Project Manager - Operational & Organisational Transition (Publishing / Editorial Ops)
Part time | 20 hours per week | £50p/h Inside IR35 | 3 months | Fully remote or Farringdon | February ASAP start
We’re supporting a confidential transition programme inside a commissioning and publishing function. This sits outside BAU and is focused on reshaping how teams, processes and governance work while day-to-day delivery continues.
They need a Project Manager who’s comfortable inside publishing, editorial or content operations and who has previously delivered operating model and process change rather than technical or IT projects.
This is a short, defined piece of work where you’ll bring structure, pace and clarity while a future state is being put in place behind the scenes.
If you're at a loose end and can look at taking on this role for 2.5 days p/week fully remote we'd love to hear from you, thanks!
The environment you’ll be working in
You’ll be operating across:
Publishing operations, Editorial workflows, Content commissioning teams, Commercial and finance stakeholders, Senior leadership
If you’ve worked in publishing houses, assessment bodies, education, media, membership organisations or professional services environments, this will feel familiar.
What the role involves
This is centred on operational transition, process clarity and team realignment.
You’ll be responsible for:
Transition planning and control
Owning the end-to-end transition plan, milestones, dependencies and risks
Running light-touch governance using RAID logs, decision logs and clear reporting
Keeping clarity between current state and future state ownership
Team and resource transition
Coordinating the movement of junior staff between teams without disrupting delivery
Managing knowledge transfer, handovers and continuity of work
Tracking onboarding timelines, resourcing gaps and interim capacity risks
Process and workflow documentation
Mapping and documenting current and future editorial and publishing workflows
Producing SOPs, RACI/accountability matrices and best-practice materials
Aligning operational processes such as approvals, expenses, invoice routing and governance checkpoints
Stakeholder coordination
Acting as the central point between commissioning, editorial, commercial, finance and leadership
Turning high-level decisions into practical actions for teams
Maintaining momentum where ownership is unclear or priorities compete
What they’re looking for
You’ll have experience delivering organisational and operational change in environments such as:
Publishing operations, Editorial operations, Content commissioning, Education / assessment bodies, Professional services
You’ll be confident with:
Operating model / Target Operating Model (TOM) change
Process mapping and workflow design
Knowledge transfer and team transition
Governance frameworks, RAID and decision tracking
Working through ambiguity and bringing structure to it
This is not a technical Project Manager role. Experience focused on software delivery, infrastructure or cloud projects won’t be relevant here.
A focused assignment where you’ll make a visible difference quickly inside a publishing and editorial operations environment undergoing change.
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