Project Manager

BRAND: Publicis Pro
Job Function: Client Management
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience Level: Intermediate
Workplace Type: On-Site

Company Description:

Publicis Pro is an integrated B2B marketing agency that exists to find the extraordinary in every business and tell the world about it. Our approach brings together strategy, creative, influence, and commerce to move markets, create remarkable brands, shape decisions, and connect the sales journey. We give businesses a springboard to make conceptual and commercial leaps forward, develop partnerships that move the dial on creativity, and provide a dynamic, interesting place to work.

Publicis Pro is the B2B centre of excellence for Publicis Groupe, offering our clients global scale with specialist business marketing talent in regional hubs. We have worked with blue-chip and fast-growth clients like Smartsheet, Twilio, Sharp, and Rolls Royce. Over the past few years, we've been recognized by our industry with multiple award wins, including the Grand Prix award at both the B2B Marketing Awards and The Drum B2B Awards. We have made Publicis Pro a great place to start and grow a career in marketing, PR, and advertising, with multiple appearances in Campaign's Best Places to Work listings.

Overview:

We are looking for a Junior Project Manager to join our busy Project Management team. You'll have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects and play a part in the ideation and delivery of outstanding work for our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Planning, scheduling, and overseeing the delivery of various projects to ensure everything is running according to plan.
• Communicating project plans both internally and to clients; managing expectations and assuring alignment with the client and agency processes.
• Working closely with the client services team to ensure timings are aligned with client expectations and deliverables are mapped out correctly.
• Creating project timelines and updating them as needed.
• Ensuring briefs are approved and creative teams are briefed in line with timing plans.
• Scheduling reviews and ensuring all relevant parties attend.
• Facilitating work out of reviews to relevant departments within the agency and to potential third parties.
• Regularly communicating project status to client services teams and clients.
• Troubleshooting and proposing alternative solutions in situations where there are timing or delivery challenges.
• Producing estimates & POs, ensuring cost controller approval on estimates, and reconciling projects once they are complete.

Qualifications:

• A strong communicator with the confidence to take charge of the delivery of multi-channel creative projects.
• Confident in informing management of account statuses, problems, plans, and meetings as required.
• Curious, asks questions, provides solutions to business challenges, and can prioritize their workload.
• Experienced in positively challenging the status quo in pursuit of driving efficiency.
• Able to work under pressure, prioritize, multitask, and manage the creative process from start to finish.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to plan for all eventualities.
• Proactive, always looking ahead and spotting potential pitfalls.
• Willing to become the champion of the client's business.

Additional Information:

Package designed to attract the right candidate, including our competitive benefits package of 25 days holiday, matched contributory pension, private medical care, flexible working, long-service sabbaticals, health cash plan, life assurance, childcare vouchers, free eye tests, new business and employee finder's fees, and more.

At Publicis Pro, all employees can be true to their authentic selves. We are committed to investing in an inclusive culture that maximizes the talent, skills, and diversity of our workforce.