Hybrid Senior Project Manager – Maternity Cover

at Imagination

• Job title: Senior Project Manager – Maternity Cover
• Job type: Contract
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Project Manager providing client service for experiential projects in agency. Delivering product launches, cultural events, and global conferences for established clients.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Project Manager you will provide outstanding levels of client servicing to both new and established clients.
• You will get to work across delivering a variety of experiential projects from product launches, Global conferences, cultural events and Global tours.
• Write effective and compelling project briefs and brief internal teams
• Developing timelines, project proposals and running projects
• Create concise and well presented proposals
• Ensuring schedules are adhered to and project documentation is complete
• Maintain a close management of all aspects of your projects and escalate issues as needed
• Work with team to plan wider resources effectively
• Demonstrate understanding of agency services and be able to sell these effectively (Production, Guest Management/Logistics, Creative (2D/3D), Digital, Creative Production)
• Demonstrate successful onsite management and delivery ensuring projects reflect briefs and meet objectives
• Support pitches working collaboratively with other disciplines and partners to create brave and inspiring agency proposals underpinned by a rigorous delivery plan, budget and schedule
• Liaise with our in-house legal team and the client as needed
• Work with internal HSSE Lead to ensure that all aspects of the production of the core events meet HSSE standards and guidelines
• Adhere to Imagination and ISO processes
• Should be able to travel internationally a number of times a year for extended periods of time
• Demonstrate financial responsibility through effective proposal costing, budget development and timely reconciliation
• Hone commercial skills such as revenue maximisation and cost management
• Asses project spend to maximise value and ROI for clients
• Track revenue/time spend against a project to ensure project stays on track and does not exceed the allocated budget
• Understanding clients, competitors, market, suppliers, products and strategy
• A background in luxury automotive would be very advantageous
• Delegate to, manage and oversee team
• Mentor and develop junior team members

Requirements

• Solid experience delivering projects within events or brand experience within an agency environment, ideally with knowledge of luxury brands or dealing with high net worth end clients
• Good interpersonal, presentation, relationship building and negotiation skills
• You take a hands-on, proactive approach to managing projects, anticipating needs and challenges.
• Good knowdlege of key agency disciplines including Creative (2D & 3D), Digital, Logistics/Guest Management, Creative Production and Production including what each of these areas do and feeling confident navigating a budget which includes all of the above.
• You are skilled at identifying potential issues before they arise and can develop contingency plans to address them.
• You are adept at building and maintaining strong working relationships with internal teams and external vendors, ensuring smooth collaboration
• Experience and ability to solely manage a budget in excess of £1m
• People management experience
• Capable of devising and implementing revenue-generating ideas.
• Delegate to, manage and oversee a large diverse project team
• Mentor and develop junior team members

Benefits

• **What we can offer you:**
• Work with a state-of-the-art product and deliver it to exciting and innovative brands.
• Learning and development opportunities that contribute to professional growth.
• **Wellness**
• Private Medical Insurance (including discounted gym options)
• Discounted Healthcare Cash Plan
• Help at hand EAP
• In-Office Gym (London office only)
• Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Dedicated DE&I Board
• **Benefits**
• 25 days annual leave
• Birthday day off and gift
• Discretionary Annual Bonus
• Generous Family Leave policies with New Parent Coaching & Support
• Various learning & development platforms for e-learning
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Cyclescheme
• Discounted Private Dental
• Income Protection (Employee)
• Subsidised Electric Car Scheme
• Home technology tax free loan
• **Perks**
• Hybrid Working (3 office days)
• Company socials
• Pet friendly office
• Lunch & Learns
• Wellness webinars
• Educational webinars
• Subsidised Cafe (London office only)