VFX Project Manager

Hogarth is the Global Content Production Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging.

The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions. Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.

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Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore. WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500.

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We believe the best work happens when we re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That s why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

The VFX Project Manager will be assigned to a key client account to manage the daily production and delivery on automotive CGI projects for 3D models and configurator assets. They will have responsibility for managing the jobs’ progress through the studio from initial client contact and briefing, through to costing, planning, liaising with Artists and clients, and tight scheduling for an accurate and timely delivery.

• Follow established processes to coordinate and traffic CGI projects through all departments
• Create estimates and issue timing plans to accompany CGI projects
• Monitor the progress and completion of projects against published timings, raising and escalating any risk items that may affect delivery
• Work closely with CGI Studio Manager and CGI Creative Director to ensure efficient and timely delivery of all requirements
• Lead regular project status meetings with the client and CGI production teams on your projects
• Accurately define project scopes and generate accurate estimates (establish baseline in first quarter and then set goals for improvement in subsequent quarters/halves)
• Deliver projects on time, under budget & free of errors
• Maintain internal & client-facing status reports
• Manage project files and logs according to outlined standards
• Actively participate in process enhancement discussions
• Maintain documentation for SME assignments re: process
• Ability to manage complex projects with varying timeline

• 3+ years of working experience as a Project Manager/Producer within CGI or the Automotive industry
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, able to juggle work for multiple projects at once
• A positive communicator, able to coordinate internal teams positively and confidently
• Pragmatic and analytically minded, you can adapt to changing deadlines and briefs, predict potential issues and problem solve
• Experience of working within a project management environment
• CGI production experience with process and program knowledge is a strong plus
• PC and Mac knowledge, preferably with some knowledge of Microsoft products (primarily building spreadsheets in Excel)…