Creative Workflow Manager

Creative workflow manager 

Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.  

• £31,646 (non-London); £33,318 (London) 
• 35 hours per week
• Permanent
• Hybrid variable role, with one day per week at our London or Bristol office 
• Closing date: 4 August 2025
• Interview date: w/c 11 August 2025

Change lives in a life-changing career

When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain.

The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.

We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.

About the role

We are looking for a highly organised Creative Workflow Manager who can support our small but ambitious creative team.

Working with a range of agencies, freelancers and other skilled creatives, you'll be responsible for managing the overall control, status reporting and delivery of our creative projects and content production, while ensuring workflow runs smoothly and assets are on brand.  

This role is subject to a criminal record check. In the event of a successful application a basic criminal record check will be completed.

What will I be doing?

No two days are the same at Young Lives vs Cancer. So, summarising your ‘day to day’ isn’t easy. Here are some of the main things you’ll be doing, but you’ll find more details in our Role Details document on our website.

• Managing and triaging all creative requests coming into the team and ensuring new requests are dealt with in line with internal SLAs
• Ensuring small projects and creative updates are kept on top of and delivered quickly and efficiently either in-house or through use of one of our freelancers
• Liaising with stakeholders and creatives to ensure projects meet objectives and are on brand
• Signing off on small projects and assets, ensuring they meet brand guidelines and follow brand approval processes
• Providing cost estimates and timelines for creative projects, highlighting any risks and dependencies and agreeing any essential information
• Briefing the appropriate freelancer, agency or volunteer for the job
• Maintaining an up-to-date internal status sheet of live briefs and work in production using Monday dot com
• nsuring the Brand and Creative Manager and other project stakeholders are informed throughout projectsand are notified to give brand approval for larger projects
• Building strong working relationships with agencies, freelancers and other creatives on the Young Lives vs Cancer creative roster
• Producing monthly reporting from Monday dot com on key KPIs such as number of briefs completed

What do I need? 

Diverse perspectives and unique skillsets are at the heart of Young Lives vs Cancer. If you're passionate about making a positive impact and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet the criteria and person specification fully. Your potential is what matters most to us, and we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment to help you develop.

The key skills we’re looking for in this role are:

• Proven experience of managing creative workflow and traffic processes
• Extensive experience of project management with both small and large scale projects and experience of project management tools such as Monday dot com
• Confident collaborating with in-house creative teams and agencies and freelancers
• Experience in adhering to brand guidelines, feeding back on creative work and ensuring assets are accessible. 
• Understanding of oppression and the barriers that marginalised people face, and strong commitment to deliver anti-oppressive practices
• Highly-organised and able to keep multiple projects on-track
• Creative thinker, with a passion for working in a creative environment
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to be flexible, work effectively under pressure and successfully manage multiple projects and conflicting priorities

What will I gain?

For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:

• Flexible working: we’re open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and we can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
• Wellbeing days: four days a year to do what works for you – from catching up on training to going for a walk
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Great family/caring leave entitlements
• Enhanced pension
• Access to our employee savings scheme

To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.

We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. CVs can be uploaded, but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history sections of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.

Accessibility

We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible.  Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.