Project Manager - The Studio (FTC)

More about the role: 
In Studio, we create ideas and bring them to life. We’re a multi-disciplined team, creating content for integrated marketing campaigns, brand experiences and brand identity. We currently have a team of around 40; a mix of Creatives, Brand and Digital Designers, Editors and Content Producers and Creative Project Managers, supplemented by freelancers when specialist skills are needed or workload dictates.

Everyone that succeeds here enjoys the diversity of clients and projects and is driven to do great work that will have a positive effect on our clients’ businesses.

What you’ll do:
You'll be predominantly responsible for managing any Fast Track briefs which come into the studio. Fast Track is a separate workstream to our main projects, so think quick turnaround social assets, creative artworking rather than design and briefs that require minimal creative input.

You’ll demonstrate excellent time management skills and are responsible for day-to-day workflow and resources for your projects. You are proactive, permanently on the front foot communicating and ensuring the pipeline of work goes through the department seamlessly. You champion our Studio processes and communicate clearly with all parties.

You develop and maintain strong relationships with internal sector teams, you make sure everyone knows what needs doing and how long they have to do it, flag risks and ensure everyone is updated daily. You’ll work closely with the Resources team to ensure requirements are processed in a timely fashion.

Experience that contributes to success: 
Client:

• Collaborate with our team of designers to help shape and deliver great work.
• Managing the workflow of multiple projects from initial estimation to final delivery through the department
• Demonstrate strong open communication with project teams and make sure key stakeholders are kept up to date of deadlines and the overall project status.
• Continually assessing the risks of your projects, offering solutions, working to resolve,
  and flagging any issues.
• Attend and contribute to weekly team, status and resource meetings.

Commercial:

• Set up all creative check-ins and approvals and ensure the status of your projects and the finances are reported regularly.
• Managing all financial aspects of projects including budget management, negotiation, and
  resource requirements.
• Scoping projects of all sizes and making sure that deliverables align with the project scope, plan and budget.
• Demonstrating strong commercial awareness.
• Reporting weekly on the financial status of live and pipeline projects; reconciling all hours used to date and ensuring accurate fees are billed monthly.
• Manage your resource requests so that they align with your project scopes and are properly phased to allow you to deliver within budget.
• Be aware of Burson’s offer, additional services and global network.

OUR LONDON OFFICE

Burson employs over 450 people in the UK, and our stunning Southwark offices run over two floors as part of the larger WPP Campus, Rose Court. We have access to a beautiful roof terrace with panoramic views across London and a bar/restaurant area, which is a great spot for client meetings and socialising with the wider agency and other WPP OpCo’s. 

For more information, visit www.bursonglobal.com.  

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