About the RoleMonks are seeking a Senior Project Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract with a knack for design, animation, and video editing at scale.
This person will work closely with our clients in the region, so client-facing experience is a must.
This senior-level role requires prior experience in digital advertising, transcreation, asset creation, and/or integrated production, as well as an understanding of in the first place to make first-rate projects come about.
You'll partner with one of our biggest clients to produce digital advertising assets that require our in-house teams to deliver quality x quantity.You are responsible for the process and completion of multiple design & animation projects simultaneously, managing the in- and output of our Design, Illustration, and Animation Monks.A quality watchdog, you work closely together with our Program/Project Managers and production teams across several time zones to make sure pixels are pushed to perfection.You make sure that the work meets the client's strategy, brand, and creative goals, as well as our own quality standards.You help scoping and projects, working with senior Monks and department leads to propose timelines and ballparks.As part of Monks, you are part of an international production company, with 7,000+ Monks from all production disciplines working together to craft the best of work.
Responsibilities: A big part of your day-to-day is briefing team members on delivery objectives and keeping everyone informed on the progress of projects, and the latest office gossip.You make sure deadlines are met with lethal precision, and flag the ones that aren't attainable upfront.You schedule, track and prioritize assignments and make sure the right resources (we mean people of course!)
are available.You liaise between clients and teams to make sure Monks nails milestone after milestone, hustling internal resources to meet external deadlines no matter what.You'll be responsible for managing a team of producers and designers in your region, leading with passion and care.
About You You have at least 6+ years of hands-on experience doing awesome work as a Producer or Project Manager in digital advertising or creative production.You have a solid understanding of the creative workflow of fast-paced design and animation projects.You also have sufficient technical knowledge to foresee and address possible planning/production issues, translating the complexity of such projects into lucid language that clients can understand.We need a true-born and fun-loving team player who can successfully work across teams, time zones and technologies.You can collaborate comfortably with digital artisans including creatives, illustrators, designers, 2D animators, 3D animators, concept artists.Setting up and managing production projects between offices is no easy task and requires superb written and verbal communication skills.Spreadsheets are your natural habitat, project management tools your best friend (e.g., TeamGantt, 10,000ft, Basecamp, Post-it notes).You break the ice, instead of breaking a sweat when in front of the client and when facing crazy cases of ambiguity.You have the experience and tools to solve problems in your back pocket, and you're not afraid to use them as needed.
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#LI-RE1 #LI-HybridAbout MonksMonks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc.
With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world.
Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry's best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world's trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave: Global Marketing Services.
It has remained a constant presence on Adweek's Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24).
In addition to being named Adweek's first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow.
Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek's Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects.
Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
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