Senior Project Manager England, London, United Kingdom

OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in‑house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. The Brandtech Group is at the forefront of leveraging cutting‑edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision‑making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a client‑facing Senior Project Manager to join one of its key creative accounts. This is a pivotal role within the in‑house studio and will ensure the smooth creation of great work that we can all be proud of. This is an integrated role involving delivery across a full mix of channels. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for owning the creative process as a delivery lead, working alongside our existing team to drive projects from brief to delivery, scheduling work and ensuring the right talent is assigned to fulfil projects to the highest standards. Typical projects will range from more traditional ATL / BTL to digital and CRM, which have become an increasingly important part of our campaigns.

What you will be doing:

• Lead projects independently including client kick off and internal WIP meetings.
• Hold daily stand ups, providing detailed status updates with clear next steps and ownership against actions.
• Own the end‑to‑end process of projects across print, digital, social & CRM from concept through to final delivery.
• Management of workflow pipeline, upcoming briefs and resource requirements, keeping client and agency teams accountable to deadlines and processes whilst maintaining good relationships.
• Monitor and allocate resource for upcoming briefs, solving resource requirements in advance of bottlenecks occurring.
• Drive project efficiency and creative excellence at all times.
• Work collaboratively, motivate and encourage teams to ensure that all members remain focused on delivering the best work possible and feel supported in doing so.
• Create and communicate project estimates and timelines, effectively measuring progress throughout the delivery process to ensure projects deliver on brief, on time, and on budget.
• Be seen as the voice of reason, getting under the skin of your projects, and presenting all problems with a solution.
• Independently produce accurate and timely utilisation and financial reports.
• Lead operational excellence across the wider account, challenging the status quo and implementing processes to drive continuous improvement.
• Work closely with the Account Director to drive an inspirational, creative culture across both agency and client teams.

What you need to be great in this role:

• 6+ years’ experience managing creative, design, and artwork process from initial briefing to delivery in an agency environment.
• Strong track record in executing campaigns across multiple platforms.
• Previous experience of traffic management, studio management and scheduling.
• Previous experience of resource and production services sourcing.
• Competence in Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with Asana an advantage.
• Sound understanding of production process.
• Strong management and planning skills.
• Confident communication skills with clients, internal teams, discipline leads and client services.
• Experience applying GenAI tools for project delivery and creative production is a plus.

Our values shape everything we do:

• Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible.
• Be always learning and listening to understand.
• Be actively pro‑inclusive and anti‑racist across our community, clients and creations.

OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws. OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science‑based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.