Project Manager

OLIVER Agency; Toronto; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agency specializing in bespoke marketing solutions seeks a Project Manager in Toronto. You will oversee impactful projects for major clients, collaborating with creative teams and ensuring client satisfaction. The ideal candidate possesses strong project management skills, engaging communication ability, and a track record in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years account/project management experience in advertising or marketing.
• Experience in CPG sectors and product marketing.
• Proficient in digital and print project management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee projects to support brand and marketing strategies.
• Coordinate with internal and external teams for successful delivery.
• Ensure quality and compliance, managing timelines and budgets.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Team Collaboration

Creativity

Organizational Skills

Tools

Workfront

Monday

Wrike

Microsoft365

Mac OS

Job description

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: Project Manager

Location: Toronto, ON (Remote)

A b out the role:

We are seeking a Project Manager to join a new dynamic team. You will oversee projects to support brand, marketing, and communication strategies in a high-volume environment for our Consumer Product Manufacturing client. You will coordinate with internal and external teams, work closely with the Account Manager and Sr. Project Manager, and ensure client satisfaction and identify growth opportunities. Our ideal candidate excels in a fast-paced team setting, understands client insights, and can offer innovative marketing solutions while facilitating integrated planning. Responsibilities include overseeing digital and print projects across various channels and working with account and creative teams from brief to delivery. We seek a courteous, positive, high-energy individual with outstanding interpersonal skills.

What you will b e doing:

• Work closely with the Business Director, Studio Manager, and Creative team to understand project requirements and ensure work is aligned with brief requirements, in scope, and on time.
• Taking overall ownership of integrated creative projects from brief to fulfillment.
• Working closely with account and creative teams in preparing milestones for the client.
• Liaising with clients to determine campaign scope and produce estimates and schedules.
• Identifying, exploiting, and managing ad hoc opportunities when they arise.
• Working with account teams to agree and create timing plans and estimates within our internal time and tracking system.
• Help resolve and document blockers, gaps in processes, and pursue resolutions, sharing results with management and cross-functional teams.
• Communicating the progress and status of the project to the senior management and the client, and resolving any conflicts or challenges
• Coordinating with the existing teams and the client stakeholders to ensure a smooth handover of the work
• Schedule projects in line with the correct internal resource and help to source external resource where necessary.
• Ensure projects follow the agency process and compliance standard, and completed on time and on budget.
• Motivate and manage teams under tight deadlines.
• Educate and manage internal stakeholders in relevant production processes where necessary.
• Drive efficiency and creative excellence at all times.
• Provide job reporting to the Sr. Account Director on a regular basis to ensure projects are running correctly to budget and schedule.
• Ensuring the quality and consistency of the work delivered by the project team, and providing feedback and guidance
• Escalate any queries concerning invoicing, or estimates provided by the studio on their projects to the account lead.

What you need to be great in this role:

• 4 + years account/project management experience in an advertising agency, marketing agency or equivalent.
• Experience with Project Management solutions like Workfront, Monday, Wrike.
• Experience in CPG sectors and product marketing including Digital, Email, Print, Social and POP
• Familiarity with Photo, Video, CGI production process
• Achieve growth targets and deliver positive client feedback for all projects.
• Demonstrate initiative and thrive in a self-directed environment, while recognizing the importance of team collaboration.
• Proven experience as a direct liaison between brand marketers, compliance and creative teams, working collaboratively with all agency departments and clients.
• Creative thinker, self-starter, and problem solver with strong communication skills.
• Ambitious and eager to progress quickly within the organization.
• Excellent interpersonal skills complemented by a positive attitude.
• The ability to manage both individual and project workloads and identifying challenges and risks within them, along with the mitigation and solution
• Executional rigor, competent in multitasking and great organizational skills
• The ability to combine and translate complex material from different sources and contexts into stories and content that engage and resonate with target audience
• Competent in presenting and communicating ideas to clients
• The ability to clearly articulate your ideas
• Stay updated with industry news and best practices.
• Proficient in Microsoft365 and Mac OS
• At the time of this posting, the base salary for this position may range from $80,750.00 CAD to $90,250.00 CAD. Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. The range listed is just one component of OLIVER’s total compensation package.

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Our values shape everything we do:

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be always learningand 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.

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