Project Manager

Job description / Role

Our Client a leading Global creative agency is currently searching for experienced Creative Strategist to join their continuously expanding team here in Dubai

Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Account, Creative and Production team to manage concurrent projects from the earliest concept stage to deployment and ensure all projects are flawlessly
- Develop and manage all day to day operations, timelines and budget reports to execute complex campaigns scopes of Work and ensure of appropriate stakeholders approvals
- Act as the primary liaison between Account Management and Creative
- Steward the agency process with ongoing monitoring, updating of processes and escalating updates and issues up to the Project Director
- Partner with Resource Manager to forecast workload, allocate resources and talent and communicate with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis
- Maintain an expertise of all action steps and responsibilities for all tasks within the creative development and production processes and ensure all deliverable hours and timelines are included in all project briefs
- Partner with Account Management to monitor project progress to prevent scope creep
- Mentor, motivate and reward Project Managers during challenges, learning opportunities and successes

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)
- 5+ years of experience in an agency or related environment.
- Mastery of Microsoft Office including Project, Word, Excel and PowerPoint and project managements tools (ie. Basecamp, Traffic, Microsoft Project, etc)
- Ability to effectively speak to Senior Creative staff and Department leads about highly technical matters and translate those concepts to our internal teams and clients
- A solutions oriented spirit and an ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Expertise in Print, Out-of-Home, Broadcast and Digital production
- The ability to break projects into small pieces & identify project requirements and deliverables
- An acute attention to detail and accuracy to ensure all materials are of the highest quality
- Curiosity and genuine enthusiasm about the advertising business, project management, emerging media and technology

About the Company

Since 2010, our team has successfully placed some of the world’s finest graduate to mid and C-level talent in organisations across EMEA and APAC, and it all comes down to our niche approach and understanding of the market place, skill sets and trends.

From our offices in Dubai, Riyadh, London and Singapore, we run a sector specific operation. Meaning we specialise in your industry and are able to completely understand your vision, provide market insights and intelligence, and deliver the best talent to fit seamlessly into your operations.