Project Manager

Publicis Groupe UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Spark Foundry in London is hiring a Project Manager to support the Kenvue Power of One model across EMEA. This role collaborates with global and regional leaders to tailor and implement the integrated agency model across media, creative, production, commerce and social/influencer, both within Publicis and with clients and partner agencies.

You will manage detailed project plans, budgets and risks, acting as the connective tissue between client teams and agency partners.

Qualifications

• Prior media campaign management experience in an advertising agency.
• Strong project planning and scheduling abilities.
• Experience in budgeting and risk management.
• Proven stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Familiarity with Agile or hybrid methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, budgets and resource allocations.
• Monitor progress and resolve risks, issues and dependencies.
• Act as liaison between media agency partners and capabilities.
• Coordinate with strategy, planning, buying, analytics, creative and production teams.
• Ensure deliverables meet timelines and quality standards.
• Facilitate integrated working sessions and IAT status meetings.
• Develop project dashboards and status reports.
• Monitor KPIs related to delivery, timelines, budget, and campaign readiness.
• Conduct post-project reviews and capture lessons learned.

Skills

Media campaign mgmt

Project planning

Budget management

Risk management

Resource planning

Workflow management

Vendor management

Marketing operations

Job description

Company Description

Who We Are in the UK?

Spark Foundry, the Acceleration Agency.

We help brands to identify, learn and respond to opportunities faster than the competition.

Every client has an area of their business they need to accelerate, from short-term goals to long-term transformation.

We've proven our approach during the most difficult year on record. Now we're using it to provide a launchpad for their future.

Come be an accelerator with us.

How we accelerate

• Planning: an approach that works in practice rather than theory, arming planners with the ability to create cutting edge campaigns
• Intelligence: a suite of tools that give definitive answers to big questions, and uncovers actionable insights about real people
• Trading: a model built on flexibility and trusted relationships, underpinned with bold guarantees
• Relationships: a culture of asking challenging questions to better understand the brief – we are not a 'yes' agency
• People: a strong history of recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds and accelerating their careers

Our Commitment

We are diverse though our experience, people and the clients we look after - and we celebrate that diversity. Our people hold us accountable to our beliefs and via regular surveys and our grass roots D&I team, The Collective, and internal next generation board, Firestarters, we hold regular events and work continually towards generating ideas, initiatives and educating our people to ensure we are a diverse and inclusive agency.

As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Spark Foundry is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

Overview

Overview of Kenvue Account & Opportunity

The IAT Project Manager supports the Kenvue Power of One model and integrated ways of working across EMEA. This role collaborates with global and regional leaders to customize and implement the integrated agency model across various capabilities such as media, creative, production, commerce, and social/influencer, both within Publicis and with clients and partner agencies to drive the process forward.

Key responsibilities include supporting the IAT lead with regards to process deliverables, to create a seamless, scalable. This role acts as the connective tissue, customizing and applying global standards and best practices, identifying successes and risks, and optimizing processes to support local, regional, and global Kenvue transformation ambitions and ways of working.

Ideal for a process-driven individual who seeks innovative, effective ways of working, it requires understanding global vs. regional vs. local operating models, process implementation, and relationship-building with diverse stakeholders across multiple markets and capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management

• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations.
• Monitor project progress and proactively resolve risks, issues, and dependencies.

Agency Management

• Act as the primary liaison between the media agency partners, and capabilities.
• Coordinate with strategy, planning, buying, analytics, creative, and production teams.
• Ensure agency deliverables meet agreed timelines and quality standards.
• Facilitate integrated working sessions and IAT status meetings.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships with:
• Marketing teams
• Brand managers
• Media agencies
• Creative agencies
• Production partners
• Procurement
• Communicate project status, risks, and mitigation plans for senior leadership.

Process Improvement

• Establish and maintain project management with best practices.
• Improve workflows between client and agency teams.
• Drive operational efficiencies using Agile or hybrid project management methodologies.
• Maintain governance documentation and project templates.

Performance & Reporting

• Develop project dashboards and status reports.
• Monitor KPIs related to delivery, timelines, budget, and campaign readiness.
• Conduct post-project reviews and capture lessons learned.

Critical Skills

• Prior Media campaign management experience working in an advertising agency is essential for this role
• Project planning and scheduling
• Budget management
• Risk management
• Resource planning
• Workflow management
• Vendor management
• Marketing operations

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Additional Information

Spark Foundryoffers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave.

• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical cover
• Reflection Days
• Shared Parental Leave

Please check out thePublicis Career Pagewhich showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG's (Employee Action Groups).

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

At Spark Foundry, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We'll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.