Project Manager

Creative Project Manager (EMEA)

Central London (Hybrid – 3 days in office: Tuesday to Thursday)

3 – 6 Months Initial contract

We are seeking an experienced Creative Project Manager to join a fast-paced team driving creative campaigns across EMEA. In this role, you will manage end-to-end workflows for campaigns, tactical projects, and production requests assigned to the regional creative team.

From tracking timelines and budgets to orchestrating asset localization across international markets, you will act as the operational anchor connecting internal creative talent, cross-functional stakeholders, and external agency partners.

What You’ll Do

• Workflow Management: Allocate and manage campaigns, tactical projects, and production requests for the EMEA creative team.
• Timeline & Delivery Ownership: Develop, monitor, and adjust project timelines to ensure teams remain on track to meet target launch dates.
• Budget Tracking: Track project costs continuously to align with designated EMEA budget parameters.
• Legal & Vendor Oversight: Facilitate legal sign-offs for marketing collateral and media; initiate vendor contracts and outsource to trusted partners when required.
• Localization & Adaptation: Partner directly with external adaptation agencies to manage asset translation and transcreation across key markets (UK, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Nordics, and MENA).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the primary operational bridge between the creative team and key business stakeholders to guarantee clear, consistent communication.
• Process Improvement: Proactively identify workflow bottlenecks and implement solution-oriented practices to enhance cross-team collaboration.

Essentials:

• Experience: 5+ years of dedicated project management experience within a creative agency, digital agency, or in-house creative department.
• Technical Skills: Deep familiarity with project management platforms and video production best practices (hands-on experience with Asana is a strong bonus).
• International Scope: Proven track record running multi-market, international projects, including experience with transcreation workflows.
• Agency Management: Demonstrated success collaborating with and managing external agency partners.
• Agility & Precision: Highly adaptable with the ability to pivot rapidly under tight deadlines without compromising on detail.
• Communication & Mindset: Exceptional stakeholder communication skills paired with a positive, solutions-oriented, and collaborative approach.