Junior Project Manager London, England
Job description
Publicis Groupe UK is a marketing and digital transformation business made up of 5,000 talented and versatile people with expertise in media, creative, influence, technology and data, working across 21 agencies.
Publicis Groupe UK creative agencies include Saatchi & Saatchi, BBH, Digitas, Leo Burnett and Publicis•Poke. Also, within the stable are PR agencies MSL and Kekst CNC and sustainability consultancy, Salterbaxter. Publicis Media is home to Zenith, Starcom and Spark Foundry as well as specialist practices PMX, Performics, Publicis Sport & Entertainment and Publicis Content, providing expertise across media strategy, investment, data and technology.
Langland, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness and Digitas Health serve clients across health and wellness, science and medicine. They combine expertise across advertising and branding, clinical trial experience, data and analytics, technology, medical strategy and education and public relations and policy.
At the core of Publicis Groupe’s data and technology offering sits Epsilon which provides personalisation at scale through CORE-ID, its proprietary data tech platform.
Publicis Sapient is the business transformation arm of Publicis Groupe, marrying technology, data sciences and business consulting with engineering and creativity, it helps clients transform digitally.
Publicis Groupe UK clients include BT, McDonald’s, ASDA, Tesco, L’Oreal, P&G, Kellogg’s, VW UK, Reckitts Benckiser, Samsung and Disney among others, encompassing six of the UK’s top 10 advertisers.
Employees share a common purpose, consistent ways of working and a financial structure that encourages collaboration.
In 2015 Publicis Groupe introduced the Power of One. Simplifying the traditional agency structure, the model removes silos between agencies and disciplines to put clients’ needs at the heart of the structure.
Publicis Groupe UK has offices in Chancery Lane, Television Centre in White City, Turnmills in Farringdon, Windsor, Teddington and Dublin, and people based in Edinburgh. Publicis Groupe has a presence in more than 100 countries and employs nearly 84,000 people worldwide.
This role is a 6 month Fixed Term Contract
We are looking for a Junior Project Manager to join our amazing team, to help augment delivery across our DEG team.
Our team is embedded into various individual, mission-focused engagements working across a wide spectrum of technological and scientific challenges. You will be the face of our team acting as a focal point for the work being undertaken.
Some of the responsibilities of this role are:
- Help maintain delivery teams, keeping them motivated and focused on outcomes.
- Identify and communicate obstacles
- Support the team’s delivery into client by ensuring meeting set, collateral is consistent and tracking of notes and documentation is clear
- Able to manage bi-lateral team and client conversations, relaying back information to clients to ensure deadlines and expectations are met
- Play a dual role of client advocate and internal team advocate
- Keep projects on track through clear task lists, issue tracking, status reports, and meeting notes
- Find ways to involve team at the optimal levels for project success and overall account utilization
- Support in lead efficient meetings and conference calls
- Take notes and actions and monitor closing actions closely in order to meet client expectations
- Understanding of budgets and financials
To be successful in this role you will:
- Light experience in project management in a digital or product world
- High degree of customer orientation, communication skills and assertiveness, coupled with diplomatic skills and a confident appearance
- High level of initiative, goal orientation and ability to work in a team
- Excellent language skills in English
- Proficient PowerPoint / Excel skills
Additional Information
As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Groupe UK is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities in our application process.
If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.
