Senior Producer / Project Manager

Senior Producer / Project Manager We’re VaynerMedia! We are a contemporary global creative and media agency built for the now. Born in social, our work is now full service, simply loving big ideas that connect and create real change for our clients business. We are independently owned, founded in 2009 with offices in London, Amsterdam, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Mexico City. We are recognized for our work in Cannes Lions, the Clios, D&AD and The Webbies to name a few. Culture is our key and Empathy is how we build it. VaynerMedia EMEA is strong with a world-class combination of diverse backgrounds collaborating to put forward innovative, creative and strategic solutions to the one advantage that stands the test of time – PEOPLE. Day in and day out, we propel some of the biggest brands in the world to the intersection of attention and culture. In EMEA, we are proudly 250+, servicing multi-brands across the region. The PITCH. We’re looking for a seasoned Senior Project Manager who has a robust understanding of social media and global, fully integrated campaigns, experience with integrated production and a strong project management and operation skillset to help support the day to day running of one of the agency’s major accounts. We would love someone who has experience in both project management and production and feels confident in both spaces. This is an always on role that moves daily, putting out creative content at a fast pace, while also planning larger campaign initiatives. Here’s where you come in… Take the lead on planning and managing large, complex projects with many workstreams in their entirety, from brief to delivery Taking your project plan and making it a reality by mobilising the best teams (internal and external) around the vision, and providing a clear picture of expected outcomes Responsible for the day-to-day management and execution of the project, both internally and with clients, working closely with each member of the team ensuring each milestone is met on time and within budget Resource management alongside the Creative Director and Resource Manager Tracking financial progression, ensuring it is shared and assessed, taking the lead in suggesting and making adjustments to the project and team as needed Partner with the Account, Strategy, and Creative leads to ensure client expectations, creative vision, and agency needs are met from briefing through final delivery on projects Constantly identifying risks and solutions - being the problem solver in ensuring we remain agile and strategic throughout the project lifecycle May require managing a PM to support the project that you would lead Partner and support our internal creators to execute work to the best quality Oversee production budgets, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and within budget Organise and run pre-production phases including pre-production meetings Manage the post-production and delivery of assets through to final delivery, including tracking status and compliance of everything we produce Lead and schedule necessary project-related meetings such as kickoffs, brainstorms, and reviews, and ensure the right people are seeing the right things before going to client Be client-facing to speak to budget, timing, resource & process considerations On assigned production projects, be the liaison with internal specialty leads (UX strategists, Tech Managers, VaynerSmart, etc) as well as source, contract and manage relationships with vendors Write client SOWs, vendor agreements, change orders, and other contract documents Ensure Agency, Client, Vendor, and Legal processes and requirements are being met Responsible for the management of many variations of ATL and digital and social content (video, image, websites, TVC, print, retail etc.), ensuring quality control, and delivering/trafficking all assets to required agency partners/media teams/clients Overall, being solutions-focused; the go-to person to assess challenges, always identifying the opportunity for possibility Be the first point of escalation for issue/conflict resolution on all projects Grow relationships, have fun and participate in VaynerMedia social engagement We treasure Personality and Experience yet we do know that these qualifications lead to what WE KNOW as a success: Hands-on experience and ownership of complex strategic projects, requiring senior stakeholder management Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills Budget development and contract (SOW) writing experience Ability to recognise and solve potential problems, escalate issues or conflicts and continually evaluate project effectiveness. Manage overall quality of project delivery and documentation for the account A strong understanding of creative development and asset creation processes A positive, cool, calm and collected approach to problem-solving Ability to thrive and remain agile in a fast-paced environment Strong self-awareness and people-management skills Understanding of different channels, including relevant social media platforms and their requirement Here’s how We Support You We regularly review our benefits and are committed to providing a comprehensive programme for our people. Unlimited Holiday + 1 Day Birthday Leave €200 towards a home working allowance €300 towards a social travel allowance to help you meet and collaborate with your team A flexible co-working space for any remote employees wanting to access an office space, and / or for team collaboration days Kick start your mental & physical fitness with 15% extra credits and €30 off a monthly membership with ClassPass. Once you reach 2 years round the Vayner sun, you’re eligible for an annual €150 budget to spend on anything that you’re curious about What you SHOULD KNOW about VaynerMedia Think “lab” and not “agency”. We get excited about solving business problems, not creating advertising for the sake of making advertising. Our entrepreneurship DNA runs deep. We’re willing to break rules, try new things, and test hypotheses if it means better understanding our craft. It’s fun! We believe 100% that brands can be built on digital platforms and part of our model is built bottom up, flipping the traditional advertising model and process on its head. We don’t play to agency/industry norms and our culture and energy reflects that. Our environment (and pace) feels much more like a start-up than most agencies you might be used to. Hopefully that, and the opportunity to collaborate with the talented and enthusiastic crew, work with big brands excites you, as it does us. We can’t wait to meet you. VaynerMedia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that VaynerMedia provides equal employment opportunities to all staff members and job applicants without regard to gender, pregnancy, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, disability, sexual orientation, religious belief, part time or fixed term employment, age or any other legally protected class. Candidates must be authorized to work in the Germany