Senior Creative Project Manager

Michael Page (UK); Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Manchester is seeking a Project Manager to oversee resource allocation and improve workflow efficiency. The ideal candidate will have experience in creative project management, be a super user of monday.com, and be able to work calmly under pressure. Competitive salary and benefits are offered for this dynamic position.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Qualifications

• Background in production, creative project management or resource management in a creative or marketing agency.
• Able to keep calm under fast-paced, high-pressure situations.
• Super user of monday.com with training capability.

Responsibilities

• Manage resource allocation for concurrent projects from start to finish.
• Implement monday.com for improved productivity and scheduling.
• Analyze workflow data and identify efficiency optimizations.
• Streamline daily processes and solve resourcing challenges.
• Deliver training on agency tools like monday.com.

Skills

Resource management

Creative project management

Calm under pressure

Training and developing others

Tools

monday.com

Supplier CRM

Job description

• Founded in Manchester but with a global footprint
• Work with some of the world's biggest brands

About Our Client

This agency have made a real name for themselves and are competing with some of the most creative agencies in the World. They've got ambitions to be even more successful and even more well known.

Job Description

Reporting into the Operations Director you will partner with Client Services, Strategic, and Creative leadership to ensure project timelines and resource allocations are met.

• Track and manage resource allocation for multiple concurrent projects from initiation to completion
• Implement and maintain monday.com to improve productivity, visibility, and resource scheduling.
• Analyse and produce reports on workflow data and utilisation, identifying opportunities to optimise efficiency and streamline day-to-day processes.
• Manage and allocate agency resources efficiently, aiming for optimal team utilization in a high-volume environment.
• Maintain a strong understanding of creative production processes and real-time agency resource requirements
• Proactively identify and solve day-to-day resourcing challenges, working collaboratively to find optimal solutions for creative delivery.
• Manage freelance cost-efficiency and track quality ratings in our Supplier CRM.
• Responsible for delivering training to the agency e.g. on Monday.com

The Successful Applicant

You will have a background in production, creative project management or resource management ideally within a creative or marketing agency.

This is a very fast paced role so it goes without saying that you will keep calm under pressure.

The successful applicant will also be a monday.com super user with the ability to train and develop internally.

What's on Offer

Very competitive salary and benefits