Project Manager

4 weeks ago


Solihull, Solihull, United Kingdom McCann Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Project Manager to join our team at McCann Birmingham. As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing a selection of our agency's accounts, handling multiple projects to ensure consistency and quality of delivery.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead forward planning and hold regular status meetings with account teams to keep communication open.
  • Set up and run ignition meetings at the beginning of every project to ensure all team members are clear on the agreed actions and plan.
  • Partner closely with Account Handling and discipline leads to manage client scope of work across multiple channels and manage multiple agency partners.
  • Produce fee estimates and scope of work documents, gaining relevant approvals before starting work and tracking project burn rates by client.
  • Track and report incremental scope opportunities.
  • Produce accurate timing plans, agreed with all parties.
  • Work closely with the Project Director, Creative Services Director, ECD, and Studio Manager to define and book resource, considering the skill sets required for the project.
  • Schedule and attend creative review meetings, facilitating attendance of key stakeholders and ensuring meetings start and finish on time with clear deliverables.
  • Hold regular catch-ups with the Account Management team to monitor and control the creative and production workflow on your account(s).
  • Work closely with producers to ensure they see the work prior to client presentation and have the opportunity to comment and raise any concerns.
  • Attend production meetings and client presentations as required.
  • Ensure client expectations are set and met appropriately and fed through the account team structure.
  • Advocate for all internal processes.
  • Ensure the right people are involved at each key stage of the project.
  • Work with other Project Managers within the team to ensure awareness of all live projects and plan and prioritize accordingly.
People Management
  • Be the calming and motivating influence in the team.
  • Use knowledge of individuals' strengths to ensure effective teamwork.
  • Make sure effective agreements are reached quickly and with minimum disruption to the workflow when disruptions and conflict arise.
  • Communicate project changes quickly and clearly, ensuring all project participants are always understood.
  • Apply strong written and verbal communication.
  • Be the go-to person/lynch pin of the project.
Budget Control/Financial Management
  • Produce fee estimates and scope of work documents, gaining relevant approvals before starting work.
  • Ensure the creative teams know how much time they have on a project and keep communication high if the time is not enough or if we are starting to go over.
  • Attend weekly financial meetings with the relevant financial controller/account team to review financial status on live projects.
  • Accurately estimate and manage client approvals.
  • Issue purchase orders to suppliers and check against purchase invoices.
  • Reconcile every project on completion.
Requirements
  • Ability to contribute to the development and execution of creative work.
  • Proactive with a 'can do' attitude and solution-focused.
  • Well-organized and efficient.
  • Forward-thinking and practical.
  • An enthusiastic team player with the energy to take responsibility for the core team.
  • Strong Project/Program Management.
  • Ability to anticipate and proactively manage projects.
  • Planning and process optimization.
  • Knowledge of both online and offline production.
  • Ability to work with external agency partners.
  • Willingness to learn and develop with the core team.
  • Strong financial control.
About Us

Mccann Birmingham is part of McCann Central, the UK's largest integrated agency. We are a team of passionate creatives, strategists, and marketers from a wide mix of backgrounds. We care deeply about everything we make and are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people.

We offer a competitive salary, 28 days holiday, enhanced pension contributions, life assurance, and much more. A culture of learning and development is central to our ethos, so you'll have access to industry-leading training and development programmes. You'll also get to work closely with the world's biggest media partners to access exclusive features and products.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe an encouraging and inclusive environment makes sound business sense. We are a globally integrated community that influences and shapes culture, and we demand the same of the people we work with.


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