Project Management Lead - London, United Kingdom - Hogarth Worldwide

Hogarth Worldwide

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company.

Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world's top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson.

With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging.

The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions.

Our global team of over 6,000 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today's content experience.

A Hybrid working model

Now offices are fully open we have embraced a hybrid working model, which allows our employees to split their time between the office and other locations, something we hope will provide everyone much more flexibility to their working week.

The expectation is that working life at Hogarth will involve working from the office for about 50% of the time for most people.

Please speak to the Talent Acquisition team to find out more information.

About Hogarth
Hogarth Worldwide is the world's leading creative content production company.

Born to make the best work brilliantly, we combine craft, insight, and technology to bring creative work to life for many of the world's most famous brands.

Role Summary:

The EMEA Project Management Lead will report into the Global Project Director on a prestigious technology client.

They will play an active role in both running & overseeing all EMEA campaigns, collaborating with the EMEA Project Management & Design team in the execution of world-class marketing communications.

As the regional Client's central point-of-contact, they will hold overall responsibility for the regional relationship while ensuring Hogarth Project Management and Design teams are engaged and motivated to perform.

The role is Production, Process and Analytically focussed, requiring someone who has a track record of working under pressure, strong problem-solving skills and impeccable communication skills.

A keen eye for detail will also be a critical factor for success in the role.

Key Responsibilities:

Client management
Acting as the central point of contact as well as the point escalation for all EMEA projects
Support in developing methods to increase client satisfaction and deepen client relationships
Ensure production workflows are adhered to, reenforcing correct production process, industry best practices and escalating when necessary
Conflict resolution
Have a strong working knowledge of Post-Production best practice, various Studio Roles and the Applications used throughout Post-Production
Ensure projects are produced to a high creative standard, delivered on time (as per agreed SLAs), guidelines are followed and champion consistency
Collaborate with the Global Project Director in strategic analysis and continuous improvement

Studio/ Resource Management

Setting continual priorities, ensuring Design Team buy in on task lead times and reviewing capacity and utilisation on an ongoing basis
Line Management of the EMEIA Project Management Team i.e. oneonone management / mentoring
Provides a link into Global activity, representing the region and ensuring alignment
Assist in recruiting and staffing
Plan and coordinates training/onboarding for incoming and existing teams
Conduct and manage performance appraisal
Point of escalation for Internal/ External Project teams when working on EMEIA projects
Own Project Reconciliation (Qualitative/ Quantitive)
Finance Management ensure projects are booked in as per process and data is recorded accurately
Manages resourcing across teams by monitoring utilisation and productivity
Ensures full compliance with all financial procedures and policies
Encourage and explore new avenues of potential work both internally and externally
Works with senior management to ensure teams are engaged and motivated to perform
Lead by example, embracing the Hogarth values through interactions with the immediate team, broader teams and management

Requirements:

Agency experience managing international clients in multiple markets with multiple stakeholders
Project planning & reconciliation is a must
Focus on continuous improvements, delivering excellent quality and high levels of customer service
Line Management experience
Experience in the language industry desired
Negotiation skills
Problem solver
Good networking skills
High level of organisation and attention to detail
Selfstarter and selfmotivated
Strong English speaking and writing skills are a must
Knowledge of another language is a plus but not mandatory

Diversity & Inclusion
Hogarth is an equal-opportunity employer. That means we believe in crea