Project Manager – Home or office based

We have an exciting opportunity available for a driven Project Manager with a specialism in retail design to join the Client Services team at an influential and industry-leading creative agency.

This is an excellent opportunity to hone your client servicing skills, working within a dynamic, fast-paced agency environment.

On a day-to-day basis, the successful applicant will enjoy working as part of a dedicated account team, supporting on key accounts and managing your own projects across a range of global brands.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Preparing costs for various projects, ensuring all costs are budgeted accurately, fully understood and approved by the client, and updated accordingly when responding to additional out of scope requests.
• Taking responsibility for updating the project management and design team’s weekly resource planning sheets.
• Ensuring all project invoices and PO’s for suppliers are raised at the appropriate time throughout the project, being aware of the need to manage cash flow effectively.
• Ensuring open, courteous, and constructive communication at all times, both with fellow colleagues and with our clients and suppliers.
• Maintaining effective and proactive communication with all relevant internal teams and colleagues throughout projects to ensure clients’ requirements are fully satisfied.
• Representing the client’s requirements and input into creative deliverables alongside the creative team to ensure the business is responding in a way that is wholly relevant and meeting expectations.
• Preparing fully for all client meetings and produce agendas prior to meetings, where relevant.
• Documenting and saving all project-related information to and from clients, i.e. cost estimates, contact
  reports, briefs, and status reports where relevant.
• Preparing project schedules and ensuring they are always communicated to clients and the relevant internal teams, and updated accordingly as changes occur.

Skills and experience required:

• Extensive prior experience in an agency project management or account handling role, with a specialism in retail design.
• Demonstrates a natural flair for for managing Clients, understanding their challenges and priorities and providing a rewarding experience.
• Highly organised, commercially astute and able to prioritise workload effectively.
• Positive, pro-active and self-motivated approach to work.
• Excellent time management and experience working to deadlines.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to build rapport and develop long-lasting business relationships.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.