Job Description
We are looking for a dynamic and driven Senior Project Manager who thrives in a fast-paced, agency environment. This role offers an exciting mix of client-facing work, team collaboration, and a wide variety of projects, including website development, campaigns and SEO. You will be managing projects from inception to delivery, ensuring that everything runs smoothly, within budget, and on time. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive individual who has experience in project management and has ideally worked with clients in a creative or digital agency setting.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage a variety of projects, from smaller ones to more complex, multi-faceted campaigns, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget.
* Support the Project Director on larger, more intricate projects, handling specific areas or tasks independently.
* Oversee traffic management, project timelines, resource coordination, and budgets.
* Demonstrating excellent financial management and use of financial project management systems, the role will also require extensive quoting and scope of work production.
* Acting as an ‘unblocker’ throughout the project life cycle – resolving problems, anticipating issues, and working with all agency staff to ensure movement.
* Handle project documentation, invoicing, and scheduling while maintaining a keen eye for detail.
* Coordinate with different teams to ensure all are aligned and that projects are moving forward efficiently including the design process – briefing designers and understanding & supporting the artwork process for both digital & print requirements and confident organisation of content production across multiple channels from print to social, web, video etc.
* Implement and optimise internal systems and processes for greater efficiency.
* Act as the primary point of contact for clients building strong, trusting relationships and ensuring their expectations are met.
* Communicate effectively with both internal teams and external stakeholders, facilitating smooth project execution.
* Support clients throughout the project lifecycle, providing updates and managing their queries and concerns.
Skills & Experience
* Ideally, you have worked in an agency or client-service role or have varied in-house experience where you’ve thrived in a dynamic, high-pacing environment.
* Demonstrable project management experience, with a proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; confident in presenting ideas and updates to clients and teams.
* Strong organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
* Familiarity with project management tools.
* Comfortable working with diverse teams, stakeholders, and senior leaders at all levels of an organisation.
* Ability to work under pressure, managing competing priorities while maintaining quality and deadlines.
* Driven, proactive, and able to take ownership of projects from start to finish.
* A passion for both creative and process-driven work, ensuring that all aspects of a project are efficiently managed.
And not essential but great to have:
* Experience working on a range of digital projects, including website development, campaigns and SEO.
* A creative mindset with a pragmatic, solution-focused approach to challenges.
* Experience of managing print production.
This role offers a variety of projects and a fast-paced environment, so a proactive, confident personality that can manage multiple priorities while driving projects forward is essential. You’ll work closely with clients, handling both internal and external communication, so you must be articulate, approachable, and professional.