- Senior
- Optionales Büro in London
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Project Manager.
As a Senior Project Manager you will provide outstanding levels of client servicing to both new and established clients. You will get to work across delivering a variety of B2B and B2C experiential projects from events and exhibitions as well as other communications initiatives, campaigns, digital interactives and design projects.
As a Senior Project Manager you will provide outstanding levels of client servicing to both new and established clients. You will get to work across delivering a variety of B2B and B2C experiential projects from events and exhibitions as well as other communications initiatives, campaigns, digital interactives and design projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead role in delivering a variety of B2B and B2C experiential projects, including events and exhibitions
- Lead pitches working collaboratively with other disciplines and partners to create brave and inspiring agency proposals underpinned by a rigorous delivery plan, budget and schedule
- Lead meetings and provide clear updates to all parties on project / programme updates
- Provide outstanding client servicing, ensuring timely communications to build trusted partnerships with clients
- Take responsibility of planning and delivering multi-faceted projects, coordinating a multi-discipline teams including, creative, strategy, production, HSSE and technical where appropriate
- Demonstrate a strong ability to write clear and compelling project briefs, thorough contact reports, and concise proposals for clients
- Be a champion and custodian of client’s KPI’s and budget and ensure that the creative and strategic solutions that we develop as a team deliver on our client’s objectives
- Continuously monitor all aspects of the project in development including budget and schedule
- Be a skilled communicator and demonstrate the ability to build relationships with clients, partners other departments and colleagues
- Demonstrate the ability to plan and prioritise effectively and demonstrate excellent time management
- Work with the resourcing manager/team to ensure the project is adequately resourced successfully
- Work closely with internal disciplines as well as third party suppliers in developing robust project schedules against tight deadlines
- Work with HSSE lead to ensure that all aspects of the production of the core events meet HSSE standards and guidelines, ensuring the relevant RAMS documentation are carefully considered
- Plan and ensure meticulous oversight of all logistical, operational and production aspects prior to the event, producing on-site working schedules / run of show, where appropriate
- Contract and manage third party suppliers and budgets where required ensuring all contracting is coordinated with our in-house legal team as well as the client
- Demonstrate successful onsite management and delivery ensuring projects reflect briefs and meet objectives
- Manage debriefs post event and ensure that learnings are applied to future events
- Ensure that all projects over £50K fees are issued with a Client Survey
- Seek out and apply knowledge of client brands, products and competitive environment to provide an informed perspective on our clients business
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of Imagination’s service offer and how this has added value to a project, propose new initiatives that help sustain and develop the account
- Support the wider department in mentoring and developing more junior members of the team to be their best and to enable excellence through a supportive environment
- Maintain a close management of all aspects of your projects and escalate issues as needed
- Drive and support new business development opportunities both within existing clients and new clients
Client Relationship Management:
- Be a key point of contact for our clients, leading project meetings and updating all parties on programme developments at client reviews
- Be an excellent communicator and relationship builder building upon existing client relationships and developing new relationships across all clients businesses, working with senior level stakeholders, both internally and client side
- Present strategic and creative concepts and proposals to clients with confidence and finesse
- Troubleshooting and strategic thinking, ability to manage challenging situations and maintain clear direction for our clients at all times
Financial Management:
- Exceptional financial management and budgeting skills, proven ability to manage and deliver events both large and small against a budget and present budgets to clients
- Strong commercial acumen and understanding of how agencies make money
- Hone commercial skills such as revenue maximisation and cost management
- Provide regular updates to the client and internally to Account Director / Business Director focusing on value for our clients, as well as time management and profitability for our business
- Reconciliation across all areas of the project
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Solid experience delivering projects within events, exhibitions or brand experience within an agency environment
- You will need to have a positive, can-do attitude and be committed to learn and grow
- Extensive experience managing events on a large scale (including exhibitions) in the UK and abroad
- Be an intelligent, highly motivated team player with a commitment to quality and professionalism
- Must have a fluid approach, be able to handle a wide range of tasks yet adaptable to new challenges and requirements
- Excellent negotiator, comfortable liaising with procurement teams
- Pro-active with exceptional organisational and project management skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and a creative mind
- Should be able to travel internationally a number of times a year for extended periods of time
- Experience of Maconomy financial software advantageous
- Good knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google suite also advantageous
- Adhere to Imagination and ISO processes
Job Benefits
What we can offer you:
- Work with a state-of-the-art product and deliver it to exciting and innovative brands.
- Learning and development opportunities that contribute to professional growth.
Wellness
- Private Medical Insurance (including discounted gym options)
- Discounted Healthcare Cash Plan
- Help at hand EAP
- In-Office Gym (London office only)
- Life Insurance 4 x salary
- Dedicated DE&I Board
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave
- Birthday day off and gift
- Discretionary Annual Bonus
- Generous Family Leave policies with New Parent Coaching & Support
- Various learning & development platforms for e-learning
- Enhanced pension contribution
- Cyclescheme
- Discounted Private Dental
- Income Protection (Employee)
- Subsidised Electric Car Scheme
- Home technology tax free loan
Perks
- Hybrid Working (3 office days)
- Company socials
- Pet friendly office
- Lunch & Learns
- Wellness webinars
- Educational webinars
- Subsidised Cafe (London office only)
