Job Description

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Project Manager - FMCG, health & beauty advertising accounts

McCann London

Project Management team

Hybrid working from 135 Bishopsgate

Please only apply if you have the rights to work in the UK and are able to work onsite at our London Bishopsgate office.

A bit about us

We are dedicated to telling the truth and telling it well, because we believe when a truth is told well things change for the better. Fuelled by an obsession with truth and the richness of a connected network, our work lives on the edge of mainstream culture, building enduring brands, growing businesses and giving our people a platform to grow.

We've delivered joy with a little help from Snoop Dog, Katy Perry and Xtina and Latto for 'Did Somebody Say Just Eat', helped L'Oreal show people 'They're Worth It', given everyone the right to access great quality food most notably with Kevin the Carrot for Aldi, and put a 'Priceless' tag on Mastercard, to name a few.

We're proudly part of the McCann Worldgroup global network.

Key Responsibilities:

Relationships

Partner to day to day squad team and strategist

Work in partnership with Acc Lead to align on priority of projects

Lead and support on all incoming briefs, working with strategy and business leads to ensure all delivery requirements are considered

In partnership with Creative Director have a sound understanding of creative ambition and requirements across each project

Engages directly with client, as required, to update overall workflow or individual project status and or overall workflow overview

Builds good relationships with all internal departments and disciplines to ensure goodwill and strong team performance

Day to Day Management

Manage an overall workflow schematic for their full portfolio, aligning all projects against cross departmental and discipline requirements

Contributes to a central agency resource workflow

Strong understanding and knowledge of navigating technical workflow systems

Has the ability to forward plan, anticipate problems and adapt across workstreams on their accounts

Responsible for creating and mapping scope of work across full client portfolio as well as individual projects, liaising with Client to ensure core timing and resource requirements are aligned across the year

Coordinates direct working relationship with external agency stakeholders and creative agency partners

Responsible for mapping out and managing resourcing against each individual project, client demand and deliverable for the full portfolio

Responsible for managing and driving multiple projects with creative requirements across multiple disciplines at one time

Responsible for identifying knowledge/resource gaps where necessary and facilitating requirements

Ensures timely completion and burn down of tasks by running daily/weekly scrum meetings

Ensure following all creative and work-on-wall sessions there is a clear plan for all disciplines leading to the next project milestone

Schedules time and aligns with Acc Lead on all tasks for team members in line with overall workflow

Able to oversee and manage multiple production process at any one time

Ensures the relevant production and specialist expertise is brought on-board or engaged and the relevant project milestone

Ensures a collaborative working approach to production- has ability to manage expectations and set clear objectives to creatives and production partners in a 'live' working environment

Coordinates direct working relationship and resourcing with internal production and specialist stakeholders, pre empting projects and coordinating multiple production partners.

Interrogates the production process and drives optimisation and integration where appropriate

Manages information flow to all internal parties to ensure smooth workflow and project delivery

Ensures across each project we reduce waste, save money and work efficiently

Ensures financial health of each project by proactively managing alongside Acc Lead the budgets and deliverables and adjusting where relevant

Tracks and monitors overall time and spend on relevant projects and the resources required to deliver

Understand strategic and campaign performance of projects in order to learn and adapt agency approach for future projects

Responsible for defining a review of and recommendation for better ways of working within for project wash ups, in line with Acc Lead

Takes full leadership of own projects and portfolio, providing clarity cross discipline throughout project life cycle. Supporting Board Account Director and Management team towards resourcing objectives.

Takes a helicopter view of the accounts, proactively identifying opportunity for growth within your accounts

ABOUT YOU

You're curious, willing to learn and excited about the end product

You care about the creative bravery, and commercial health of your accounts

You're not afraid to roll your sleeves up and get involved when it's needed

You're client facing, comfortable presenting and developing a relationship with your day to day contacts client side

You're perceptive, always looking for ways to flex the briefs, find growth within your accounts and push the account in bigger and better ways

You're confident saying no with kindness

You revel in the data side of project management, financial tracking, resource planning, recoverability tracking, and so on

You're flexible, willing to work around others and compromise with the dept to make sure everyone is covered

You're comfortable negotiating both internally and with client when required

We don't mind if you're introverted, or extroverted - but it's important you're a team player and want to be involved at an account, departmental and business level - we love people who want to get involved and be present and seen

Honesty and integrity are key values to us, so they should be to you!

You're a natural communicator, happy chatting to all levels of folk in depts to be able to qualify briefs, ask questions, and share knowledge

You're not afraid to stand up when you believe in something

You're supportive of everyone around you

You're hungry for the growth, financial success, creative brilliance and overall productivity of your account!

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Solid Project Management experience from advertising agencies

Extensive experience of TVC and integrated media, including print

Proven experience of managing fast paced accounts

Management skills and experience

Ability to juggle to multiple projects and accounts

MORE THAN JUST A PAYCHECK

As well as the more standard benefits of holiday, pension, subsidised private medical insurance, life assurance and group income protection we offer:

Three 'Time Well Taken' days throughout the year where we switch off collectively with our MWG UK partner agencies

A hybrid way of working with 3 days a week in the office (Monday's being mandatory)

Access to on-site massages, haircuts and manicures as well as cuddles from furry friends (we're a dog friendly office)

Free onsite breakfast, snacks and drinks with regular 'Lounge Nights' in the office rooftop social space

Monthly agency get togethers focused around moment's that matter.

Lots of tools to help us grow from SPARK (our internal L&D platform) to LinkedIn Learning, as well as external partnerships with NABS and the IPA

Your birthday off - because who wants to work on their birthday?

A tree planted in your name for every year you celebrate your McCanniversary

A Cycle to Work scheme and facilities including showers and hair styling appliances

Discounts with partners such as Eataly, Merlin and cinemas as well as access to independent financial advice

McCann is a disability-confident committed employer and will guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the minimum criteria for the role. Exceptions may apply if due to the volume of applications, we are not able to interview all eligible candidates who qualify under the scheme. If you have a disability, we want everyone to feel at ease when going through our recruitment process. We are working to make our website and processes more accessible, if you encounter any issues and would like this information in an alternative format, or if you need further support with your application, please contact us at kat.denham@mccann.com for any adjustments you may need to perform at your best.

No recruitment agencies, thank you.

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McCann helps brands build the most meaningful brand platforms that drive exponential growth and leave a lasting impact on culture. Founded 100+ years ago with their own platform, "Truth Well Told", McCann is the world's leading advertising agency network, creating some of the most creatively and commercially impactful advertising globally. McCann is the founding unit of McCann Worldgroup marketing services company, part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG).