Project Director

The purpose of this role is to drive and oversee the delivery of the assigned projects to ensure that the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints.

Job Description:

A BIT ABOUT US

Dentsu Creative is a global creative agency network designed to unlock exponential growth for clients. We use Transformative Creativity as a differentiating, driving force to bring our capabilities together to positively impact people, businesses and society. Established in June 2022, Dentsu Creative is integrated with dentsu's Media and CXM businesses in over 145 countries and regions, to offer Integrated Growth Solutions.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Project Director role is the day-to-day lead on a key client account and specific projects. You are a driving force behind their account(s) and projects from an operational, commercial and creative standpoint. You are consistently engaged and proactive, demonstrating passion for creative and technology, sharing this with the teams during the process, improving the creative product and overall operational experience for both colleagues and clients alike.

As Project Director you will provide oversight and ownership for the successful delivery of all creative, leading a team of project managers, working hand-in-hand with the agency Business Leadership team, managing scopes of work, timings and budgets in close partnership.

You will be responsible for leading a creative delivery hub, driving multi-disciplinary functions across inter-agency and client teams in EMEA, delivering successful multi-channel campaigns. You will oversee a piece of client business with input into annual scopes of work, resource management, ensuring profitability and delivery precision alongside the Business Leadership team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• A champion of creative excellence and operational leader of the client's agency hub across EMEA.
• The key point of contact for client requests, triaging and trafficking projects in a timely manner to inter-agency and local market teams as required.
• Ensures agency and client specific processes are followed, keeping Business Leadership, Resource Management, and the broader Project Management teams up to date with the flow of incoming briefs, and status of live projects.
• Consistently liaises and collaborates with inter-agency and client project teams to ensure that project timing plans, deliverables lists, scopes of work, and other necessary requirements are up to date.
• Responsible for following the correct creative approval process, internally and externally.
• Overseeing resourcing at an account level, ensuring the correct specialist support is available as and when required, ensuring workflows are adhered to, and costs are managed efficiently.
• Attends relevant account weekly status, resource meetings and department meetings, including close collaboration with global teams working on the same client in other regions/hubs.
• Attends and is an active participant in key client presentations.
• Ensures that all relevant financial documentation is kept up to date including scope of work, scope changes, estimates, burn reports and invoices/purchase order administration.
• Can act as a leader within the team and help to support and mentor more junior members as required.

WORKING WITH US

Joining Dentsu Creative, you will be part of a creative network, delivering ideas at the intersection of brand, culture, and commerce. In an age when brands are built and grown in altogether new ways we espouse humility alongside practical flexible problem solving.

On your journey you will partner with inspiring people across the world and become part of a truly inclusive culture where everyone is given the opportunity to thrive and create the best work of their careers; always learning and always listening to shape ideas, create culture and change behavior. By bringing together the capabilities, experience and relationships of our collective experts, the opportunities for personal growth and development are endless.

Location: London

Brand: Dentsu Creative

Time Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

End Date: January 7, 2025 (30+ days left to apply)