Description
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Project Director to spearhead the development and implementation of a project management function within the agency. Please note this is initially, a contract of 12 months. This role is critical to establishing robust workflows, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring the successful delivery of campaigns and initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, agency operations, and leadership, with the ability to drive organisational change and set new standards for excellence. They will champion creativity and operational efficiency, and ensure the seamless execution of a portfolio of projects managed by themselves and their reports. They will bring the energy and be a driving force within the team and a true partner to those they work with. While embedding PM into the business, this role will remain heavily involved in the hands-on management and delivery of projects.
Role & Responsibilities
Making work we’re proud of
- Work in partnership with leadership to understand agency ambition
- Have a keen creative eye, bringing value to the creative and CS team
- Work with key stakeholders to ensure that project approach and creative is protected in the delivery of the project including feasibility
- Adapt to changing industry trends and client needs, ensuring the agency remains competitive and forward-thinking
Project Set Up & Planning
- Manage Kick Off sessions on their assigned projects/hubs
- Provide strategic direction for all project management activities, aligning with the agency’s vision and goals
- Work in partnership with dept heads on priority of projects and PM requirements
- Own the project approach, scoping and overall financial oversight alongside Client Services
- Set up projects for success involving appropriate skillsets at right times
- Responsible for approving complex multi-project estimates SOW
Project Delivery & Workflow
- Take responsibility for delivering larger complex innovative projects (on time within budget)
- Set standards effectively communicating both work process internally stakeholders clients
- Master forward planning anticipating problems adapting
- Manage project resources coordinate internal reviews
- Day-to-day escalation point for issues effectively resolving them
- Involvement in large agency pitches teaching PM’s best practices
Project Health
- Oversee portfolio ensuring quality efficiency adherence timelines budgets
- Manage resolve escalations related scope resource allocation client expectations
- Monitor performance metrics identifying trends risks opportunities optimisation
- Demonstrate strong commercial acumen responsibility financial health each project
Collaboration
- Champion integration into culture operations
- Lead weekly scrums hub workflow resource pain points risks
- Facilitate high-level client communications presenting updates addressing concerns confidently
- Ensure deliver measurable value clients driving brand objectives
- Collaborate leadership identify pursue new business opportunities
Agency Efficiencies
- Develop introduce maintain frameworks tools technologies workflows streamline operations
- Lead resource planning optimal allocation talent capabilities across projects
- Drive financial discipline overseeing budgets forecasting profitability tracking
Team
Be hands-on player leading inspiring by example
Recruit manage mentor inspire fostering collaborative high-performing environment
Provide ongoing training professional development opportunities build capacity expertise
Responsibilities & Key Skills
Proven experience as senior professional within creative advertising marketing agency. Exceptional expertise including scoping resource planning risk assessment delivery across large-scale complex projects.Strong leadership people management skills ability inspire mentor teams.Excellent organisational skills detail-oriented mindset ensure stay track time budget.Ability manage multiple priorities fast-paced deadline-driven environment.Outstanding communication stakeholder management skills present confidently senior clients internal teams.Advanced financial acumen including budget management forecasting profitability tracking improving operational efficiency.Proficiency tools methodologies.Adept solving complex problems making fast decisions align strategic goals.Strong collaborative mindset experience working across multiple departments disciplines.
Preferred Experience
Proven track record delivering innovative driving operational change organisation.Experience resource planning capacity managing improving utilisation creative or environment.Familiarity strategic workflows.Demonstrated success building scaling function.Experience leading pitches managing high-profile engagements.Understanding change principles guide adoption new tools processes.Background campaign delivery channels social experiential.
About Billion Dollar Boy
Billion Dollar Boy (BDB) is global creator agency using industry-leading tech solutions deliver integrated creator-led advertising end-to-end campaign management.Founded 2014 among first global influencer agencies now offices London New York New Orleans.Since inception partnered world’s leading brands including Heineken King Nintendo PepsiCo L’Oréal connecting more than 10,000 vetted content creators.BDB campaigns awarded Cannes Lions Influencer Marketing Awards Webby Awards Shortys Drum Awards Adweek.
Our Culture
Our mission redefine advertising reflecting culture through voices creators where creativity democratized technology driving force behind impact.We champion equity inclusion believe diversity sparks creativity problem-solving well-being.Along fostering these values committed being most innovative creator marketing world initiatives like FiveTwoNine Muse.
Equal Opportunities
We encourage employees open confident appreciate every member team makes vital difference.Billion Dollar Boy embraces equality diversity inclusion seek promote benefits all our activities.When recruiting new employees affording current employees opportunities promotion means:Recruit develop retain talented people regardless background make best use talents;Not discriminate unlawfully against any person;Select best person job terms qualifications abilities.This sets our approach equal opportunities avoidance discrimination work.A part what we offer BDB considerate suite competitive benefits discussed throughout interview process