Project Manager

Project Manager (Workfront) / Pharma OR Banking / 4 month contractA Project Manager is required who should have Workfront, Smartsheets, Pharmaceutical OR Banking experience.As an integrated client facing Project Manager, you are the operational day-to-day delivery lead on agency business, becoming wholly trusted and relied upon by your agency team in the running of your account and the agency internal processes.You manage projects through initial scoping through to creative execution, studio and production. You are the glue between all departments and closely aligned to client service and clients. You understand how client departments work. You are passionate about processes that lead to efficient client agency working relationships.Responsibilities:• Own the planning, communication, organisation, leadership and delivery of the programme of work• Produce and oversee project scope, monitor and track scope creep and drive updates• Upstream management of Agency/Client workflow including proactive creation of multichannel timing plans and maintenance of internal status reports as necessary• Establish and maintain project and/or program communications through project• Proactive stakeholder management throughout project lifecycle including running internal status meetings and maintenance and approval of all project documentation• Escalate concerns and observations to client service team and department leads to further improve our ways of working, not resting on our laurels• Partner with production specialists as required, approve production decisions where necessary and maintain oversight of delivery and budget• Responsible for building and nurturing new supplier relationships• Drive maximum utilisation and recoverability of resource• Maintenance of file repositories and DAM systems and monitor version control• Set up post project review meetings, and gather feedback for internal and external measurement of KPIsFinance• Manage estimates and timings for the whole project including production within the SOW document and create detailed estimates and timings to gain internal approvals• Flag internal investment/budget burn as appropriate to avoid overages• Ensure weekly project financial health reporting• Management of estimates raise purchase orders and invoice approvals for third party costs for Client Service approval before released to third party• Report and update Client Service on any risks• As required attend monthly financial meeting with Client Service and Finance• Add new suppliers to AX (fill in new supplier forms etc)• Reconciliation of every project on completionAdministration and Process• Create new Workfront projects, set up project and resource management to allocate creative roles• Create timing plans and estimates to input on Workfront and manage updates• Drive status updates to inform overall project status for new and live jobs• Prepare production briefs and add to Workfront• Ensure all specs, assets, signed off copy, signed off design, guidelines any other creative and digital files are available in advance of briefing design, studio or production• Ensure documentation like NDAs and contracts are in place for new projectsRequirements:- Must have experience using Adobe Workfront- Must have experience within Pharma OR Banking industries- Previous experience in a similar roleExperience within an agency environmentStart date: 8th JulyDuration: 4 month contractLocation: London (hybrid) Rate: £350pd