Project Manager – MAM / DAM

Role: Project Manager – MAM / DAM

Duration: 12 months + Possible extension

Location: London (W12) Hybrid (3 days onsite)

Language needed: English (C1)

Eligibility: British citezen or ILR

Rate: Outside IR35

B2B Contract / Freelance / Contract

Scope:

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex Media Asset Management (MAM) and Digital Asset Management (DAM) transformation initiatives within a fast-paced broadcast and media environment. This role will be responsible for delivering large-scale technology and operational change programmes across content ingest, metadata management, archive, retrieval, and media lifecycle workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of MAM/DAM transformation programmes across business and technology teams.
• Manage complex project plans, governance structures, RAID management, reporting, budgets, and stakeholder communications.
• Drive delivery across media asset workflows including ingest, metadata enrichment, archive management, retrieval, transcoding, and lifecycle management.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, operations, production, vendors, and third-party integrators.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives, operational workflows, and technology roadmaps.
• Manage programme dependencies, risks, and change impacts within large-scale transformation environments.
• Support PMO governance, portfolio reporting, and delivery best practices where required.
• Work closely with architecture and technical teams on systems integration, migration, and platform modernisation initiatives.

Skill needed:

• Minimum 10 years experience in Project Managent/ PMO / Product owner or Head of delivery
• Familiarity with enterprise MAM/DAM platforms and broadcast tooling such as: Vizrt, Mediaflex, Dalet, Avid MediaCentral)
• Experience working within cloud, hybrid, or enterprise media transformation programmes.
• Exposure to Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.