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We produce ambitious books, editorial projects and creative work for our own publishing programme as well as for leading international brands and cultural partners.\nWe are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Milan team and take a central role in managing ERG's growing portfolio of publishing, creative and agency projects.\nThis is a senior, hands-on position for someone who is exceptionally organised, proactive and comfortable operating at the centre of a fast-moving creative company. You will work closely with our CEO, COO, editors, designers, producers, print production and marketing teams, managing projects from brief through production, launch and final delivery.\nKey responsibilities:\nOwn multiple publishing, creative and agency projects from brief to final delivery\nBuild and maintain detailed project timelines, milestones and dependencies\nMaintain a clear overview of all active projects and establish weekly priorities\nManage ERG publishing titles across editorial, design, image research, print production and launch\nHelp manage ERG's annual publishing calendar and coordinate launch dates across titles\nCoordinate designers, editors, producers, photographers, writers and external collaborators\nOrganise internal reviews, partner reviews, approvals and feedback cycles\nIdentify bottlenecks, delays and dependencies early and actively resolve them\nLead regular project and production meetings\nTranslate creative briefs into clear scopes, deliverables and production plans\nCoordinate agency and partner projects from brief through delivery\nEnsure clear ownership and next steps across multidisciplinary teams\nPrepare concise project status reporting for the CEO and COO\nTrack project completion and coordinate invoicing milestones\nOwn and maintain ERG's project-management environment in ClickUp\nImprove workflows, templates, automations and project-management processes\nMaintain project documentation, onboarding materials and production playbooks\nThis role sits at the heart of ERG's day-to-day operations. When you own a project, the team should always know where it stands, what needs to happen next, who is responsible and what could prevent it from being delivered successfully.\nRequirements\nYou should have:\n5+ years of experience in project management, production or creative operations\nProven experience managing multiple complex projects simultaneously\nExperience in publishing, editorial, a creative agency, luxury, fashion, design, art or another creative industry\nExceptional organisational and project-management skills\nStrong understanding of creative production workflows\nExcellent written and spoken English\nStrong communication and stakeholder-management skills\nConfidence working directly with senior leadership and external partners\nAbility to translate creative briefs into actionable production plans\nStrong prioritisation skills and the ability to distinguish between what is urgent and what is genuinely important\nExperience with ClickUp, Asana, Monday, Notion or similar project-management platforms\nConfidence holding colleagues and collaborators accountable to agreed deadlines\nA proactive approach to identifying and solving problems\nAbility to remain calm and effective when priorities change\nExcellent attention to detail without losing sight of the larger project\nCommercial awareness around scope, resources, timelines and budgets\nComfort working across international teams, suppliers and time zones\nFluent English; Italian is advantageous but not essential\nBased in Milan or willing to relocate to Milan\nPublishing or complex editorial production experience is strongly preferred.\nWe are particularly interested in candidates who combine structure with creative sensitivity. 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