Project Manager, Graphic 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.

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore. WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.  

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What does a Project Manager, Graphic Production does at Hogarth?

We are looking for a Project Manager to join our Graphic Production Services (GPS) department and support teams of production artists responsible for creating deliverables for product launches and updates. The ideal candidate will have exceptional project management skills, deep understanding of production process and project lifecycles. Established organizational and leadership skills with an eye for detail, and a results-oriented and positive attitude.

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate the workloads of graphic production artists, ensuring they have all the information required for art-working/build
• Work closely with producers, traffic, design, development, content management, and international teams to deliver on project goals and timelines
• Resource allocation planning taking into account skill set, time and plan of record
• Communicate with Team Leads to ensure optimum use of resources
• Weekly/daily reporting to Production Manager on team capacity and escalate any risks
• Partner with Producers to monitor milestones during the various stages to ensure project is staying on schedule; be aware of project constraints that could affect production workloads (schedule / scope / resources)
• Partner with the team to operationalize tools to analyze and track metrics around utilization and capacity planning
• Partner closely with Production Manager to determine additional reporting needs

Requirements:

• 7+ years experience in a hands-on, high-volume and fast paced production environment (or equivalent)
• Solid understanding of project lifecycle and process: able to understand complex project requirements, and recognize potential risks and dependencies across resourcing and projects
• Experience in a traffic, resource and project management role within a creative, technical or production agency environment
• Ability to multi-task as it relates to priorities, timings, scope, resourcing, briefing, validation, scheduling, reporting, GEO localization and transcreation
• Excellent written and verbal communicator with engaging interpersonal skills and ability to bond well with client and internal teams
• Ability to understand projects briefs, digest information and support in project kick off within relevant teams
• Ability to handle multiple projects within tight deadlines, effectively problem-solve, and manage expectations accordingly
• Able to cultivate relationships with key stakeholders and collaborate to ensure project goals are met and ensure efficient handoffs are carried out
• Solid understanding and command of project management tools & software
• Knowledge of production process required. Experience in design, advertising, or interactive a plus
• Thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment; works well under pressure
• Resourceful, adaptable, and results-oriented with high energy and a positive attitude
• Expert user of spreadsheet tools and experience rolling-out new systems and championing adoption amongst teams a plus

At Hogarth California, the base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $65 to $81 per hour. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here(opens in a new tab) for more details

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