Role:

We are on the lookout for a Project Manager with experience managing multiple accounts. The most important thing we are looking for is someone who has a hungry mind that wants to try new things. Asks for forgiveness rather than for permission. This person would need to be able to collaborate with different stakeholders and teams and they must be self-starters – taking the initiative to lead, strategise and execute campaigns. This will require a high level of aptitude for working with strategy and creative teams, as well as direct relations with clients.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery Management

• Develop, implement and manage mid size projects/campaigns independently, delivering against timeline and budgets.
• Interface with cross-departmental teams to ensure seamless campaign delivery
• Own and lead internal status meetings. Maintain internal status status reports and provide input for client status
• Prioritise and streamline work streams based on critical path.

Resource Management

• Continuously developing expertise in all internal systems and tools.
• Identify and schedule the right resources for projects, working directly with the Head of Creative Services
• Build and resource complex timelines using proper project management methodologies and tools.

Creative

• Constantly challenging/pushing for high quality
• Cognisant of recent award winning works/industry best practices

Client Management

• Establish and maintain relationships with mid-level clients and is the day-to-day client contact for issues and challenges.

Business

• Lead/direct projects - strong sense of financial management
• Monitor profitability and efficiencies of project costs against resource utilisation and is able to provide solutions when required.
• Key supporting role in managing P&L/forecasting and profitability of the business
• Work on scoping and costing complex projects.
• Constantly and creatively looking for opportunities to improve efficiencies

Digital

• In depth understanding of platforms - latest digital and social platforms, channels and format
• Good understanding of structuring digital and social projects and teams
• Initial high-level understanding of building digital and social-leaning SOWs
• Able to work on full website build with UX/UI team and basic knowledge of analytics.

People Management

• Key project contact with clients + integrated teams, engage the team to deliver the best output possible based on the brief.
• Manage and mentor PE/interns on brand management experience and capabilities

Job Specifications

1. Knowledge and Experiences Required

• 3-5 years relevant experience with a sound knowledge of print, digital and content production processes
• Sound financial planning and budget management experience

2. Skills Required

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent relationship management and presentation skills
• The ability to multi-task and provide holistic leadership support across a range of clients

3. Attributes

• Team player with a ‘hands-on’ approach
• Responsible, with a ‘Can do’, willing and positive attitude to be a support system for our clients
• Ability to work under tight deadlines with multiple projects
• An ability to prioritise workload as well as an ability to pre-empt, identify and respond to problems
• Reliability, i.e. resilience, confidence, tenacity and maturity
• Personal, enthusiastic and committed – capable of gaining trust and respect from colleagues
• Experience working across the tourism, travel, luxury and/or automotive industry, an advantage