Project Manager-Marketing | Manchester | Monday to Friday, 9am-5.30pm, but flexibility is required to work with global clients and colleagues

Do you have a background from marketing production, advertising or branding and are used to managing high quality projects for international clients with high expectations?

Are you passionate about the execution of marketing material and working in a friendly and fast-paced international environment?

If the answer is yes, SPRING Production has an excellent opportunity for you!

We are looking for an English-speaker to join our project management team based in our Manchester office as the main contact for one of our global (US) clients and working directly with our production teams in Vietnam.

SPRING Production is a group marketing execution partner. We help our global clients centralise and optimise their marketing execution to ensure brand consistency and transparency in cost structures – and ultimately provide a competitive edge. We don’t write great ads or create award-winning campaigns – we produce them, bringing them to life across the globe. Our 300+ specialists cover the complete range of marketing execution services for all channels and work together seamlessly across our offices in Denmark, Germany, UK, and Vietnam.

What can you expect in return?

• Competitive Salary.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• One hour lunch break.
• Company pension scheme.
• Company and team social events.
• Hybrid working, from our Manchester office and home.
• Opportunity for international travel to meet global colleagues and clients.

Are you the right person for the job?

If you have the following, then the answer is yes!

• Client facing experience essential to the role
• BA/BS in Graphic Design/Marketing/Advertising or Project Management
• At least 5 years of project management and marketing experience in Graphic Production/Advertising/Branding/Design or relevant experience on the client side
• Knowledge of Adobe programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign is a huge plus
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office programs, especially PowerPoint
• Tech-savvy with a general knowledge about digital, 3D and motion graphics is a huge advantage
• Proven experience in running and managing complex projects with a focus on quality and deadlines for international brands
• Demonstrated understanding of marketing concepts and techniques with focus on planning, project tracking, budgeting and execution to perfection
• Solid communication, negotiation, problem-solving skills and a fast learner
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
• It would be an advantage if you speak German, but not a must
• Confident, efficient, self-motivated, self-driven, result and client orientated, multi-tasker and team-player

What will my role as a Project Manager look like?

• Be the main contact between clients and other departments across countries (primarily US and Vietnam, but also countries in Europe) to ensure information flow - from project start to finish - is correctly interpreted, recorded and directed to the involved parties.
• Consult the clients and coordinate with in-house teams to provide the clients with the best offers with regard to quality of delivery and throughout the whole project life cycle.
• Ensure your projects are met on-brief, on-brand, on-time and on-budget.
• Ensure all internal and external deadlines are met.
• Gather, analyse, organise and simplify relevant information from the clients and internal stakeholders to create structured communications and briefs.
• Develop an implementation plan in coordination with other departments; optimise the resources and effort, update the client and the related personnel on the progress.
• Double-check if the project meets the budget. Make sure any changes to the job regarding the costs are discussed with all the involved parties and approved by the client.
• Cooperate with the finance team to invoice the client on time and accurately.
• Follow up with the client about the quality of the projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships both with the internal and external stakeholders.
• Show a high level of client service. Be the ambassador for the clients you are working with. Understand and know the clients’ every detail.
• Be a proactive problem solver. No task is too small or too big.
• Share the client’s feedback with the departments and propose continuous improvement areas of the involved parties (if any).
• Have attention to detail, your task will be to QC all material before you send it to the client, making sure what we deliver is on-brief and of the highest quality.
• Have the ability to develop and nurture clients to grow the accounts.
• Report to a Senior Project Manager based in Vietnam.

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