DEPT®

Creative & Media

SeniorProjectManager

£75–110k ~AI est. London, United Kingdom CONTRACT Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Project Manager at DEPT®. Skills: Project management, Client management, Delivery oversight. Lead project management across assigned accounts. Ensure smooth delivery”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver on time; Deliver on budget; Deliver highest quality

Industry & Context.

Creative & Media
Problems you'll solve

Decision making; Issue resolution; Risk surfacing

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Proven experience creative & production frameworks, Experience digital and social first campaigns, Significant senior-level agency project management experience, Track record leading complex multi-discipline accounts, Experience managing scopes, budgets, and forecasts, Proficient project management and workflow tools, Ability to quickly learn new systems

Nice to Have

Experience in media settings, Experience in production settings, Experience in creative settings, Experience managing complex projects planning to delivery

What You'll Do.

Lead project management across assigned accounts

Ensure smooth delivery

Ensure clear priorities

Ensure alignment client goals and internal workflows

Provide strategic input account ways of working

Provide strategic input resource prioritisation

Provide strategic input overrun management

Bring understanding creative & production frameworks

Optimise how team works across campaign activity

Build relationships Client Services

Build relationships Creative

Build relationships Design

Build relationships Production

Ensure smooth handovers

Take ownership escalation paths

Convene right stakeholders

Maintain delivery momentum

Operate as senior peer

Jointly own account health

Resolve issues before impact delivery

Own project governance across accounts

Set standard delivery tracking

Set standard delivery communication

Hold senior account-wide view pacing

Hold senior account-wide view resource

Hold senior account-wide view risk

Make proactive calls prioritisation

Make proactive calls escalation

Champion best practice project management

Ensure tools consistent

Ensure documentation consistent

Ensure workflows consistent

Identify operational friction points

Identify WoW friction points

Lead changes improve efficiency

Lead changes improve clarity

Lead changes improve team workflow

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Client Services team; Creative teams; Production teams; Design teams

Communication Scope

Client-facing; Stakeholder communication; Constructive conversations

Process & Methodology

Project management, Scope management, Timeline management, Documentation, Governance, Prioritisation, Risk management, Workflow optimisation

Full Job Description

Senior Project Manager (3m FTC) Location: London (Hybrid) This position sits in our Creative & Media service based in London. We combine data, technology, creative content, and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through a variety of digital marketing solutions. Our clients include eBay, Just Eat Takeaway, EasyJet, and PepsiCo. JOB PURPOSE As a Senior Project Manager at DEPT®, you’ll oversee key client accounts from a project management perspective, ensuring work is delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest quality. Alongside our Client Services team, you’ll join key client-facing touchpoints to help balance external expectations with internal delivery needs. You’ll balance client priorities with internal delivery needs, while providing leadership, oversight, and guidance to PMs in the team. We’re looking for someone proactive and confident in shaping ways of working, who takes full ownership of how the account runs day-to-day. Crucially, you will bring a calm, grounded seniority - someone who earns trust quickly, holds the line with clients when needed, and gives creative and production teams the clarity and confidence to do their best work. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Lead project management across assigned accounts, ensuring smooth delivery, clear priorities, and alignment between client goals and internal workflows. Provide strategic input into account ways of working, resource prioritisation, and overrun management. Bring strong understanding of creative & production frameworks with experience in digital and social first campaigns and projects. From planning and intake to approvals, and being able to optimise how the team works across campaign activity. Build strong relationships with Client Services, Creative, Design, and Production to ensure smooth handovers and collaboration. Take ownership of escalation paths — proactively convening the right stakeholders to unblock work, drive decisions, and maintain delivery momentum without wait

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