Job Descrption
Company Description
A bit about us
Dentsu are merging the media skills of DWA, the creative skills of Gyro, the research skills of B2Bi and the data and platform skills of Merkle to create a global marketing services network that is dedicated to the end-to-end needs of global B2B clients.
The UK office of the merged network is 162 people and growing. And has international clients such as Cisco, Ericsson, Facebook, Salesforce, AWS, Grundfos, Brother, Fujitsu, Sky, Digital Realty, Goldman Sachs, Workplace and Shell.
Job Description
Project Manager
As a Project Manager you will be the operational daily lead across important workstreams on a large EMEA client, reporting to the Project Director. You will be 'guardian' for every campaign and project in your care, seeing it through from conception to completion - ensuring faultless delivery and achieving pride in the result.
You will provide oversight for delivering all integrated projects in your workstreams, managing scopes timings and budgets. You will be a collaborator and be able to juggle multiple complex projects.
Daily Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain detailed production timelines to track progress across multiple workstreams
- Manage workflows, adjusting tasks and deadlines accordingly
- Organise all creative WIPs and follow the correct creative approval process
- Liaise with Account Management to ensure that the project timing plan and deliverables list are up to date
- Track and managing team hours and expenses in collaboration with Account Management
- Manage resourcing allocations with Resource Management, and sourcing the correct internal or external resource support
- Liaison with clients throughout the process on project management issues - timings, budgets, feedback, and artwork changes
- Share progress updates with clients and senior partners
- Organise and attend regular status and resource meetings
- Ensure that all relevant financial documentation is kept up to date including quotes, and invoices / purchase order admin using Paprika
- Ensure quality control of the end product
- Maintain meeting notes
General Responsibilities
- Demonstrate loyalty to the company, and integrity and reliability in all aspects of your work.
- Demonstrates the ability to perform all areas of workload calmly
- Gain the respect of other company staff and senior management for being reliable, hard- working, helpful and enthusiastic
- Gain respect with both staff, senior management, clients, and suppliers
- Liase with colleagues and clients
- Is prompt, efficient and accurate in all aspects of workload.
Qualifications
What you will bring:
- Experience in project management, traffic management or an associated position in an agency environment
- Knowledge of programmes (especially Excel (can perform complex functions) and project management software. Knowledge of Smartsheet would be a bonus but not essential
- Track record in course correcting independently
Additional Information
What we'll give to you:
Whether it's the joy of working with people at the top of their game or the Merkle social calendar, people love working here – and we hope you will too
- Flexible hybrid working with wonderful central London office location
- Career development through Merkle University and other tools; with access to courses, textbooks, mentorship, and external training funding
- Private Medical Insurance, Company Pension, life insurance, and other corporate benefits
- A selection of other benefits includes 3 wellness days, birthday day off and 2 volunteer days.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Merkle does not discriminate against job applicants on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Experience stipulated in this job description serves as a guide only and all applications will be considered on their merits, irrespective of experience.
As part of our Diversity and Inclusion agenda, and as an Equal Opportunities employer, if you require reasonable adjustments during the selection process please engage directly with your Recruiter.
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