Imagination

Senior Project Manager

Imagination

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Provide outstanding levels of client servicing to both new and established clients
  • Work across delivering a variety of B2B and B2C experiential projects and other communications initiatives
  • Write effective and compelling project briefs and brief internal teams
  • Develop timelines, project proposals and run projects
  • Create concise and well presented proposals
  • Ensure schedules are adhered to and project documentation is complete
  • Maintain close management of all aspects of projects and escalate issues as needed
  • Work with team to plan wider resources effectively
  • Demonstrate understanding of services and sell these effectively
  • Ensure successful onsite management and delivery ensuring projects reflect briefs and meet objectives
  • Support pitches collaboratively with other disciplines and partners
  • Liaise with in-house legal team and client as needed
  • Work with internal HSSE Lead to meet HSSE standards and guidelines
  • Ensure projects over £50K fees are issued with an Imagination Client Survey
  • 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
  • Assess project spend to maximise value and ROI for clients
  • Understand clients, competitors, market, suppliers, products and strategy
  • Delegate to, manage and oversee team
  • Mentor and develop junior team members.

Requirements

  • Solid experience delivering projects within events, exhibitions or brand experience within an agency environment
  • Good interpersonal, presentation, relationship building and negotiation skills
  • Hands-on, proactive approach to managing projects, anticipating needs and challenges
  • Ability to identify potential issues before they arise with contingency plans
  • Adept at building and maintaining strong working relationships with internal teams and external vendors
  • Experience and ability to manage mid to large scale budgets
  • People management experience
  • Capable of devising and implementing revenue-generating ideas.
Benefits
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hybrid Working (3 office days)
  • Company socials
  • Pet friendly office
  • Lunch & Learns
  • Wellness webinars
  • Educational webinars
  • Subsidised Cafe (London office only)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementbudget managementproposal writingtimeline developmentcost managementrevenue maximizationproject documentationclient servicingproject brief developmentfinancial reconciliation
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillspresentation skillsrelationship buildingnegotiation skillsproactive approachproblem anticipationteam managementmentoringcollaborationcommunication