Role: Project Manager

Location:London, England, United Kingdom/ York Way (3 days in the office minimum)

ROLE MISSION

Working in partnership with our client, the Project Manager will ensure the smooth creation of great work that we can all be proud of. This is an integrated role involving delivery across a full mix of channels. The project manager is responsible for owning the creative process as delivery lead, working alongside our existing talented team to drive a project from brief to delivery. They will work alongside an experienced team to schedule work, ensuring the right talent is assigned to fulfil projects to the highest standards, and have experience working across more than one project at a time. Typical projects will range from more traditional ATL / BLT to digital and CRM, which have become an increasingly important part in our campaigns. As an on-site Project Manager, 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.

 THIS ROLE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF...

You are 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. Although creative needs freedom, you will follow the agency framework to guide the teams from strategy through to creative process, onwards to design execution leading to digital production and creative artworking.

ABOUT THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

Reports to Business Director

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE

• Own day to day task management of projects across offline and digital channels (CRM, DM, brochure, video, standard banners, rich media, social, email)
• 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 campaign delivery, identifying and mitigating risks at all times.
• Lead kick off and internal WIP meetings. Hold daily stand ups as required, 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.
• Own the end-to-end process from Creative, Design, Artwork and Digital Build, through to Final Delivery to Media Partners.
• 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 

• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to prioritize multiple time sensitive tasks as required.
• Be able to work in both a Waterfall and Agile 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.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and willing to learn the key skills for running a business.
• Experience with publishing client beneficial

Necessary Experience

• 5-6+ years’ experience managing creative, design, build and artwork process from initial briefing to delivery.
• CRM and integrated experience is beneficialCompetent efficiency in Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and project planning software (eg Asana, JIRA).
• Sound understanding of production process within a fast-paced, creative environment.
• 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.

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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

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.