Project Manager (Creative Operations)

at  Maker Lab

Grounded in a talent-centric mindset, Maker Lab is a marketing agency designed to build decentralised technology-led agency teams, rooted in collaboration with clients from the ground up. Maker Lab’s cross-functional teams of multidisciplinary specialists are embedded into client teams across digital marketing competencies — from measurement & analytics to content production.
Project Manager (Creative Operations) UK
Maker Lab supports clients across technology, entertainment, financial services and the payments industry. We’re looking for dynamic individuals to join our team and support our amazing clients in the media technology industry.
As a Project Manager , you will work closely with the creative team to allocate and manage campaigns, tactical projects and production requests assigned to the EMEA creative team.

Role:

• Allocate and manage campaigns, tactical projects and production requests assigned to the EMEA creative team.
• Develop and track timelines for a variety of projects ensuring adjustments are made as needed.
• Ensure projects meet designated timelines and team members are on track to hit target dates.
• Track project costs to meet EMEA budget.
• Orchestrate and assist in requesting legal sign-off for marketing collateral and media and initiating contracts.
• Collaborate cross functionally to ensure clear communication amongst creative team and key stakeholders.
• Be solution-oriented in finding new and better ways to improve workflow and collaboration with partner teams.
• Work closely with our external adaptation agency to translate and adapt assets for U.K., Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Nordics and MENA.
• Outsource projects with trusted partners/vendors when needed.

You:

• 8-10 years of experience in a project management role within a creative/digital agency or in-house creative team setting.
• Strong familiarity with project management and video production best practices and software; bonus for knowing Asana
• Excellent cross functional communication skills
• Experience working on international projects, including transcreation.
• Experience working with agency partners.
• Ability to pivot quickly while maintaining attention to detail.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects and working under tight deadlines with multiple stakeholders.
• Positive attitude and ready to learn.

Please note: due to the high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted with a follow-up introduction email. If you do not receive an email from Maker Lab, your application has been unsuccessful this time around. Look out for future roles! By submitting your application, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your data by the Maker Lab team for the purposes of your application. Where your application contains personal data of third parties, you confirm that you have obtained all necessary consents to provide the Maker Lab team with such personal data and that we may collect, use and/or disclose such data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.

• Allocate and manage campaigns, tactical projects and production requests assigned to the EMEA creative team.
• Develop and track timelines for a variety of projects ensuring adjustments are made as needed.
• Ensure projects meet designated timelines and team members are on track to hit target dates.
• Track project costs to meet EMEA budget.
• Orchestrate and assist in requesting legal sign-off for marketing collateral and media and initiating contracts.
• Collaborate cross functionally to ensure clear communication amongst creative team and key stakeholders.
• Be solution-oriented in finding new and better ways to improve workflow and collaboration with partner teams.
• Work closely with our external adaptation agency to translate and adapt assets for U.K., Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Nordics and MENA.
• Outsource projects with trusted partners/vendors when needed