Global Project Manager

Job Description

Global Project Manager

Role

As part of the McCann Worldgroup Services Department, the Global Project Manager will play a central role in the business and will be pivotal to the smooth running of the content delivery.

The successful candidate will be required to have a thorough understanding of all areas of the content production and be responsible for managing projects from brief to final delivery on time and budget.

He will be client focused and have good communication skills as well as organisation and time management skills, to interact both with clients and internal production departments whilst always focusing on delivery, quality & process.

Accountabilities

Client Management Responsibilities

• Immerse yourself in the client's brand and offering. Mayor global Consumer Healthcare brand, you will enjoy if you are interested in the healthcare sector.
• Set and manage deliverables, timeframes and client expectations.
• Build strong day to day relationships with everyone: agency colleagues, clients, and other IPG agency - communication is key!
• Ensure clients understand agreed workflows and manage them through the process
• You will manage training for clients to ensure their adherence to processes and improve workflow.
• Demonstrate ability to write, prepare and present documents and reports that are tailored to each clients, style, preference, knowledge and experience – all in English. Will help you improve on this while we work.
  
  

Project Management Responsibilities with production skillset

• Coordinate between all relevant parties – internal studios (Video, Digital, Print) and external (Clients and other Agencies)
• Manage your workload effectively and highlight to your Line Manager if support is required to ensure the successful completion of a project
• Take responsibility for ongoing project progress and status vs. schedules, timings, delays etc.
• Manage all client projects from brief through to delivery ensuring final materials are on time and of the highest quality.
• Manage, monitor and update all timelines (informing production team) and set realistic expectations with clients
• Keep line managers updated on status of projects.
• Check all materials (PDFs, emails, TVCs etc.) and ensure quality control procedures have been followed before sending to clients.
• Consistently deliver materials against all contractual obligations including SLAs and KPIs.
• Detailed oriented and solution focus.
  
  

Quality Control Responsibilities

• Act as a brand/QC guardian – support and ensure brand guidelines/QC checklists and procedures are followed.
  
  

Experience And Expertise

Required:

• Fluent oral and written English. High level, as we work always using ENG. Additional language desirable
• Experience managing international clients in multiple markets with multiple stakeholders.
• Well versed in the digital media, new formats and follows trends.
• Experience in advertising agency, preferably with studio or production agency.
• A complete understanding of the production main aspects ( origination, adaptation and transcreation)
  
  

Any additional experience such as:

• Experience working in broadcast and digital/print production
• Experience in postproduction workflows and processes
• Strong time management/prioritisation/project management skills
• Can do attitude
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Excellent team player/networker
• Highly organised, detail oriented, client focused and proactive
• Strong with MS Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Interest in AI tools would be high appreciated.
  
  

What We Offer

• Indefinite contract
• Competitive salary, negotiable according to experience.
• 23 working days of vacation (+ 2 long weekends of your choice).
• Your birthday off!
• Incorporation in a multinational company with high professional, economic and financial solvency that leads new, innovative and large-scale projects.
• #Hybrid model
  
  

About Us

To achieve success in the world of global adaptation and production, you need more than just clear processes and smart technology, you need true craftsmen and women – people who care deeply about their clients’ brands and who work tirelessly to drive maximum cost savings for a client while ensuring that each brand’s story remains impactful as it travels around the world.

Craft currently employs over 1000 full-time employees, operating in 120 countries with hubs in 17 strategic locations specializing in broadcast/video production, print production, digital production and global translation.

While we are wholly owned by McCann World group, we have been purposely established as a truly independent company within the Interpublic Group of Companies.

• McCann Worldgroup is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We embrace diversity in all its form. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
  
  

If you have a disability, please let us know what adjustments you may need to the recruitment process to perform your best.