Senior Project Manager
Job Summary
Senior Project Manager ( Social experience is required )
Mat Cover 12monts FTC
Were VaynerMedia! We are a contemporary global creative and media agency built for the now. Born in social our work is now full service simply loving big ideas that connect and create real change for our clients business. We are independently owned founded in 2009 with offices in London Amsterdam New York Los Angeles Singapore Tokyo Sydney Bangkok Kuala Lumpur and Mexico City. We are recognized for our work in Cannes Lions the Clios D&AD and The Webbies to name a few.
Culture is our key and Empathy is how we build it. VaynerMedia EMEA is strong with a world-class combination of diverse backgrounds collaborating to put forward innovative creative and strategic solutions to the one advantage that stands the test of time PEOPLE. Day in and day out we propel some of the biggest brands in the world to the intersection of attention and EMEA we are proudly 250 servicing multi-brands across the region.
The PITCH.
Were looking for a seasoned Senior Project Manager who has a robust understanding of social media and global fully integrated campaigns experience with integrated production and a strong project management and operation skillset to help support the day to day running of one of the agencys major accounts. This is an always on role that moves daily putting out creative content at a fast pace while also planning larger campaign initiatives.
Heres where you come in
- Take the lead on planning and managing large complex projects with many workstreams in their entirety from brief to delivery
- Taking your project plan and making it a reality by mobilising the best teams (internal and external) around the vision and providing a clear picture of expected outcomes
- Responsible for the day-to-day management and execution of the project both internally and with clients working closely with each member of the team ensuring each milestone is met on time and within budget
- Taking the drivers seat and pushing the work forward with a relentless focus on the details
- Resource management alongside the Creative Director and Resource Manager
- Tracking financial progression ensuring it is shared and assessed taking the lead in suggesting and making adjustments to the project and team as needed
- Partner with the Account Strategy and Creative leads to ensure client expectations creative vision and agency needs are met from briefing through final delivery on projects
- Constantly identifying risks and solutions - being the problem solver in ensuring we remain agile and strategic throughout the project lifecycle
- May require managing a PM to support the project that you would lead
- Lead and schedule necessary project-related meetings such as kickoffs brainstorms and reviews and ensure the right people are seeing the right things before going to client
- Be client-facing to speak to budget timing resource & process considerations
- On assigned production projects be the liaison with internal specialty leads (UX strategists Tech Managers VaynerSmart etc) as well as source contract and manage relationships with vendors
- Write client SOWs vendor agreements change orders and other contract documents
- Ensure Agency Client Vendor and Legal processes and requirements are being met
- Responsible for the management of many variations of ATL and digital and social content (video image websites TVC print retail etc.) ensuring quality control and delivering/trafficking all assets to required agency partners/media teams/clients
- Overall being solutions-focused; the go-to person to assess challenges always identifying the opportunity for possibility
- Taking the drivers seat and pushing the work forward with a keen focus on the details
- Be the first point of escalation for issue/conflict resolution on all projects
- Support the Head of Delivery to help monitor PMs and have line reports of your own where applicable
- Support Head of Delivery to continually match and optimise skill-level/experience and aspiration of the project managers to the needs
- New business support for the wider agency e.g pitch development for the department
- Grow relationships have fun and participate in VaynerMedia social engagement
We treasure Personality and Experience yet we do know that these qualifications lead to what WE KNOW as a success:
- Hands-on experience and ownership of complex strategic projects requiring senior stakeholder management
- Strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills
- Budget development and contract (SOW) writing experience
- Ability to recognise and solve potential problems escalate issues or conflicts and continually evaluate project effectiveness.
- Manage overall quality of project delivery and documentation for the account
- A strong understanding of creative development and asset creation processes
- A positive cool calm and collected approach to problem-solving
- Ability to thrive and remain agile in a fast-paced environment
- Strong self-awareness and people-management skills
- Understanding of different channels including relevant social media platforms and their requirements
Heres how We Support You
We regularly review our benefits and are committed to providing a comprehensive programme for our people.
- Unlimited Holiday
- Cash Plan with Medicash - Level 2 cover option to add partner.
- Virtual GP Skinvision 24/7 Health and Stress Helplines Discounted Gym Medicash Extras
- Life Assurance Income Protection Group Personal Pension.
- Cycle to work scheme and PerkBox (online discount platform with 250 perks available).
- Employee Assistance Program (Financial Mental and Physical Wellbeing)
- Unum (Remote GP Second Opinion Mental Health Support Physiotherapy Support Life Money and Wellbeing Support).
- Coaching sessions Journey private and team class sessions.
- NABS UK access in events classes coaching and mentoring sessions.
What you SHOULD KNOW about VaynerMedia
Think lab and not agency. We get excited about solving business problems not creating advertising for the sake of making advertising. Our entrepreneurship DNA runs deep. Were willing to break rules try new things and test hypotheses if it means better understanding our craft. Its fun!
We believe 100% that brands can be built on digital platforms and part of our model is built bottom up flipping the traditional advertising model and process on its head. We dont play to agency/industry norms and our culture and energy reflects that.
Our environment (and pace) feels much more like a start-up than most agencies you might be used to. Hopefully that and the opportunity to collaborate with the talented and enthusiastic crew work with big brands excites you as it does us. We cant wait to meet you.
VaynerMedia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that VaynerMedia provides equal employment opportunities to all staff members and job applicants without regard to gender pregnancy marital or civil partnership status gender reassignment race disability sexual orientation religious belief part time or fixed term employment age or any other legally protected class.
Candidates must be authorised to work in the U.K.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
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