Junior Project Manager

at  OLIVER Agency North America

Established in 2004, 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.
As a part of The Brandtech Group, we’re 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.
Role: Junior Project Manager
Location: Toronto, Canada

ABOUT THE ROLE:

OLIVER is a global marketing agency. Our skilled creative talents are dedicated to high-profile clients and are based either onsite, near site or offsite in our hubs. OLIVER partnered with Adidas in 2015 building out a language localization team and since then we have launched 5 other teams spanning from shoot production to toolkit creation and we are now embarking on our biggest venture with them on building a centralized adaptation global team. With an unmatched history and tradition of creating iconic products, consumer connections and experiences, adidas has been defining sport culture since the beginning. And they’re not done. We are working with adidas to build a dedicated global centralized adaptation dedicated team, which will deliver all their global localized remastering and adaptation needs.
Our team will support adidas’s global markets from our centralized offices as well as being onsite/near-site with the clients in these markets. The support will span from eCom, social, print and their retail content needs. This team will serve as adidas’ bespoke global adaptation global agency, working at the heart of their business. We are looking for people who want to work closer with clients and brands, who are entrepreneurial and relish the opportunity to be a part of something new and dynamic.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Working with globally supplied creative, delivering end to end management of above the line (paid media) campaigns. Channels: TV, OOH, Press, Digital and Social
• End to end management of creative development for digital channels: Email, Website, App, Digital Display, paid and organic social
• Working with offsite / international hubs to deliver work
• Delivering project ownership, with support from the Account Team, including:
• Providing direction to creative and production via standard forms and tools (briefs, change orders, production turnovers)
• Communicating project milestones to all relevant cross-functional team members
• Developing and managing project timelines
• Weekly status reports delivered both internally and externally with client
• Interrogating job requests and creating production ready briefs
• Work collaboratively, motivate and encourage the closest and wider teams ensuring all team members remain focused on delivering the best work possible and feel supported in doing so
• Be pro-active and therefore anticipate and rectify issues at the project outset before they become a problem. Identify, manage and mitigate against project risks at all times
• Plan and schedule projects efficiently, therefore ensuring the optimum use of company resources
• Communicate project status both internally and externally according to agreed account process
• Oversee the creative output; acting as guardian to ensure quality is kept high across all projects
• Strive to follow and implement the best practice production process within OLIVER and with clients
• A strong passion for sport and particularly for the adidas brand.
• Ideally a strong background in a retail environment, both online and offline.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE GREAT IN THIS ROLE:

• 1-3 years experience working in an agency / high volume production environment
• Experience working in an advertising agency; sports and lifestyle category is a plus
• Experience delivering creative or creative production for paid media campaigns.
• Cross channel experience; TV, OOH, Press, Digital Display, Social, Email, Website
• Experience with multiple projects across multiple languages at once
• A solid understanding of channel best practices, especially Social
• A mindset that thrives in a fast-paced environment, with high volumes of activity
• Be a solution focused team member, with confident communication skills both internally and externally with client
• Strong project management skills and highly detail-oriented and organized
• Ability to quickly immerse in brands and problem-solve (be fully into role within 90 days and make an immediate impact on workflow and creative output)
• Smooth team operations with flawless execution of projects on time, on budget, and with excellence
• Confident in leading daily and project stand-ups
• A basic understanding of Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and AfterEffects and what they’re used for.
• Prior working knowledge of Sketch is a plus
• Good understanding of project finances and commercials – estimating, timings, costs and invoicing
• Past experience in managing external stakeholder relationships such as media agencies
• Comfortable with working with remote clients and functional team in different time zones and cultures
• Experience managing projects from briefing to delivery
• 2 - 4 years of relevant experience in at least 3 of the below:
• Paid Media
• Digital & Programmatic
• Print
• Retail instore print
• Social