Freelance Project Manager (On-Site)

What would a Project Manager (Freelance On-site) do at WPP Production

As a Project Manager (Freelance On-site), you'd be responsible for project managing localisation work for our client's Marketing Communication materials across different platforms. Working closely with our client's Marcom Project Managers and a network of creative talents from various markets across South East Asia (SEA), you'd also engage with other cross-functional teams of producers and project managers to ensure work is delivered on time, on quality and within budget. You'd constantly need to communicate and negotiate priorities and deadlines with internal and external teams to ensure expectations are well managed. Your primary tasks include organising and coordinating schedules, distributing workload, tracking progress of projects.

We require a dedicated, full-time freelance Project Manager who can reliably commit to on-site work at our client's One North location. Project assignments will involve 3-5 weeks of full-time, on-site presence each week. There will be 4-5 on-site engagements per year - hence we need a freelancer who can commit to on-site work arrangement.

Responsibilities

Validator Network Management

• Organize teamwork, create a balanced work schedule and ensure work is of high standards and delivered on time
• Flag any potential team issues to the line manager and be actively involved in finding a solution
• Highlight and resolve quality control issues with the network

Project & Account Management

• Coordinate and ensure all parties follow the agreed workflows and manage them through the process
• Ensure that there is clear division and allocation of workload among team members
• Ensure that trackers are updated at all times
• Monitor timelines and manage client expectations
• Advise line manager on resource gaps and flag potential issues
• Ensure account delivers consistently against all contractual obligations including SLAs and KPIs
• Identify bottle necks/pain points for the validation network, suggest resolution and advise

Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years Project Management/Traffic background in an ad agency or in-house creative department or language service agency
• Experience managing multi-market projects
• Experience working on global brands, ideally across all media, including print, interactive and film
• Experience working on localisation or linguistic projects will be a bonus
• Demonstrable experience managing total creative workflow, i.e, internal briefing, briefing to vendors/studios, managing key milestones/deadlines, presentations/internal approvals, executions, delivery
• Proven project management skills
• Self-driven, organised and have an eye for detail
• Proficient with technology and tools
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in high-pressure situations and tight time frames
• A hands-on, can do approach to solving problems
• Must be able to work full days on-site at the clients office at One North during peak period
• Able to start in July and commit on freelance/intermittent basis