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Role Summary

The Senior Project Manager (SPM) has day-to-day responsibility for the smooth and effective running of their projects from client briefing to delivery of all final assets; they will be the glue between the disciplines pulling together the right resources (from multi\xe2\x80\x90agencies) with the focus on great delivery.

To do this they should have great skills in effective project setup, budget and resource control, project managing and reporting. A great Integrated Project Manager can focus on the detail, be on top of all aspects of their projects, whilst being aware of the bigger picture and building a good relationship with their project team, the commercial team and the PMO Lead.

They should be able to demonstrate first- hand experience in TV/video, offline (KVs and print), digital, social, influencer.

Main areas of focus for SPM:

• Managing, scheduling and delivering projects
• Have experience and understanding of working on a global, integrated account.
• Be commercially savvy: develop a complete understanding of the Clients renumeration and commercial model. At all times the SPM should be aware of the financial status of their projects and forecast (and flag) any resource overspend - with budgets updated and approved accordingly.
• Attend and input into fortnightly financial status meetings.
• The SPM will work closely to build relationships with their project team (account management, creatives, design, strategy, production, and more) and be the hub on their projects.
• Manage schedules and deliver on multiple work streams across all campaign channels to agreed scope, timings and budget.
• Scope out all projects and share with PMO lead and account lead for approval.
• At the start of a project, analyse areas that could potentially throw the delivery off\xe2\x80\x90track, and where possible mitigate against them.
• Be responsible for creating and maintaining project timing plans from pre brief to final delivery - with input from specialist departments (TV, Art Production, digital, influencers, PR, etc). The SPM should also be confident to collaborating with multi\xe2\x80\x90agency teams. If any part of the schedule slips, the SPM will notify all relevant departments and any change to the final delivery date.
• Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge and understanding of project tools, process and platforms
• Schedule all meetings relating to projects - ensuring that all relevant partners attend.
• Ensure all relevant team members have seen and approved work before sharing with client
• Be responsible for raising all the POs on a job unless this falls under the responsibility of specialist departments
• Work closely with resource manager and PMO lead to book resource and keep them informed of all resource requirements.

• Everything communicates \xe2\x80\x93 ensure that all documentation, costings, briefs, scopes and presentations are of the highest possible standard. Maintain good housekeeping!
• Be positive and a force for good within the team \xe2\x80\x93 even when faced with difficult problems.
• Be solutions focused.
• Be a Self\xe2\x80\x90Starter \xe2\x80\x93our team is enthusiastic, open to change and innovation. We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for someone flexible with approach and eager to get involved.
• Be a champion for the creative \xe2\x80\x93 helping push (and when necessary protect) the creative to enable cut-through, award-winning work.
• Recognise and help implement digital opportunities within briefs.
• Know when to delegate upwards and downwards and raise the alarm at the right time, to the right people when issues occur.

Owl Inc