Senior Digital Project Manager

WPP Production; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

WPP Production in New York is seeking a Senior Digital Project Manager for HEX Studio to guide AI-native workflows, CGI production, gaming, and immersive projects. You’ll coordinate cross‑functional teams across creative, technical, and client groups to deliver innovative work on time and on budget.

This role requires translating strategic goals into actionable delivery plans, mentoring junior staff, and representing HEX Studio to clients and partners.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of Digital Project Management/Production experience.
• Creative Tech Agency experience with large global accounts.
• Experience collaborating with globally distributed teams.
• Knowledge of enterprise content systems and CRMs.
• Ability to manage complex, AI-enabled projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end AI and frontier technology project delivery.
• Define scope, budget, and schedule for complex projects.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across creative, technical, and client groups.
• Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with high quality.

Skills

Digital Project Management

Global teams

Prioritization & planning

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

Client servicing

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

CGI

Job description

About WPP Production

We are WPP Production - the unified global production company that brings together all of WPP's content producers, studios and craft experts into one connected organisation. We combine world‑class human craft with next generation technology to originate, design, and deliver multi-channel content systems at scale. Built for borderless collaboration and powered by deep craft expertise, we are the production engine designed for today's always on, AI driven marketing world.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

A Hybrid working model

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

What does a Senior Project Manager for Hex do at WPP Production?

The Senior Digital Project Manager plays a pivotal role in shaping HEX Studio’s evolution as WPP’s frontier studio built for the era of AI and advanced creative technology. The role is responsible for the coordination and delivery of AI-native workflows, CGI production, gaming (Unreal Engine/Unity), and immersive experiences (AR/VR/XR), alongside innovation workstreams like WPP Open Pilots, Production Studio demos, and proofs of concept. To learn more about the Hex Studio: https://www.wpp.com/en/news/wpp-launches-hex-creating-a-new-kind-of-talent-pipeline-designed-for-the-ai-era.

This requires a unique ability to translate strategic ambitions into actionable delivery plans, bridging creative, technical, and operational teams to ensure that frontier technologies are deployed effectively, creatively, and responsibly. The Senior Digital Project Manager oversees a portfolio of cutting-edge projects, ensuring that all work is delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standards of innovation, quality, and client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities include:

• AI & Frontier Tech Delivery:Lead the end-to-end project management of AI and advanced technology initiatives—from scoping and planning to execution and delivery—specifically leveraging WPP Open to build and deploy AI-powered production, agentic workflows, CGI, and real-time gaming solutions.
• Project Leadership:Initiate and execute highly complex creative-tech projects, including scope, budget, and schedule definition. Ensure effective management of scope changes, technical briefing, burn rates, and progress tracking.
• Financial Control:Manage projects with at least a £250K budget, ensuring rigorous financial tracking, resource allocation, and reconciliation.
• Technical Translation:Act as the crucial bridge between client/agency requirements and our specialist frontier teams (AI engineers, prompt engineers, CGI artists, real-time developers, and data engineers), translating complex technical concepts into clear actions and deliverables.
• Agile Enablement:Promote agile, iterative, and rapid-prototyping delivery approaches suited to fast-evolving tech environments; coach internal teams and clients to embrace experimentation, AI-assisted workflows, and rapid learning.
• Subject Matter Expertise:Act as an internal source of expertise in the digital and creative-tech project management field, establishing best practices for managing non-traditional, AI-native creative pipelines.
• Team Mentorship:Support and mentor more junior members of the team, training them on frontier project lifecycles and emergent workflow best practices.
• Stakeholder Management:Represent HEX Studio to clients, brand partners, and broader WPP agencies, ensuring clear communication, education, and alignment on frontier production capabilities.
• Closure & Documentation:Oversee project closure documentation to ensure learnings from R&D, pilot programs, and AI workflows are captured and scaled across the wider network.

Requirements

• Scope Management:The ability to control the work included in a project, ensuring that highly complex, experimental, and fluid tech scopes can be delivered within agreed parameters.
• Time Management:The ability to ensure timely completion of projects, adapting traditional sprint and gantt structures to fast-paced AI and real-time 3D pipelines.
• Cost Management:The ability to plan, estimate, and control costs so that projects can be completed within the approved budget; this includes resource planning for specialized talent (e.g., Unreal devs, AI specialists) and project reconciliation.
• Quality Management:The ability to ensure that project delivery meets the exceptionally high creative and technical standards defined by HEX Studio and our global clients.
• Resource Management:The ability to task-manage globally distributed, highly specialized technical and creative project teams.
• Communication Management:The ability to link people, highly technical ideas, and creative visions seamlessly throughout a project life cycle.
• Risk Management:The ability to identify, analyze, and properly respond to project risks, particularly those associated with emerging technologies, IP, and beta-phase software.
• SCRUM/Agile:The ability to use Agile/Scrum methodologies fluidly within a creative technology and R&D environment.
• Client Servicing:The ability to guide, educate, and manage client needs through the entire lifecycle of pioneering tech projects.
• Technical Literacy:Strong practical understanding of AI models, their application in creative production, and familiarity with real-time 3D/gaming pipelines (Unreal Engine/Unity) and CGI.

Experience

• Minimum 5+ yearsof Digital Project Management/Production experience.
• Creative Tech Agency Experience:Experience working in digital, innovation, or creative production agencies on large global accounts.
• Decoupled & Collaborative Ecosystems:Experience working in a decoupled environment and collaborating effectively with other agencies, third-party developers, and tech platforms.
• Enterprise Tech & Content Engines:Strong knowledge of Enterprise Content Management systems, DAMs, and CRM systems.
• Experience delivering large-scale technology projects, innovation workstreams, and pioneering digital products.
• Global Teams:Proven experience managing globally distributed, multi-disciplinary project teams.

Desirable Skills

• Cross-office and international project management experience.
• Knowledge of a foreign language.
• Copywriting/Editing skills, particularly for technical documentation.
• Test Management & Execution – Understanding of QA practices.

The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range as listed below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package,

US Pay Range

$60,000—$140,000 USD

Why work here:

At WPP Production, you’ll help shape the future of content production at a truly global scale. We bring together world-class talent, cutting‑edge studios, and advanced technology to solve some of the most complex creative and production challenges in the industry. You’ll work in a collaborative, borderless environment where craft excellence is valued, innovation is encouraged, and AI and next‑generation tools are used to amplify not replace human creativity. With access to diverse projects, global career opportunities, and the backing of WPP’s unmatched network, this is a place where you can grow your skills, make real impact, and create work that performs for every audience, across every channel, at every moment.

Inclusion and Impact

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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