Role: Project Manager (FTC - 6 months)

Location: London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

ROLE MISSION

Working in partnership with our client, the Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring the smooth creation of great work, delivered efficiently and to deadlines. You will be a trusted partner to a large portfolio of client stakeholders, working seamlessly as an extension of the client’s team.  

THIS ROLE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF...

This role requires a courteous, positive and high-energy individual with great people skills. As an excellent relationship-builder, you will need to be great with creative teams, and clients alike, hard-working, and passionate about producing the best creative product you can.

Process is key and you will be someone who respects and understands that. you will be confident with clients, and have a consistent record of taking, interpreting and delivering projects. You will be able to challenge the client where necessary, whilst keeping a positive relationship. You will negotiate win-win compromises with your client on behalf of your team members where needed.

Most importantly, you will establish yourself as a safe pair of hands ensuring nothing falls through the cracks on projects and day to day management of the account. 

You are an advocate for promoting positive sustainable behaviours and able to put a sustainability lens on the strategic and creative process.

You will be open and willing to attend Change the Brief training and soak up recommended research and reading about sustainability issues.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE

• Own day to day task management of projects across print, digital and social. 
• Create and communicate project estimates and timelines, effectively measuring progress against each throughout the delivery process to ensure projects deliver on brief, on time, and on budget. 
• Proactively anticipate and rectify issues throughout delivery, identifying and mitigating risks at all times.  
• Lead kick off and internal WIP meetings. Hold daily stand ups, providing detailed status updates with clear next steps and ownership against actions. 
• Work collaboratively, motivate and encourage the closest and wider teams ensuring all team members remain focused on delivering the best work possible and feel supported in doing so. 
• Full ownership for areas of responsibility, working autonomously when required.
• Be seen as the voice of reason between project team members, presenting all problems with a solution.
• Drive project efficiency and creative excellence at all times.
• The role needs someone who is capable of thinking on their feet, and who is happy to challenge and questions the process.
• You will be articulate and engaging and generally a natural in front of senior clients. 

WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL 

• 5+ years’ experience managing creative, copy, design, artwork process from initial briefing to delivery. 
• Sound understanding of production process within a fast-paced, creative environment. 
• Work well under pressure with strong attention to detail and consistency. 
• Highly organised with a logical approach to challenges. 
• The ability to monitor work closely and manage team members to meet tight deadlines implementing change management to a project plan as necessary. 
• Competent efficiency in Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.  
• Good understanding of project finances and commercials – estimating, timings, costs and invoicing. 
• Confident communication skills with internal teams, discipline leads and client services. 
• Track record in executing campaigns across multiple platforms. 
• Booking and managing resource. 
• Experience dealing directly with clients. 

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Lots of agencies say they're different. OLIVER is.

OLIVER believes that agencies work better inside a brand's organisation; delivering more effective work at the speed required to drive modern businesses forward. Using our unique Inside Intelligence methodology, we build specialist, dedicated in-house agencies that collaborate with clients to form better marketing solutions.

Established in 2004, our model is now driven by over 4000 people, working across more than 200 in-house agencies globally. Clients include The Guardian, Unilever, Barclaycard, PepsiCo, AXA, The AA, Adidas, BMW, Post Office, and 3M. OLIVER is part of the Inside Ideas Group (IIG), which also includes a global content agency to Adjust your Set, design, experience, and engineering company DARE and property marketing specialists Aylesworth Fleming.

OUR VALUES

We are a company built on our values, we have given you a brief overview below but would love to tell you more.

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be Results-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

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We've set ambitious, market-leading environmental and social goals around sustainability at OLIVER. We have committed to be net zero by 2030 and take far reaching action on DE&I in the sector. We expect everyone to contribute to our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle. 

Inside Ideas Group and its’ affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.  All [suitable] applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.