Integrated Project Director

Why join us 

Joining our team at Sainsbury's Tu offers an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of one of the UK’s most recognised retail brands, delivering creative work that brings Tu to life for our customers. As an Integrated Project Director, you will lead and manage cross-functional teams, delivering high-impact creative projects across multiple channels and disciplines. With a focus on creative excellence and timely execution, you will work closely with stakeholders to drive best-in-class creative delivery. We value teamwork, resilience, and innovation, and offer a supportive and inclusive culture where you can thrive and make a real impact. Join us and be part of a passionate team creating exceptional work, shaping the future of Tu and delivering outstanding experiences for our customers. 

What you'll do 

As the Integrated Project Director for Sainsbury's Tu, you will be responsible for leading and managing cross-functional brand-specific teams throughout the entire project lifecycle. Your role will involve ensuring timely delivery, creative feasibility, adherence to scope, and budget compliance. Working closely with various stakeholders, including marketing, department heads, leads, and team members, you will ensure the successful execution of projects. With strong project management skills and leadership abilities, you will handle multifaceted projects that require a high degree of integration across different channels and disciplines. Your focus will be on driving best-in-class creative delivery, mapping out timelines, managing budgets, leading project meetings, and collaborating with external vendors and agencies. Additionally, you will direct and support junior Integrated Project Managers when necessary, while personally taking responsibility for selected projects. Overall, your role will be pivotal in ensuring the smooth and successful delivery of creative projects within the allocated resources and meeting the brand's objectives and quality standards. 

Who you are 

As the Integrated Project Director, you will bring significant experience leading complex, integrated creative projects from brief through to delivery. You will have proven experience managing cross-functional teams and delivering projects across multiple channels and disciplines, balancing creative ambition with timelines, budgets, scope and resource. You’ll be confident managing senior stakeholders, building trusted relationships and navigating competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong experience in project planning, budget management, resource management and working with external agencies and vendors is essential. You’ll be an experienced people leader, able to motivate and support project teams while taking ownership of high-profile projects yourself. Most importantly, you’ll bring excellent problem-solving skills, resilience and a genuine passion for delivering best-in-class creative work.

Essential criteria

Experience leading integrated creative projects from brief through to delivery. 

Proven experience managing cross-functional teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders across a project lifecycle. 

Experience delivering integrated campaigns/projects across multiple channels and creative disciplines. 

Demonstrable experience managing project timelines, budgets, scope and resources within a fast-paced creative environment. 

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