Technical /Digital Project Manager at Publicis Groupe

We are one of South Africa’s leading full-service digital agencies, delivering best- in-class strategy, creative, and technology, as well as the South African office of the international digital agency Digitas Lbi. The agency is young, dynamic and growing rapidly and we are constantly looking for great digital professionals who really want to make a major impact on the digital landscape.

Reporting into an Account Director, the Technical Project Manager will fulfill the role of key technical contact, managing project life-cycles through the entire agency process.
Responsibilities for the Technical Project Manager Role

Client Management

•  Responsible for delivery of the client scope on time, on budget and to the necessary quality
•  standards.
•  Responsible for the positive resolution of operational challenges.
•  Maintaining regular interaction with the client and internal agency team.

Materials Fulfilment

•  Management and operation of the client portal development.
•  Managing partner technical agency to develop appropriate proposals and solutions.
•  Liaising with other external agencies on project as required.
• Fulfilment of production, briefing the relevant internal personnel and liaising with the client.
•  Managing external resources.
•  Operation and understanding of online systems and thorough understanding of relevant Client systems.
•  Ensuring that a full audit trail is recorded on all projects.
•  Check, QC, UAT and sign off every output.

Systems, Processes and Training

•  System specification, implementation and review.
•  Managing client system users if required.
•  Providing detailed training to users, including the generation and production of training materials.
•  Booking every job in via our online workflow tool.
•  Adhering to and implementing agency process.
•  Facilitating scrums, detailed reports and status meetings.
•  Continuously seeking opportunities to streamline and improve systems where appropriate.
•  Processing purchase orders and knowledge of Chase would be beneficial.

Requirements

You possess good technical project management experience; have strong numeric, verbal and written communication skills and you work well as either a member of a team or as an individual.
In addition you have a complete understanding of digital workflow tools and how they interact with the agency process, the ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines, with effective budget control and the ability to think laterally and strategically.
You also have the ability to negotiate and influence clients, agencies and suppliers, build strong working relationships and reconcile immediate commercial needs and deal with conflicts to resolution. In return you will be rewarded with a competitive salary and excellent soft benefits and work at an agency with a vibrant culture.