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Role Purpose: In your role as Project Manager you will be responsible for the smooth and effective running of projects with a focus on great delivery. Key skills will include effective project set up, budget control, project tracking and reporting, risk and issue analysis and quality assurance. A strong understanding of the principles of Project Management, appropriate methodologies and processes are key.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Providing end-to-end project management throughout the project life cycle from initial scoping phase, through planning, estimating & budgeting, scheduling, design & development and full implementation
• Scope projects with stakeholders, understanding their individual requirements and creating accurate documentation, including creative design briefs, functional specifications and site maps
• Production of appropriate documentation in support of digital projects including project plans, risk logs, issue logs, requirements specification, resourcing plans and profile, budgets and standard project communications
• Input to and organise testing to guarantee quality of delivery to stakeholder
• To manage resource planning and raise issues (I.e. under / over resourcing, project slip, scope creep, etc)
• Write internal and external project / stakeholder reports
• Ensuring projects are delivered to the highest quality within agreed timings and costs whilst also managing stakeholders expectations
• Anticipating potential project problems and dependencies, and effectively suggest solutions or contingency plans
• Scoping of digital projects with stakeholders / senior team, understanding their individual requirements and creating accurate documentation
• Capturing time on projects, ensuring the correct time is being inputted by the team and being aware of budgets
• Facilitating the definition and planning of functional specifications
• To provide account management support in all new business activity and take an active role in part in proposal creation and writing, and credentials and pitch meetings
• Work with Creative and Campaign teams to deliver assigned projects.
• Lead team status meetings and attend account team meetings on a regular basis and share all information with the relevant team.
• Familiarity with trends in web standards, accessibility, and usability
• Motivating and encouraging the project team to deliver ‘right-first-time’, online solutions for our stakeholders
• Delivering operational excellence to each and every stakeholder, and ensuring you use Living’s best practice methodology

CRITICAL EXPERIENCE:
• At least 10 years of experience in marketing communications or advertising
• At least 5 years of experience as a project manager
• Excellent verbal, written and visual communications, presentation and motivational skills; polished interpersonal and influencing skills
• Extensive experience chairing and running workshops;
• Ability to working effectively with senior stakeholders and project sponsors;
• Understanding brand and consumer journey to deliver meaningful and impactful projects
• Have an excellent understanding of commercial processes, delivering profitable projects every time
• Promote Agile methodologies, including continuous integration and test-driven deployment
• Have an excellent understanding of web projects and implementation methodologies
• Have the ability to highlight project risks at the appropriate stage of the project
• Have the ability to manage changing business and technical requirements
• Have a very good understanding and knowledge of web standards, accessibility and compatibility issues

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:
• Be familiar with multiple technology platforms i.e. mobile apps, web, email and streaming media
• Have excellent numeracy skills for estimating, scheduling, production and invoicing purposes
• Have exceptional communication skills
• Be able to demonstrate an informed opinion about the digital marketplace
• Forward thinking, with an ability to innovate and leverage technology as it evolves
• Be analytical with great attention to detail, ensuring consistent improvement in the quality of our output
• Understand all aspects of Living’s offering including design, digital, PR and reporting.
• Highly proficient in MS Word and Excel, on Mac and PC
• Working knowledge of digital design and production software
• Knowledge of standard UE software
• Knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite (not essential)