Role
Day-to-day project management for integrated projects allocated to you on one or more accounts, from conceptualisation through to production. Scope projects, manage timelines and budgets. To be responsible for escalating any overruns to line manager. Work in partnership with Brand Management and guide them on project related client management issues.
To follow house project management best practices and be an advocate of project management processes within the agency. Perform your role with thoughtful application of thinking into every action, commitment to the quality and craft of each output, superlative service standards and professionalism, commerciality, efficiency and initiative, and help maintain a general positive spirit for the team.
Key Responsibilities
Operations and Processes
- Work with the Operations team to consistently improve the project management discipline and processes for eg+.
- Partner and educate internal teams on all matters pertaining to effective project management on a project by project basis and escalate any challenges to the Heads of Creative and Content and Account Management.
- Own the day to day project management of assigned projects.
- Lead the production/producing of all project deliverables.
Resource and Project Planning
- Define resource requirements for all projects you are responsible for.
- Create and maintain project documentation throughout the project e.g. SOW, Timelines, estimates and change requests.
- Lead and guide the co-ordination of relevant departments to ensure project needs are met through the resourcing process.
- Accountability for the management of resources, to ensure we limit project financial risks.
- Keep the resource management function abreast of work pipeline at all times.
- Maintain integrity and quality standards of all agency output.
Profitability
- Champion project management processes and educate account management along the way where necessary of financial impacts.
- Ensure profitable use and management of third parties.
- Help build and be a guardian of eg+ reputation for reliable and profitable delivery.
Knowledge & Competencies Required
- At least 1-3 years relevant experience with deep knowledge of the nature of advertising industry.
- Understanding of overall business operations, needs, challenges and objectives.
- Excellent financial and commercial skills.
- Excellent relationship management skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Good communication and people skills.
- Ability to juggle multiple projects.
- Works well under pressure and tight timelines.
- Someone with events management background is a plus.
- Resourceful problem solver.
- Meticulous eye for detail
