPV, added-value items — and can track delivery against committed numbers, Produced live events (music a plus, but not required) and know what it takes to make show day go smoothly — venue, artist, crew, MC, run of show, contracts, briefs, Work fluently in Google Workspace, and Slack, Excellent client-facing communicator — can lead a kick-off, hold a hard line on scope, and present a wrap report with equal confidence, Comfortable managing multiple workstreams in parallel and partnering with creative, marketing, finance, and local operations teams simultaneously, Available for contract work and energized by a flexible, project-based engagement model, Based in London, Working knowledge of the UK and European live events, brand partnership, and experiential landscape
Nice to Have
Ideally in branded events, experiential marketing, music, agency-side production, or partnerships delivery
What You'll Do.
Own the post-sale kick-off process
Lead the internal handover with Sales
Build the internal kick-off deck
Run the external client kick-off call
Set up and maintain the campaign’s project plan
internal Slack channel
and stakeholder workflows
Build the campaign budget in the Budget Tracker
Drive sign-off with Finance
Stay accountable for tracking allocated costs
Manage vendor invoicing through to final reconciliation
Deliver and track performance against the internal media plan
Ensure seamless content delivery across the full campaign arc
Book and contract venue
production and events staff
Act as the day-to-day project lead for the client
Set communication norms
Manage approval cycles
Keep everyone aligned on timeline and milestones
Deliver the final campaign wrap in collaboration with Sales lead
Bring operational rigor and a calm hand to a fast-moving cross-functional team
and creative accountable
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work hand-in-hand with our Sales lead, Finance, local Sofar teams, and external client stakeholders; Partnering with creative, marketing, finance, and local operations teams simultaneously; Holding Sales, Finance, local teams, marketing, and creative accountable
Communication Scope
client-facing communicator; lead a kick-off; hold a hard line on scope; present a wrap report; setting communication norms
Process & Methodology
process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement, project plan setup, project plan maintenance, stakeholder workflows, timeline management, milestone management, campaign management, budget management, financial tracking, vendor management, client management, live event execution, operational rigor
Full Job Description
## Description ABOUT US Sofar Sounds is a global community that connects artists and audiences through unique and intimate experiences. Sofar shows transform everyday spaces — from living rooms and rooftops, to boutiques and museums — into captivating venues for intimate gigs, creating inclusive experiences that bring people closer together. Founded in London in 2009, Sofar creates space where music and arts matter in 400 cities around the world. Our global team is distributed across the US and UK, and is backed by some of the best-known consumer industry investors (TCG, Battery Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Octopus and others). THE ROLE Sofar’s Partnerships team builds and delivers branded music programs for some of the world’s most recognized brands — from one-off activations to multi-market, multi-event campaigns. As we scale our slate of partner programs across the UK and Europe, we’re building a flexible pool of contract Project Managers we can plug into specific campaigns as they come through the door. We’re looking for experienced PMs based in London who can take a signed deal from kick-off through event delivery and final wrap report. You’ll be the operational engine behind a partnership campaign — owning the timeline, the budget, the media plan delivery, the content calendar, and the show-day execution. You’ll work hand-in-hand with our Sales lead, Finance, local Sofar teams, and external client stakeholders to deliver flawless programs that meet (and beat) brand objectives. This is a contract role within a project-based pool. We’ll match contractors to campaigns based on availability, geography, and program complexity. ## What you'll do Own the post-sale kick-off process — lead the internal handover with Sales, build the internal kick-off deck, and run the external client kick-off call Set up and maintain the campaign’s project plan, internal Slack channel, and stakeholder workflows from day one Build the campaign budget in the Budget Tracker, drive sig
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