Project Director London, England
Job description
Company Description
As Leo Burnett himself once said: “At the end of the day, we’re just people talking to people.”
And that sums up how we think. We never forget that on the other side of every screen, watching every ad or reading every tweet are people. Not just pairs of eyes with credit cards. But human beings, who want to be entertained, engaged and listened to.
Which is why we want to make work that connects on a human level. That everyone will love. Proudly populist creative work that makes people smile, laugh, cry and everything in between. Whether that’s through advertising or managing brand partnerships with our Sports + Entertainment team.
But it’s also why we believe in being decent human beings. Either to work with or to work for. Because putting people first is at the heart of everything we do.
We believe in the power of a strong, supportive, and inclusive culture that puts people and creativity at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on a genuinely friendly and informal style where everyone’s invited, and the collective is more important than the individual.
We know we’re still falling short when it comes to diversity – but we’re working on it. Really working on it.
We’ve created the Anti-Racism Collective, to actively advance racial equality within our agency and the industry, and track progress against our commitments, to redress the balance and better represent the society and culture we serve. We’re working with “Free the Work” to support makers and creators from a wider range of backgrounds and we’re working with all our clients to ensure we’re building brands that actively and positively portray all types of people.
It’s our distinctive approach, combined with our passion for populist creativity and relentless pursuit of excellence that makes Leo Burnett such a uniquely special and enjoyable place to work.
Job Description
What You’ll Be Doing:
We’re looking for a highly motivated Project Director with proven experience within a busy agency or production environment, ideally with retail account experience, to join our team. You’ll be leading the project management for our latest Client Morrison’s ,maintaining an overview of all live projects and incoming briefs, as well as taking on live projects yourself.
Specifically, we’ll need your help with:
Management and overview of the workflow of various projects ensuring that everything is running according to plan- Communicating project plans both internally and to clients and partner agencies; managing expectations and ensuring alignment with the client and agency processes
- Creation of project timelines, updating and adapting as projects evolve
- Working closely with the Client Services team and other departments to ensure efficient flow of work through the agency
- Understanding the internal workings of the agency and the production processes involved
- Ensuring briefs are approved and creative teams are briefed in line with timing plans
- Scheduling reviews and ensuring all relevant parties attend.
- Attending the reviews, setting the agenda and summarising any action points.
- Facilitating work out of reviews to relevant departments within the agency and to potential third parties, ensuring that everyone is clear on the next stage and that any work is followed up and delivered on time
- Trouble shooting and proposing alternative solutions in situations where there are timing or delivery challenges
- Working closely with all departments within the agency and partner agencies to ensure delivery of output is the best possible quality
- Encouraging teamwork and great communication
- Producing estimates & PO’s (except TV/Radio)
- Ensuring Cost controller approval on estimates where required prior to sharing with Clients.
- Reconciling projects once they are complete
Qualifications
What Skills We’re After:
Creative
- Competence with general Apple applications, including Keynote
- Competence with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word
- Competence with Adobe Creative Suite
- Full understanding of the creative process, from brief to output
Culture
- A dedicated and ambitious individual, who shows a real passion for great ideas
- Self-awareness
- Someone who’s fun and friendly, with an appetite to get involved with all the extra-curricular things we have on offer
Commercial
- Ability to always maintain a commercial perspective on work
- Display confidentiality and professionalism at all times
What Qualities and Behaviours We’re Looking For
- A strong communicator with the confidence to take charge of the delivery of multi-channel creative projects.
- Confident to get your point across and to inform management of account statuses, problems, plans and meetings as required
- Able to work under pressure, to prioritise, multitask and to manage the creative process from start to finish
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to plan for all eventualities and provide solutions to issues
- Proactive, always looking ahead and spotting potential pitfalls
- Willing to become the champion of the client's business
- A contributor to agency culture, striving to help make Leo Burnett an even better agency than it is today
Additional Information
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion are a core part of our DNA at Leo Burnett. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates, and supports our wonderfully diverse employee group irrelevant of their age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity. Diversity and inclusion fuel our creativity and innovation, it enables us to be closer to our people and audiences. We will continue to strive to create a culture and environment where everyone feels empowered and more importantly comfortable enough to bring their full, authentic selves to work.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process. If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.
