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Publicis Groupe Project Manager in London, United Kingdom
Company description
Publicis Pro is an integrated B2B marketing agency that exists to find the extraordinary in every business and tell the world about it.
Our approach brings together strategy, creative, influence and commerce to move markets, create remarkable brands, shape decisions and connect the sales journey. We give businesses a springboard to make conceptual and commercial leaps forward, develop partnerships that move the dial on creativity, and give people a dynamic, interesting place to work.
Publicis Pro is the B2B centre of excellence for Publicis Groupe, offering our clients global scale with specialist business marketing talent in regional hubs. Shown through our work with blue chip and fast growth clients like Smartsheet, Twilio, Sharp and Rolls Royce.
Over the past few years we’ve been recognised by our industry with multiple award wins, including the Grand Prix award at both the B2B Marketing Awards and The Drum B2B Awards. And have worked hard to make Publicis Pro a great place to start and grow a career in marketing, PR and advertising, with multiple appearances in Campaign’s Best Places to Work listings.
Overview
We are looking for a Junior Project Manager to join our busy Project Management team. You’ll have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects and to play a part in the ideation and delivery of outstanding work for our clients.
Specifically, we’ll need your help with:
Planning, scheduling, and overseeing of the delivery of various projects ensuring that everything is running according to plan
Communicating project plans both internally and to clients; managing expectations and assuring alignment with the client and agency processes
Work closely with client services team to ensure timings are aligned with client expectations and deliverables are mapped out correctly, considering all stages needed for each project according to client needs
Creation of project timelines, updating and adapting as needed
Working closely with the Client Services team and other departments to ensure efficient flow of work through the agency
Ensuring briefs are approved and creative teams are briefed in line with timing plans
Scheduling reviews and ensuring all relevant parties attend
Facilitating work out of reviews to relevant departments within the agency and to potential third parties, ensuring that any work is followed up and delivered on time
Regularly communicate project status to client services teams and clients at agreed cadence with client services team
Trouble shooting and proposing alternative solutions in situations where there are timing or delivery challenges
Producing estimates & POs, ensuring cost controller approval on estimates and reconciling projects once they are complete
Responsibilities
We are looking for a talented Account Manager to join our Client Services team working with a variety of exciting Global B2B brands. You’ll work closely with our creative, planning, digital, media and strategy teams to deliver hard marketing campaigns across multiple channels. You’ll be as obsessive about getting results as we are, driving campaigns to achieve client goals from awareness to demand generation.
You’ll want to ask questions, developing your knowledge and understanding of the B2B marketing landscape and want to always improve on results. This is a really exciting role, ideal for someone who isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty, ask questions, and work on the full end-to-end marketing spectrum.
Qualifications
The qualities needed
A strong communicator with the confidence to take charge of the delivery of multi-channel creative projects
Confident to get your point across and to inform management of account statuses, problems, plans and meetings as required
Curious, asks questions, provides solutions to business challenges and can prioritise their workload
Experienced in positively challenging the status quo in the pursuit of driving efficiency
Able to work under pressure, to prioritise, multitask and to manage the creative process from start to finish
Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to plan for all eventualities and provide solutions to issues
Proactive, always looking ahead and spotting potential pitfalls
Willing to become the champion of the client's business
Additional information
Package designed to attract the right candidate, including our competitive benefits package of 25 days holiday, matched contributory pension, private medical care, flexible working, long-service sabbaticals, health cash plan, life assurance, childcare vouchers, free eye tests, new business and employee finder’s fees and lots more.
Everyone should feel at home, at work. At Publicis Pro, all employees can be true to their authentic selves. Everyone is empowered to bring what makes us special and unique to the work we do. We are committed to investing in an inclusive culture that maximises the talent, skills, and diversity of our workforce. We strive to ensure that inclusivity and equality are not only at the heart of our company, but also aligned with all the clients and suppliers we work with.