Project Manager - London EC1V

Project Manager
Location: Old Street, London (EC1V 8AR)
Salary: £35-40k (depending on experience)

THE COMPANY:
Article 10 is a creative communications agency dedicated to delivering adventurous and engaging marketing solutions. Our broad range of skills, creative energy and combined experience are the reason the world's biggest brands choose us to help them tell their stories.
We're a company built for speed. Big enough to deliver, small enough to care and compact enough to be truly agile. Our ability to save the day by jumping on fast turnaround requirements but also dive into more complex creative campaigns means we can provide the widest range of options to our clients to meet their unique needs. This is what attracts the major brands we work with and provides our people with the opportunity to work on high-profile projects that would be out of reach at many agencies.

THE ROLE:
As we continue to take on new and exciting clients we are on the lookout for a talented Project Manager to join our busy team. You will be working on variety of media types including print, presentations, digital, video and events, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget and exceed client expectations. You will be required to take end-to-end ownership of multiple projects at any one time; managing designers, allocating resources and being in constant contact with the client, account management team and other key resources across the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Project manage multiple projects of varying media types that will significantly vary in budget
• Scope projects effectively and gather detailed requirements
• Estimate deliverables with designers and deliver timelines for projects and proposals
• Produce proposal documents when required, taking ownership of the whole project lifecycle from initial enquiry to final delivery
• Brief and oversee the work of internal resource and external suppliers, such as designers, animators, and printers who will deliver much of the campaign activity
• Manage resource in a tight scheduling environment to ensure projects receive adequate resourcing
• Maintain project documentation, communicate project progress and issues to all internal and external stakeholders
• Establish strong client relationships through regular close contact which will include face-to-face meetings, telephone and email communication
• Take ownership for the quality control of deliverables
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time and on-budget
• Maintain financial trackers
• Ensure project files are organised within the studio file structure and completed projects are archived

KEY SKILLS:

• Verbal and written communication given in a positive, pro-active, and solution focused way is integral to the role along with exceptional organisational skills
• Ability to execute different types of project management for varying project complexities and timelines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and react effectively when requirements change
• Strong listening and questioning skills

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Experience of handling multiple projects across a variety of disciplines at any one time
• Experience of managing the design processes from start to finish
• Knowledge of print deliverables and the considerations needed to deliver successfully
• Understanding of presentation deliverables would be beneficial
• The ability to translate technical or conceptual information into plain English for clients to understand
• Must be able to quickly understand the client, their products and their industry
• Proven traffic management experience a plus
• 3+ years' PM experience

THE PERSON:

• A team-player, who can also work independently
• Being organised is essential, as is your attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good work ethic, can-do attitude

Apply online today with your current CV and contact details.