Junior Project Manager

Please note the job is based in Faringdon, Oxfordshire. Not Farringdon, London.

Hybrid Working - Tues, Weds and Thursday office based.

We are seeking a Junior Digital Project Manager to join our growing team. This role is perfect for someone looking

to develop their career in project management within the digital sector. You will work closely with our senior project

managers and development teams to oversee the delivery of web and software projects, ensuring they meet client

requirements, timelines, and budgets.

You’ll be involved in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, gaining exposure to a variety of project types while

developing your own skills as a project management professional.

As a Junior Digital Project Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Project Coordination: Assist in the management and

coordination of digital projects, ensuring smooth delivery

from start to finish.

• Client Liaison: Communicate with clients to ensure project

requirements are clear, and expectations are aligned. Assist in

providing regular updates and reports.

• Team Support: Work with developers, designers, and QA

teams to ensure projects are progressing on time, identifying

any potential blockers and resolving them proactively.

• Agile & Waterfall Methodologies: Support the application

of Agile practices such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and

retrospectives. Assist in Waterfall-based projects, ensuring

deadlines and milestones are met.

Documentation & Reporting: Maintain project

documentation, including project plans, timelines, and status

reports. Help prepare and distribute client-facing documents

and internal project summaries.

• Risk Management: Track and identify potential project risks

and issues, escalating them as needed and working with

senior team members to implement mitigation strategies.

Quality Assurance: Help ensure that project deliverables meet

quality standards, performing basic checks where necessary

and collaborating with the QA team.

Time and Budget Tracking: Support senior project managers

in tracking project time, resources, and costs to ensure

projects stay within scope.

• Admin: Attending and minuting client meetings as required.

Ensuring project documentation is complete, kept current

and appropriately stored within Confluence & working with

project management tools.

Key Skills & Experience:

Project Management Basics: Some experience (or a solid

understanding) of managing digital projects or working within

a digital environment, ideally in a junior or assistant role.

Methodology Exposure: Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall

methodologies. Experience with Agile ceremonies such as

daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives is a plus.

Communication Skills:

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to liaise with clients and team members effectively.

Organisation: Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet

deadlines. Problem-Solving: Ability to identify challenges early and suggest potential solutions.

Tech Savvy: A basic understanding of digital project workflows, including web development, UI/UX design, and testing

processes.

Tools Knowledge: Experience with project management tools like Jira or Trello is beneficial, but not essential. Team Player: You’re a collaborative individual who thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Attention to detail: An ability to proof-read and eye for detail, including strong spelling and grammar

Calm under pressure: Good prioritization skills and pro-active nature

Requirement to work 3 days in the office, with flexibility to WFH Monday and Fridays

Health insurance for you

Travel insurance for you and your family

Better than average pension contribution (salary sacrifice,

tax efficient)

Flexible working hours on a Friday

Bonus schemes

Tesco vouchers

Training budget

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Extra holiday after 5 years service

Free Juice lunch every week

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

ABOUT JUICE

A creative agency that says no to the bland. We are thinkers, makers. Status quo challengers. Opportunity chasers.

We juice up brands, content and digital. Blending insight, imagination and tech to help our clients get noticed, get

results, get juiced. From brand identity, campaigns, video animation and production, to digital experiences. We deliver

work that will keep customers and people engaged and coming back for more.

Our client list is impressive, BMW group, MINI, OMODA, Cayman Islands, Highland Spring, Goodyear, IHG to name just a few. We live on a farm, we don’t take ourselves too seriously (some of us have even trained as stand-up comedians). Full of energy, we love cakes, dogs, coffee, pizza and BBQ’s. And we love people. We hate time wasters and wasting time. We listen to our gut but are driven by insight. Our clients become our friends and even come and work with us. We believe in what ifs and why nots, in bringing joy and fun. Life is too short to waste on the dull.