Mid Project Manager

OLIVER Agency; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 655 000 - 984 000; Full time

Job summary

A creative agency in Johannesburg is seeking a Mid Project Manager responsible for leading digital and creative projects from concept to completion. This role involves managing client relationships, ensuring project success, and guiding the creative team. The ideal candidate has 3-4 years of experience managing campaigns in a creative environment, excellent client engagement skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects effectively. Join a dynamic team to create impactful communications while fostering strong partnerships.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years experience managing projects in a creative agency.
• Proficient in managing cross-platform projects.
• Strong ability to build effective working relationships with clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative and digital projects from concept to completion.
• Manage client relationships and ensure project success.
• Review and assess project resources effectively.

Skills

Client engagement

Project management

Communication skills

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

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 leverage AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work, enhancing efficiency, sparking creativity, and driving insightful decision-making.

Role: Mid Project Manager

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Role responsibilities

Working in partnership with our client, the Project Manager leads creative and digital projects from concept to completion, providing the direction and control required to do this. The Mid Project Manager is responsible for the investigation and translation of client briefs into a feasible, creative solution using their experience and knowledge of delivering cross-platform projects and using smart operational processes and workflow management. You will understand our clients’ needs and inspire the creative team to deliver brilliant work in the most effective way with an outstanding service ethos. Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients, the Project Manager is the key communicator on the status, risks, and challenges of all the project deliverables, inclusive of budget and resource.

Reporting to the Senior Account Director, the Mid Project Manager works alongside the team of creatives. This is a great opportunity to work within a team, creating impactful communications across different markets and developing design best practices for various brands.

What you will be doing

• Work in true collaboration with the client and be responsible for a seamless successful project outcome.
• Develop existing client relationships as part of the business pipeline.
• Managing and documenting the triage process for new projects.
• Managing projects from beginning to end with clear communication on a regular basis on milestones, targets, goals and deadlines.
• Organisation of project meetings, communicating and driving actions.
• Attending and contributing to daily/weekly WIP meetings with the on-site team.
• Acting as the lead contact for clients during projects.
• Continuously assessing working methods and processes and making recommendations for improvement.
• Reviewing project resources and providing an analysis on whether they meet the demands of the project.
• Ensuring key Service Level Agreements are met by all parties involved.
• Overseeing the project’s financial budget, notifying stakeholders of key cost implications, changes to budget, spending and cost changes.
• Working as part of a team to win organic business.

What you need to be great in this role

• Excellent client engagement skills with the ability to proactively organise and influence clients and build strong and effective working relationships.
• Exceptional project management skills.
• Reviewing briefs and asking the right questions to ensure the creative team is set up for success for the project.
• Overall responsibility for the successful initiation of the project plan and execution with stakeholders, monitoring progress, controlling deadlines and closure of the project.
• The ability to develop and put forward the best process in tackling data gathering and storing.
• The ability to host clear, efficient and productive project meetings for differing stages of the project from kick-off, discovery and so on, using a project methodology.
• Great communication skills that are tailored for the recipients.
• Understanding of how to integrate with a client-side team whilst maintaining a top tier agency service.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other related software.
• Confident working autonomously with partner or 3rd party agencies.
• 3-4 years’ experience of managing campaigns in a creative, production or social agency.
• Strong proven project management skills and experience.
• Experience creating and updating project plans and regular project status reports.
• Experience and knowledge of delivering cross-platform projects (e.g., digital display, website, video and POS) to advise in triage of new briefs.
• The ability to manage and filter workflow as well as organise and prioritise workloads to maximise productivity.
• Have a positive, can-do outlook and willingness to leverage past experience to provide the best solution for each project you own.
• Considered, assertive and influential; ability to lead, with the skills and aptitude to develop and motivate a team.
• Able to think on your feet and make decisions; someone who finds solutions rather than simply reports problems.
• Proactive and adaptable, able to effectively work under pressure.
• Experience with stakeholder management and stakeholder communication on projects.
• Experience in prioritising and effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Highly adaptable to new procedures and systems and ensuring that these systems are adhered to.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion to ensure quality control procedures are adhered to.
• Be unafraid to ask questions and have an innate ability to identify and manage project risk.
• Experience in multiple industry sectors (FMCG and Health is a nice to have).

Values and inclusivity

Our values shape everything we do:

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

EEO and data privacy

OLIVER 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. Your personal data will be processed for recruitment purposes, may be shared with service providers to manage the process, and will be retained as long as necessary to evaluate your application. You have rights under applicable data protection laws, including access, rectification, erasure, and restriction of processing. For details, see our privacy notice.