Monks is looking for a Project Manager to join our team, to work with our client in creating ground-breaking work and help define the strategic direction businesses should take in the digital space.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Understanding the context of a client and their business objectives and translating these objectives into a data driven strategic direction for the client
• Proactively developing marketing and communication strategies for our clients.
• You’ll liaise between our client leads and teams to ensure Monks nails milestone after milestone — hustling internal resources to meet external deadlines no matter what.
• Your job is to constantly balance resources and workload: your planning and coordination are key for successfully delivering projects on time.
• Provide strategy guidance and effective cross-channel recommendations as campaigns are developed, as well as guide and participate in the development of branded experiences and messaging.
• Collaborate with cross-functional, multi-market teams to ensure effective delivery of proposals and campaigns.
• A big part of your day-to-day is briefing team members on delivery objectives and keeping stakeholders informed on the progress of projects.
• You’ll schedule, track and prioritize assignments and make sure the right Monks are available to provide our client with a constant flow of high-end production work.
• You’ll also evaluate the good, the bad and the ugly of finished projects to improve our processes and work streams.

You should have:

• We’re looking for someone who is first and foremost an excellent project manager.
• Your 3+ years of experience in digital advertising or production have made you fabulous at dealing with stress and phenomenal at communicating with (stressed-out) clients and coworkers.
• Experience handling and working with global brands.
• Experience in using research and insights to generate creative briefs and marketing plans.
• Ability to identify strategic needs of a client business, provide sound marketing and communications recommendations and generate alignment with key stakeholders and partners in the execution of a plan.
• Understanding of a wide range of industries, markets and brands, and what it takes to stand out and service them.
• You’re a proficient communicator — able to provide clear updates on the development of projects and knowing how to describe issues and required actions to Monks in other offices.
• You have solid scoping skills, which translate into realistic timings and resource estimates.
• Exceptional communications and presentation skills.
• Intermediate to advanced english is a must.