Mid Project Manager

Established in 2004,
OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. As a part of The Brandtech Group
, we’re at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

Role: Mid Project Manager

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Working in partnership with our client, the Project Manager leads creative and digital projects from concept to completion, providing the direction and control required to do this. The Mid Project Manager is responsible for the investigation, and translation of client briefs into a feasible, creative solution using their experience and knowledge of delivering cross platform projects and using smart operational processes and workflow management.

You will be looking to understand our clients’ needs and to inspire the creative team to deliver brilliant work in the most effective way and with an outstanding service ethos. Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients, the Project Manager is the key communicator on the status, risks, and challenges of all the project deliverables, inclusive of budget and resource.

Reporting to the Senior Account Director, the Mid Project Manager works alongside the team of creatives. This is a great opportunity to work within a team, creating impactful communications across different markets and developing design best practices for various brands.

• Work in true collaboration with the client and be responsible for a seamless successful project outcome.
• Develop existing client relationships as part of the business pipeline
• Managing and documenting the triage process for new projects.
• Managing projects from beginning to end with clear communication on a regular basis on milestones, targets, goals and deadlines.
• Organisation of project meetings, communicating and driving actions.
• Attending and contributing to daily / weekly WIP meetings with the on-site team.
• Acting as the lead contact for clients during projects.
• Continuously assessing working methods and processes and making recommendations for improvement.
• Reviewing project resources and providing an analysis on whether they meet the demands of the project.
• Ensuring key Service Level Agreements are met by all parties involved.
• Overseeing the project’s financial budget, notifying stakeholders of key cost implications, changes to budget, spending and cost changes.
• Working as part of a team to win organic business.

• Excellent client engagement skills with the ability to proactively organise and influence clients and build strong and effective working relationships.
• Exceptional project management skills.
• Reviewing briefs and asking the right questions, to ensure the creative team is set up for success for the project.
• Overall responsibility for the successful initiation of the project plan and execution with stakeholders, monitoring progress, controlling deadlines and closure of the project.
• The ability to develop and put forward the best process in tackling data gathering and storing.
• The ability to host clear, efficient and productive project meetings for differing stages of the project from kick off, discovery and so on, using a project methodology.
• Great communication skills that are tailored for the recipients.
• Understanding of how to integrate with a client-side team whilst maintaining a top tier agency service.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other related software.
• Confident working autonomously with partner or 3rd party agencies.
• 3-4 years’ experience of managing campaigns in a creative, production or social agency.
• Strong proven project management skills and experience.
• Experience creating and updating project…