Project Manager – Design and Translation- LONDON Full Time on the ground

We are looking for an Integrated Project Manager to join our FastTrack team, running multiple work streams for one of our largest clients. The role requires a close working relationship with the Certified Learning Experience team and with the wider Creative and Production team, to deliver a broad spectrum of projects – from small-sized design/artwork projects and asset management to environmental branding installations and large-scale global employee engagement programmes in multiple languages. Sound knowledge across these various core disciplines is essential, and previous translation management experience is preferred.

The right candidate will need to confidently manage several ongoing work streams, using a combination of internal staff from different departments, multiple global stakeholders, third party suppliers and lots of moving parts. You will need to demonstrate the ability to remain calm when things are busy and make considered decisions. As briefs come in frequently and the status of a project can change quickly, you need to be a good communicator – always ensuring vital information flows through the team, and that the project team are clear on their tasks and relevant deliverables and deadlines. Organisation, a ‘Can Do’ attitude and the ability to both run and work as part of a team are essential given the agency’s collaborative nature.

Key responsibilities
Manage and ‘own’ several work streams within key client accounts, at various stages of progress through the agency
Be confident in running a large breadth of work, including global awareness and employee engagement programmes rolled out in multiple languages, environmental branding etc.
Familiar with agency turnaround times and ways of working – good understanding of the dynamics of agency processes, and enjoys the paces and challenges this brings
Managing the project life cycle across core disciplines – Print, Digital, Online, Film, Animation, Experiential (we do have Video Producers to deliver video content specifically)
Create/manage timing plans, produce budgets, book, and manage resources, and work with a wide selection of people from entry level to Senior Management
Strong and thorough budget management – a solid understanding of project value, budgeting, clear financial communication, budget reconciliation, and how to financially run efficient projects
Report project statuses up

About you

The successful candidate should demonstrate the experience and abilities of/to:
Agency experience
Translation management experience preferred
Confident and assertive
Positive with a ‘Can Do’ attitude
Wants to be effective/make their mark
Highly organised, knows how to prioritise work and document vital information
Enjoys managing resources and output across multiple departments and in multiple languages
Great multi-tasker, exceptionally good at managing own time
Great communicator – both upwards and downwards
Enjoys working on a busy account
Good at identifying efficiencies, and not afraid of suggesting and implementing changes that will improve how we work
Able to manage a diverse project team and instil confidence in account handlers and clients alike
Able to manage a truly integrated project to ensure all work streams dovetail
Sets a good example and enjoys enabling team members
Enjoys being part of a team – but used to overseeing projects and making decisions
Enjoys a challenge
About us

Who is The Maverick Group you may ask? Well, we’re the industry’s best kept secret.

A leading, independent creative agency who believes Maverick thinking leads to great things.

We also believe in our people. They’re our superpower. Supercharged by a collaborative, supportive environment, where ‘that’ll do’ will never do and team spirit is the boss. No big egos, just one big family.

Maverick is agile and brave, humble and honest. Are we a network? No way Jose. To us networks don’t work. They move slow and their people can go stale. We’re a group of specialist units, all armed with experts in their field. Designers, creative thinkers, brand builders, strategic planners, problem solvers, film producers, project managers, digital creators and event & sponsorship generators. Talented go-getters, who get pumped about creating and delivering game-changing ideas for a wide range of clients. And having some fun along the way too!

We’re proud to do things differently. We follow our gut not the industry herd. That’s why we’ve fully embraced the new ways of working culture. Our London office is open, but we’re also open to remote working. If it works better that way, then that’s the way it works. After all, great ideas don’t just happen at your office desk. We trust you. We get you.

Maybe that’s why so many of our staff have been with us for so many years? People stay and we’re now looking for others to join them. We’re growing, so if you think Maverick, we think The Maverick Group could be for you.

Think this is another dull, corporate paragraph about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)? Think again. Or even better, Think Maverick – because for us, EDI is not a box-ticking exercise or another dusty HR policy. Here, it’s something that lives and breathes in the way we work every day. It’s giving everyone the same consideration when they apply, and the same warm welcome when they join. It’s building the same sense of belonging for all and offering equal opportunities to excel and achieve. And it’s adapting to your accessibility requirements at the interview and beyond. If this last point is relevant to you, just let us know. The Maverick Group is a place where you can be you, and you are free to succeed.