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Project Manager, Digital Marketing, Media & Events

Endeavor

New York, NY 09-24-2021
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
Job Description
IMG Media & Events is looking for an passionate, forward-thinking, and highly organized mid-level creative Project Manager. The role will work collaboratively with a cross-functional team to manage the concepting and delivery of compelling campaigns for a variety of properties in the art, entertainment, fashion, film, and sports industry.

A key member of our global, in-house creative team you will manage creative requests and projects into and out of the creatives by working with local marketing teams around the world to schedule and manage the flow of work.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience project managing the full spectrum of creative assets and campaigns from websites to email, display advertising, print, OOH, radio and more.

Key responsibilities

As our creative project management lead you will:
• Support the creative department in the development & delivery of innovative and inspirational concepts and campaign assets by scheduling and managing requests into and out of the team;
• Be the first point of contact for local marketing teams when it comes to creative requests and requirements;
• Be the guardian of our creative process and ensure local teams are working to this process, completing and supplying clear briefs as per our templates and that the process is being adhered to in a timely manner;
• Communicate clearly new projects and requirements to the wider creative team and ensure everyone is informed of the latest schedule and upcoming projects;
• Meticulously maintain and update creative schedules and timelines whilst managing workloads of creatives and identifying in advance where freelance resource may be required;
• Support the creative director in hiring freelance resource for projects as and when required;
• Coordinate, schedule and follow-up on team meetings, creative briefing sessions, creative brainstorms, first concept presentations and any meetings between creative & other teams needed to complete any given project;

Qualifications and Experience
• Proven experience managing delivery of a broad spectrum of creative projects and deliverables from print to social, digital, web, email and video as either a project manager or producer;
• Ideally experience working on brands in the world of art, entertainment, fashion, film & sports.

Skills and Abilities

The candidate should demonstrate:
• Outstanding organizational skills with impeccable attention-to-detail;
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills;
• The ability to balance multiple projects at once and work well under tight deadlines;
• The ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a range of key internal and external stakeholders (often in different countries and time zones);
• A strong team player that is flexible dependent on business demand;
• The ability to self-direct and motivate and work with minimal supervision;
• Excellent time management skills, ability to work calmly under pressure whilst meeting deadlines;
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and project management software (e.g. Asana, Basecamp).

Unusual Challenges or Circumstances e.g. shift(s)/ unsocial hours/ travel etc
• Out of hours and weekend work may sometimes be required;
• There may be a requirement to travel for meetings, shoots or attend events as part of the role.

Your career at IMG

IMG is highly invested in the career development of its employees. If successful in your role, it should provide you with a steppingstone to the next stage and beyond.

Examples of roles that people previously advanced to from the role or the level of this position are Senior Project Manager. It is important to note that while most people look at the position of their line manager as the next step, there is significant opportunity for cross-promotion across the many different divisions of the company. This is possible because of the vast scope of our company and will be strongly encouraged.

Endeavor is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gke078-18-226-166-214-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Endeavor

Endeavor is a global entertainment, sports and content company, home to the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events and experiences. The company is comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency William Morris Endeavor (WME); sports, fashion, events and media company IMG; and premier mixed martial arts organization UFC. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation; marketing and licensing; content development, distribution and sales; event management; and a number of direct-to-consumer offerings.