Company description
We’re a values-based business built around a philosophy of DO | FEEL | THINK. For our people, it encourages them to DO IT, to FEEL BELONGING and to THINK INDEPENDENTLY, creating a vibrant environment where our people can do the best work of their careers. We use DO | FEEL | THINK to inspire our clients too. We want clients to show their values to the world through the acts they create digitally and in real life, helping to generate greater emotional connection with their products and brands, and creating audience relationships built on true Belief. How do we do it? By connecting the modern key Belief drivers of PR, Sustainability, Employer Brand, and Digital Influence – all crucial to helping businesses win in our increasingly values-based world. It all adds up to a vision of creating a progressive and connected creative agency that helps clients find new ways to grow.
Our Commitment
Diversity and inclusion is a core part of who we are at MSL. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates and supports our wonderfully diverse employee group – whatever their age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity. Diversity and inclusion doesn’t just fuel our creativity and innovation, it brings us closer to our people and audiences. We will continue to strive to create a culture and environment where everyone feels empowered and more importantly comfortable enough to bring their full, authentic selves to work.
OverviewWe’re looking for someone to head up our brilliant Delivery team, ensuring effective and best-in class delivery of our biggest projects!
ResponsibilitiesLead Project Management Across MSL/SalterBaxter
- Ensure exceptional project management across all projects, providing an effective, enjoyable, first class client service.
- Continuous review and improvement of our delivery processes.
- Provide overarching directional support to all project management and tech team on all delivery of projects and hosting and maintenance clients.
- Lead on project delivery across the wider business including project scoping and budgeting. Oversee tech project scoping, estimation and feasibility assessments working closely with Digital & Campaign Project Managers.
Team Management
- Line management of the Project Managers, Tech team (Digital Project Managers, Deployment Manager) and MSL/Salter Baxter Resource Manager
- Identify the need for, and recruit, new freelancers and permanent team member when required
- Work closely with tech team to support and oversee our relationships with client related suppliers - to include production partners, social agencies and on/off-shore development partners.
Studio Resourcing
- Line management of the MSL/SalterBaxter Resource Manager
- Ensuring a smooth day-to-day process for resourcing across MSL/SalterBaxter, maximising utilisation on billable client work
- Overseeing of freelance spend, ensuring forecasts are in place and optimise spend
- Drive new ways to improve and streamline the way we plan, manage and track resources – within internal teams and freelancers
Financial Control & Commercial Rigour
- Overall team responsibility for the end-to-end control of the budget process to ensure that all projects are fully scoped and the budget controlled throughout its lifecycle.
- Deliver appropriate margin provide regular fee forecast update in line with timing changes and provide a final budget reconciliation upon completion.
- Ensure correct financial forecasting across all projects
QualificationsExperiences & Skills
- Client facing project management with excellent client service and exceptional project delivery skills
- Experience in a similar agency environment, managing and delivering large-scale creative projects end-to-end
- Understanding and experience of managing large project teams, defining and improving delivery processes
- Experience of digital, integrated and campaign projects
Attributes & Qualities
- Champion of our values
- People-people who can build relationships
- Always looking to add value and make a difference
- Able to think on your feet and adapt to change
- Great at communicating and collaborating with people of all levels and backgrounds Commercially astute
- Energetic, proactive and willing to learn and to mentor
- Emotionally intelligent
Additional informationMSL has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;
- WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
- REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
- HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
- FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
- FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday.
- GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.
Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!
Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.
We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.
Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).
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