Creative Project Manager

Company Overview:

With unrivalled heritage, and provenance dating back to 1761, Quintessential Brands Group is an independent international spirits business, with an exciting and diverse portfolio of premium brands and world-class production capabilities in the UK, Ireland and France. With a global reach, and brand building capabilities, it distributes and supplies customers around the world.

PURPOSE

A new role within the Quintessential Brands, the Creative Project Manager will act as the linchpin across all projects, assessing briefs, defining requirements, aligning stakeholder expectations and determining exactly what is needed in detail. They will then manage timelines and ultimately ensure prompt and accurate delivery of final work across a variety of projects and campaigns for the business

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Key aspects of the role:

Forensic attention to detail

Super-organised

Proactive

Problem solving

Multi-tasker

Superb communication skills

Confident

General:

Manage the lifecycle of all projects across design, content, photography and video, ensuring seamless delivery of assets in line with cross-channel marketing plans.

Being the day-to-day contact for creative and content briefs, ensuring they are clearly written, containing all the necessary information and submitted within pre-agreed timeframes.

Establishing successful processes and workflows and proactively adapting/refining them to improve efficiency where necessary.

Helping prepare and clearly communicate production schedules and deadlines to the in-house creative team.

Identifying and helping to quickly resolve any issues/blockers that arise.

Clearly communicating with key stakeholders across the business, giving necessary updates and managing expectations.

Helping ensure tasks are completed on time, to scope and within budget.

Overseeing budgets and ensuring they are effectively tracked.

Secure all necessary approvals & sign off prior to release of final assets.

Liaise with external agencies to align on goals and timelines when needed.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience as a mid-senior level project manager role in a creative agency or in-house creative team dealing with multiple stakeholders and projects simultaneously.

Great understanding of the mechanics of all aspects the creative process and output.