Project Account Director - Media

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At Assembly, we help brands find the change to fuel business growth. We are an award-winning global brand performance agency, home to 1,500 talented people across 25 offices globally. We create unique data, technology and media solutions that enable faster and smarter problem solving and an inspired, collaborative workplace culture.

We are looking to hire a seasoned Project Manager to help support the end-to-end Operations on our largest client, as well as digital and consultancy projects, covering various disciplines and services such as Data Science, MarTech, Analytics, CRO, UX, Business Intelligence and others.

You will be a vital part of a globally distributed and multicultural team that is passionate and driven about taking our clients' businesses to the next level.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

• Co-ordinate resources and work closely with our internal teams such as Analytics/Data Science SMEs, Client Managers, Strategists and other senior stakeholders in the agency.

• Take ownership of roadblocks and project challenges, ensuring your team has all the knowledge and resources they need to conquer them.

• Be the main point-of-contact with clients, liaising with a variety of external stakeholders across their business hierarchy.

• Immerse yourself in cutting edge marketing technologies and large-scale projects, empowering our clients to embrace, adopt and extract value from the latest digital marketing solutions and platforms

• Develop project plans and roadmaps to manage your tasks and timelines, whilst remaining flexible and adaptable to changes and developments in the digital marketing space.

• Develop project briefs and RACI matrix to capture accountability and roles/responsibilities.

• Governance of the accounts' processes to ensure they are always up to date and being adhered to.

• Lead stand ups within your project team, with a focus on delivery and efficiency.

• Being a maintenance and support POC for the agency Media Planning tool.

Requirements

• A proven track record of Digital Marketing project delivery - at least 2 years of experience in a project management role or similar, ideally within an agency environment

• Exceptional organisation and time management skills

• Demonstratable experience of working with cross functional teams, ensuring delivery to the project spec within allocated deadlines

• Excellent attention to detail, whilst being able to render such details into the wider objective and goals of a project.

• Lots of initiative - we want someone who is a 'self-starter' with a 'get things done' attitude.

• Strong communication skills - someone who is able to clearly articulate complex technical subjects and concepts to a variety of stakeholders at all business levels

• Ability and willingness to quickly learn and understand the Consultancy team's products and services.

• An understanding and/or experience of using Project Management tools such as Asana, Trello, Jira, Monday.com or similar.

• An understanding and/or application of Project Management methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, Lean, Six Sigma or similar

Equal Opportunities

Assembly is an advocate for equal opportunity in the workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability and gender identity. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Social and Environmental Responsibility

At Assembly, we have a responsibility to bring impact into our every day. This means we must always look for ways in which to be conscious citizens in our roles to support society and environmental sustainability. We encourage employees to; be a conscious citizen by actively participating in our organisation's sustainability efforts, help us promote environmentally friendly practices within the workplace, collaborate with community organisations and stakeholders to support initiatives aligned with our company's values, participate in volunteer activities that benefit the community. Employees are also encouraged to make suggestions and evaluate our business practices to identify areas for improvement in social and environmental performance. Employees at Assembly demonstrate commitment to sustainability and inclusivity in their actions and behaviours.