Project Manager

Salary
Salary to be agreed based on experience
Location
Cardiff Bay
Hours
Full time
Closing date
16.10.2020
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Posted by: Spindogs

Date: 17 September 2020

We're a full-service digital agency looking to add to our brilliant team with the recruitment of an experienced Project Manager.

Your main responsibility will be working closely with a selection of our key clients on their web projects, you will need to be comfortable managing multiple projects at once and therefore adept at managing your time and priorities. You will need to be comfortable working across a range of sectors and technologies, each with varying objectives and budgets and be comfortable being accountable for your projects hitting their deadlines and within budget. 

You will also need to be comfortable in a collaborative environment as almost all of our projects involve team members from every team within the business; you will be the client advocate in house representing your project until completion, we have a ‘we’re all in this together’ approach whilst also encouraging autonomous decision making. 

You will need to be confident prioritising and focusing on client outcomes. have a passion for digital marketing and be as invested in our clients’ success as we are.

Currently all of our team are successfully working remotely, however, should we return to our previous working arrangements within the next 3-6 months you will be based at our head office in Cardiff for much of the working week, client meetings may take you throughout the UK. 

 

Responsibilities:

  • Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
  • Develop comprehensive project plans to be shared with clients as well as other staff members, that enable you to monitor and track progress
  • Coordinate internal resource and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
  • Follow all project and quality management processes
  • Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
  • Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
  • Report and escalate to management as needed
  • Develop strong and successful relationships with your clients to ensure honest and productive communication channels 
  • Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

We're ideally looking for someone who has digital project management experience. 

 

As well as: 

  • Being a team player
  • Good commercial awareness
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Be quick to build rapport 
  • Have great presentation skills 
  • A calm, organised and methodical mind-set
  • Fast learner – you love a challenge and don't need to be told the same thing twice
  • Strong work ethic – you genuinely care about our clients project outcomes
  • A commitment to your own personal and professional development

Your work will cover the full breadth of services that we offer and you should be very comfortable strategising across the digital marketing mix. Ideally, we are looking for someone with agency experience and someone familiar with at least one of the following content management platforms:

  • WordPress
  • Umbraco
  • Kentico

If you believe you are the perfect candidate please send us your covering letter and CV as soon as possible, detailing your recent experience and why you feel you would be perfect for the role. 

If we feel we would work well together we'll invite you in for an informal chat as soon as possible.

  • 40 hours per week (Mon-Fri)
  • Salary to be agreed based on experience
  • All applications and queries should be sent to careers@spindogs.com

Please remember that we do not accept CV’s that are not accompanied by a covering letter, the covering letter is your opportunity to tell us why you are right for the role, don’t miss out on this opportunity. 

If you are a recruitment agent please do not get in touch, we have existing relationships with trusted partners who we can call on if we need them, we will not respond to uninvited emails or calls.