Role: Project Manager 

Location:Hybrid / Canary Wharf, London (required onsite 2-3 times a week)

Account: Financial

ROLE MISSION

Working in partnership with our client, the Project Manager will a pivotal partner and help lead projects from concept to completion, building strong relationships with Business partners and internal stakeholders. The Project Manager is the key communicator on the status, risks and challenges of all the project deliverables, inclusive of budget and resources.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE

This global dedicated team is comprised of project managers, creative and digital designers, developers, content strategists, copy editors and video producers. The team also partners closely with NY, Tokyo and Mumbai studios:  

• Manage client briefs, project intake and workflow design projects efficiently
• Work with the designers and copywriters on projects to ensure the creative is meeting the client's brief
• Work collaboratively with the team and clients to encourage creative ideas and innovation to add value for clients to engage effectively with their target audience
• A good appreciation of time critical deadlines within a fast-moving environment and a variety of projects at one time
• Ensure work adheres to all best practices and within corporate brand guidelines
• Work to continually improve knowledge of the core workflow management tool and provide any testing, piloting and support in line with business requirements
• Ensure a smooth handover occurs between with the global creative teams
• Anticipate potential resource issues based on pipeline, current workload and deadlines, and communicate to the Studio manager.
• Help support managing team data and contributing towards monthly reports and trackers
• Provide general administrative support to the team with day-to-day tasks and ad-hoc projects as necessary

WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL 

• Excellent client engagement skills and the ability to proactively organise clients, building strong and effective working relationships
• Ability to host clear, efficient and productive project meetings throughout different stages of the project
• Ability to prioritise work under pressure in a fast-paced environment, highly organised with excellent time management skills
• Comfortable communicating with senior level clients to capture the brief and understand their goals
• Must be self-motivated and have a high level of detail with strong administrative skills
• Basic knowledge of the Adobe Creative Cloud apps: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and experience working in a workflow management tool
• Financial services or similar environment experience an advantage
• 4+ years of relevant experience in:EventsPrintDigital Marketing projects

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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Job Id: 7919

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.