Digital Project Director

House 337; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative agency based in the City of Westminster is seeking a Digital Project Director. In this role, you will be responsible for managing projects from initial briefing to delivery, working closely with diverse teams to ensure successful outcomes. Candidates should have excellent digital production knowledge and experience in managing creative processes and junior team members. The agency offers a competitive benefits package, including 30 days of annual leave, private medical insurance, and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Free breakfast

Up to 5% matched pension contributions

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Gym discount

Hybrid and Flexible working

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of Digital production processes.
• Experience managing creative time.
• Solid background within an agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Run projects from initial briefing through to delivery.
• Manage Delivery across an entire Client Partner Group.
• Monitor and report progress of all projects.

Skills

Digital production processes

Solid Management skills

Client-facing experience

Understanding of new technologies

Job description

House 337 is a creative company.

We build progressive brands through people and technology to make a positive impact in the world.

We believe that without creativity there is no progress; our promise to ourselves, our clients, and to society is to Make Better.

The brand building business is what we do best. We blend the skills of our people with the best of technology to create wide-reaching and long-lasting ideas, which work across more moments, which are crafted with care, which move things forward. Many of our clients (like Sky, Santander, EON and NEXT) have been with us for over a decade, sometimes two.

As a young company with a rich heritage, we’re continuing to grow in new ways, including acquisitions in AI and Sport.

We are founded on the principle that the quality of our output depends on the wellbeing as well as the skills of our people.

Role overview

We are looking for a Digital Project Director to join our team in London. Reporting to the Head of Project Management, you will run projects from initial creative briefing through to production and delivery.

This is an end-to-end role, requiring experience and confidence in managing all aspects of the creative process including briefing, stakeholder management, creative reviews, feedback and technical delivery.

As a Digital Project Director at House 337, you will:

• Have a complete understanding of the end-to-end Production Process across all platforms, content, digital and social
• Manage Delivery across an entire Client Partner (CP) Group
• Manage the direction and delivery of a group of projects across a CP Group
• Contribute to the strategic development and direction of the Delivery team
• Run regular team scrums and creative reviews at the most senior level
• Lead pitches and pitch teams to secure New Business opportunities
• Work with all other teams in the agency – Creative, Strategy, Design, Resourcing, Client Services, Experiential, Growth Studio and Digital
• Take accountability in leading, supporting and escalating issues
• Contribute to the development and execution of creative work
• Manage Client relations with ownership of any production matters on your accounts or that of the PM's you are line managing or mentoring
• Monitor and report the progress of all projects, milestones, identify potential hazards and address them before they happen
• Support the Project Management team where required
• Produce outstanding documentation, SOW, schedules and timings; sense check documents from Juniors and to ensure legal requirements are always met
• Manage the finances on your accounts
• Pull together 3rd party teams to deliver the best creative for our clients – i.e. photographers, retouching specialists etc
• Excellent understanding and experience of working with and delivering to media agencies
• Organise and run large-scale still and content shoots/organise licensing and usages

You will bring:

• Excellent knowledge of Digital production processes
• Experience with quality creative work
• Solid Management skills with managing junior team members
• Hunger for personal development and knowledge across all channels of production
• Experience managing creative time
• Solid background within an agency environment
• Solid financial control of budget and reconciliations for projects
• Client-facing experience
• Experience running creative reviews
• Understanding of new technologies

And in return, House 337 offers:

• 30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Free breakfast
• Up to5% matched pension contributions
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym discount
• Hybrid and Flexible working

Why Us?

Join a friendly workplace where you’ll meet amazing people, take part in fun activities, and feel truly part of the team!

We're hugely proud of the recognition we have received – winning c.100 top-tier industry awards including Cannes Lions, Clio's, British Arrows, Creative Circle, Webby's, the Channel 4 Diversity Prize and many more in just the past 2-years alone. Most recently, we were named by Fast Company as one of the 'Top 10 Most Innovative Advertising Agencies' in the world.

We were also crowned the 2022 Cannes Lions, Grand Prix winner.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and a diverse workforce. We uphold and celebrate our differences. We do not discriminate.

Regardless of your colour, race, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, social background, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status, you are welcome to join us. Just bring your whole self.