Project Manger (Freelance 3 month contract)

Project Manager (Freelance)

3 month position

Ultimate goal/Statement of role intent

Successful delivery of project deliverables for a high profile, major London regeneration project.

Primary responsibility

Delivering various workstreams on time and to budget, coordinating with the client and DNCO team, managing resource requirements, timelines and ensuring high quality output in line with the strategic and creative direction of the brand budget

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Management

— To assist Client Services lead in ensuring the successful delivery of all workstreams on time & budget, ensuring creative excellence in the output of work

— Taking the lead in monitoring timing plans, managing resource requirements, and tracking budgets

— Understand the commercial implications of a successful project to DNCO; contributing the the accurate reporting for forecasting and invoicing for the relevant workstreams

— Ensuring clear and timely communication and reporting both internally and externally

— Distil information into simple and clear briefs

— Ask ‘why’; challenge and defend great creative work

Personal characteristics

— Enthusiastic and positive in the approach to work

— A great eye for detail

— A “can do” attitude and work hard alongside colleagues

— A self starter, be able to use their initiative and take responsibility – If you see something which needs doing or could be improved, volunteer to do it!

— A real team player

— Punctual

— Assertive

What success looks like

— Happy clients - Well serviced clients who know where they are and what’s coming next. You are proactive in giving them regular status updates and quick to respond to/acknowledge their requests

— Profitable jobs - projects are run to time and budget thanks to the organisation and structure you bring. You flag early to the AD if things are going awry and help bring them back on track

— Happy team - internal teams know where they with projects and what’s expected of them by when. You are aware of the team’s capacity and sensitive to calendar clashes/deadline clashes

Experience

— Minimum 4-5 years experience of project management in a creative agency

— Can demonstrate skills in managing complex projects with multiple workstreams

— Experience in coordinating senior stakeholders

Remuneration

£300-£350 per day, based on experience