Lead Project Manager - Image Production

Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world's top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging.

The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions.

Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today's content experience.

Role summary :

The Lead Project Manager would be managing project as well as partnering with the project manager to strategize each production. The Lead PM will be the main client contact for all project escalations. Core responsibilities will include project management, managing risk, escalation point to clients, assisting project managers during negotiations of workload. Navigation of client communication and an understanding tool / pipeline development are also needed for success. This role will report to the studio's director.

Key responsibilities :

• Provide production strategy and planning for upcoming launches and updates to ensure production capabilities and client's expectations are understood and considered.
• Leads by example and maintains a very positive and welcoming team culture.
• Project management :
• Participate in project kickoffs, content meetings, reviews, and other project based meetings as needed.
• Manage production plans : scope, timelines, communication and risk.
• Schedules and tracks progress of tasks for assigned artists. Responsible for daily communication with the team and setting up daily check ins.
• Communicates and manage daily communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Thinks creatively and outside the box to come up with solutions, create risk management plan and create strategies for problem solving.
• Partner closely with Technical Director to determine additional production needs
• Ability to make sound decisions, think strategically, focus on detail and big picture, problem solve, multi-task, and have an excellent memory.
• Must possess exceptional organization, time management, excellent verbal / written communication skills, interpersonal skills and ability to prioritize.
• Flexibility and resilience are key to this role as you may be required to work extended hours, multi-task and solve unexpected challenges.
• Proven ability to build relations and work effectively across many stakeholders.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and adapt to cultural differences.
• Schedules and tracks progress of tasks for assigned artists or sequences in the production system.
• Tracks and maintains database of revisions and changes; notifies the affected stakeholders as needed.

Requirements :

The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, go to https : / / www.wpp.com / en / careers / wellbeing / benefits-at-wpp-in-the-us for more details.

Pay Range

68,000-$104,500 / yr

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Salary : $68,000 - $104,500