Senior Project Manager

The Opportunity

In what has been called the "the biggest advertising pitch in history," WPP was chosen to redefine the marketing and advertising model as we've known it. In partnership with TCCC, we are building a new open approach that will connect our talent, skills and client partners in a truly borderless way aimed at multiplying the power of creativity for one of the world's largest and most beloved brands.

We call our partnership approach "Open X" – it is the transformation-based marriage of WPP, the #1 global network and largest communications holding company in the world, with the iconic Fortune 100 company, Coca Cola, valued at 71 billion dollars, operating in more countries than the UN and comprised of a diverse portfolio of iconic brands such as Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Fanta, Dasani, Smartwater, Minute Maid and Powerade among others.

Within Open X sits "Studio X." Studio X unites a suite of marketing capabilities into one fully integrated team of experts. Studio X uses data and technology to make our work more insightful, effective and efficient. Creativity is a proven engine of business growth, but creativity must keep pace with the new marketing landscape – which demands it is more intelligent, agile and adaptable. Studio X is our answer to this marketing challenge. Studio X is fueled by intelligent, actionable data-signals and real-time insights.

Our teams are populated by a blend of brand, content and social experts: strategists & analysts, creatives & designers, producers & distributors, all committed to making the most of every media moment. We specialize in matching the right content to the right audience at the right moment; supported by best-in-class automation tools to deploy tailored assets at scale. Everything we do is purpose-built for the new marketing landscape: it's addressable and flexible, designed to reach data-informed target audiences and to evolve based on their response.

The Role

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading marketing campaigns from the moment a brief is received, all the way through delivery across a wide range of categories and brands within The Coca-Cola Company. This role acts as the key lynchpin among all of Studio X, ensuring work is delivered on time and within budget and that all relevant stakeholders are satisfied with the work, driving projects that showcase the capabilities of the Studio X team.

This role will have the opportunity to own end-to-end project management services for digital, social, print and video projects and should have a thorough understanding of the full production process for all related disciplines. The Senior Project Manager should demonstrate a solid understanding of project management tools and best-practice methodology, pre- and post-production processes and have the experience and flexibility to guide and support a diverse and dynamic team of creative marketing professionals to deliver successful integrated solutions.

The successful candidate should be able to showcase superior problem-solving and relationship building skills and must have a desire to learn. The Senior Project Manager should have a passion for problem solving collaboration and delivery , as well as marketing and advertising through a production lens.

You'll bring solid experience as an integrated Senior Project Manager in a similar agency or in-house environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Communication

• Acts as primary day-to-day project contact with client, Open X and Studio X partners
• Facilitates the interpretation, negotiation and dissemination of project feedback to relevant team members at the right points within the lifecycle of a project
• Takes accountability to ensure that all team members are aware of timelines and deliverables

Collaboration

• Partners with the integration, creative, production, operations and talent/resourcing teams to ensure a smooth process and proper resource allocation
• Ensures team members feel personal accountability for deliverables and projects, engaging in all aspects of team assignments driving towards progress, actions and results
• Develops and maintains high levels of team effectiveness (trust, communication, collaboration, productivity diversity and engagement)

Process

• Manages projects of all levels of scale and complexity independently, from initiation through completion
• Serves as a key production expert on integrated marketing campaigns, working with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced agency environment
• Possesses an in-depth understanding of project management techniques and brings process innovation into project workflow and ways of working
• Manages client objectives, budgets, expectations, deliverables and timelines and communicating changes/directions to team members
• Keeps projects on track through clear task lists, issue tracking, status reports and meeting notes
• Participates actively and proactively and knowledgeably articulates status updates to key client and agency stakeholders
• Influences the efficiency and quality of work and advocates for the agency/client relationship
• Proactively identifies opportunities to optimize existing processes.
• Partner with Implementation and Operations leads to create and roll out new processes and tools as necessary.

Day-to-Day Tasks Can Include

• Developing and maintaining scopes, timelines and budgets
• Owning and communicating key milestones and project plans outlining all detailed deliverables and timings per workstream
• Managing and coordinating with all client and agency stakeholders to ensure a smooth and seamless flow of communication, information and documentation
• Partnering with agency client lead to drive work forward and ensure clear ways of working for each project.
• Coordinating and partnering with the Studio X global production network to ensure global campaign launches are successful and work is completed on time and within budget
• Managing status documents, agendas, conference reports, trackers and day-to-day communication with Studio X teams and client partners
• Flagging and tracking all risks that could impact on the successful delivery of a project
• Liaising with clients/agencies/suppliers to obtain, manage and distribute schedules, briefs, assets, technical specifications, etc.
• Partnering with the Business Affairs team to manage and plan talent, licensing and vendor costs and rights
• Managing POs, financial reporting, tracking and billing against all project budgets
• Collaborating with production, operations and talent teams on the delivery of projects across various disciplines and channels

Key Skills

• 5-7 years of project management experience in an agency or similar environment
• Solid understanding of the creative development process, production, content production, technology, quality assurance testing and marketing methodologies
• A professional and approachable demeanor with an ability to thrive in a dynamic, highly matrixed agency environment
• Ability to manage projects of all sizes, demonstrating a strong ability to deliver on time and on budget
• Can show experience in bottom-up scoping of projects, creating project budgets, tracking actuals and creating statements of work
• Demonstrates an ability to solve problems with solutions that work for all stakeholders without compromising the quality of the deliverables or the project
• Accountability and a calm, confident presence
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Natural and effective collaborator
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, communication & workflow tools and online project management/collaboration/ticketing tools

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