Project Management Assistant

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Job description:

The role of Project Management Assistant is to support the Creative Services Manager in driving projects through the creative and production departments within the agency. The successful candidate will report to the Creative Services Manager and liaise with Client Service, Creative, Project Management and Production departments to facilitate the delivery of projects on time and on budget. Hours of working will be 9.30am – 5.30pm, Mon-Fri.

Key tasks and responsibilities will include:

* Drawing up and circulating resource allocation sheets in MS Excel
* Assist with organising briefing and work in progress meetings
* Ensure briefings, meetings and work release take place on time
* Project progress chasing
* Monitoring resource usage
* Document gathering and circulating to Heads of Department for sign off
* Coordinating final work sign off prior to release
* Keeping job bags up to date with latest timings, estimates, financial reports and signed off work

Essential requirments:

* Fluent spoken and written business English
* Competence with MS Excel
* Good, clear communication skills – verbal and written
* Good interpersonal skill
* Ability to multitask, meet deadlines and re-prioritise
* Fast paced, motivated approach to work
* Enthusiastic and outgoing
* Team player – in this culture everyone gets involved to help each other

Additional requirments:

* The successful applicant will have some experience in the above
* Will have worked in a similar fast-paced and creative environment

About the company:

* The Company is one of the UK’s leading Direct Marketing/Integrated Communications agencies. They pride themselves on being both creatively strong and strategically sharp.
* They boast an enviable client list covering virtually every sector – John Lewis, Waitrose, Lexus, Toyota, WWF and NS&I to name but a few
* Since their inception in 2002, they have won a raft of awards and they have been voted Agency of the Year by both Marketing and Precision Marketing.
* This year they were recognised as one of the Sunday Times’ 100 Best Small Companies To Work For.
* Their Culture is unique. They expect that most candidates can ‘do the job’ but that is not enough. Cultural fit is critical.
* Their culture is driven by belief in creative intelligence, intelligent creative - a creed that demands constant questioning. For them the best work has yet to be done. They are immensely proud of their culture that fosters this approach. Open, honest and challenging – they value intelligent opinions not egos.
* The reward for the successful candidate is simple – the chance to work with over 60 best in class people.

Internship placement location:

* Located in central London, a few minutes from Barbican tube station.
* Close to St Paul’s Cathedral, the Barbican, theatres and exhibition halls, and the London Museum.
* Within easy access to all the amenities of the UK's capital city. The facilities and amenities of the City of London are internationally renowned

Remuneration:

Allowance of £800 a month will be provided to assist with accommodation and subsistence costs.