JOB DESCRIPTION
A self-starter with solid experience working within a similar brand or advertising consultancy or agency. The Senior Project Manager role is fundamental to the success of Prophet’s growing and fast paced activation and production team. A central resource for our creative project teams, to help successfully lead and guide a series of brand design implementation and digital projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES/COMPETENCIES
Client
- Acting as the key client contact on discrete workstreams, to ensure that strategic directives are implemented, and that work is delivered on time, on budget and it exceeds client expectations.
- To comfortably navigate mid level client stakeholder landscapes and decision-making functions
- To demonstrate understanding of client’s strategic needs and over time, become confident representing Prophet POV where necessary
- Winning key stakeholders’ trust (internally and externally) through consistent performance, proactive management and demonstrating well rounded understanding of the client's business: environment, customers and competitors.
Team
- To scope out project plan and roadmap for brand activation work streams eg. Brand identity and campaign development, activation and roll out
- Scheduling project/account meetings, diary management and any appropriate conflict resolution
- Supporting the project team to define the roadmap / project plan & key milestones
- Ensuring the project team is following the timeline / keeping things on plan
- Working with staffing (creative + strategy) to ensure that the right resources are in place, including contractor scheduling, alignment, and internal set-up
- Facilitating regular team stand ups throughout the week, sharing notes afterwards
- Setting up and helping to moderate client meetings where appropriate
- Relaying client feedback and making sure it is being addressed
- Facilitating smooth and effective working relationships within and across teams
- To establish working relationship with senior client director(s) and diarise regular discipline check ins
- To maintain project reports where required and escalate up issues with Partner team members as necessary
Commercial
- Negotiating with 3rd parties on contractual issues and liaising with Global contract team/EMEA project finance support
- Ensuring Prophet contractual requirements regarding freelancers and vendors are in place and tracked eg PO’s/MSA’s
- Monitoring Prophet’s online budgeting system (pricing model); tracking and approving freelancer time allocation within the system
- Develop efficient working relationship with Prophet’s finance team, establishing meeting cadence to review project commercials
NPD and new business
- Supporting new business proposals around activation-focused work
- To work with senior members of the Client Services team, to help define the Prophet Client Services proposition and roadmap
- Proactively thinking about improvements to deliver activation-centred work more efficiently and effectively – developing our approach and methodologies
EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
- Extensive experience within a relevant consultancy or agency, gaining multi industry/sector experience (brand consultancy/advertising agency/comms agency)
- Ideally an industry recognised qualification e.g. CIM, CAM, PMI or equivalent training
- Strong PPT and Excel capabilities – Microsoft project is a nice to have
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with business-level proficiency in spoken and written English
- Basic understanding of financial and accounting concepts
- Business judgement, maturity and professionalism
- Resourceful problem solver – ability to identify issues & develop effective solutions
- Pragmatic / can-do attitude, always solution oriented
- Ability to prioritise, multi-task, and remain calm under pressure
- Confident, empathetic listener, able to resolve conflicts
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to adapt to change, embrace bold ideas, challenge conventional thinking and ways of operating
- A willingness, when and if required, to work with (and potentially travel to) clients from all areas within EMEA
- Self-starter able to work without constant oversight
- Resiliant
Prophet is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All employment, promotion, and evaluation decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.
