Digital project manager (maternity cover)

Salary: £39,381 per annum, full-time

Location: London

Lead the delivery of digital projects that bring one of the world’s most iconic art collections to global audiences.

The National Gallery is seeking a Digital Project Manager to join the digital department and help deliver digital projects that support our 10‑year strategy. In this role you will manage the end‑to‑end delivery of a diverse portfolio of digital initiatives, including public‑facing products, innovation projects and strategic partnerships. Working in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment, you’ll collaborate with internal teams across the Gallery as well as external agencies and partners to deliver high‑quality digital experiences that enhance audience engagement, support income generation and reflect the Gallery’s values.

You’ll be responsible for project planning, budgets and contracts, as well as ensuring clear communication with stakeholders at all levels. You’ll also play an active role in continuous improvement, helping to strengthen digital project management best practice across the organisation.

We’re looking for someone who is confident leading projects independently, comfortable managing complexity, and able to communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. You’ll bring experience of digital delivery, a collaborative mindset, and a strong focus on quality and outcomes.

Key deliverables

• To manage partnership and creative production projects that align with the National Gallery ’s 10 -year strategy
• To ensure projects are delivered to agreed goals, on time and on budget
• To ensure projects have effective governance, and clear lines of communication with all effected stakeholders
• To focus on quality of output and how the work we do best reflects the values of the institution
• To manage and support projects as part of Phase 2 Capital Build and Project Domani

Key required skills

• Ability to act as an independent project lead
• Ability to inspire fellow team members
• Moderate level of technical expertise
• Understanding of digital production methodologies
• Ability to work with stakeholders to find solutions to project challenges
• Positive attitude and clear communication of digital and audience -centric approaches to non -expert stakeholders
• Able to manage evolving project priorities and deadlines in response to new information or stakeholder needs Ability to manage competing stakeholder requirements
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to communicated technical information to a non -technical project members and stakeholders

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.