Junior Poject Manager at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Job Purpose:

The Mid Business Project Manager is responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of the relationship between draftLine and the brand teams. You are responsible for driving insightful communication strategies and creative work; being proactive on the brand’s business; and driving output. You will be responsible for the effective management of campaigns, from third party costs, to agency hour management, to the timely delivery of campaigns.

As a Mid Business Project Manager, you will be the main point of contact for the brand team. Part of this role entails effective management of expectations regarding timelines, reverts and deadlines. 

Main Purpose or Function of Position:

Actively drive and manage campaigns from start to end from briefing through the creative ideation phase to execution and delivery

Actively lead a team to ensure accurate and timeous delivery of campaigns across multiple brands

Generate and manage project plans that are used to actively track and monitor the work as it moves through the various departments to ensure timeous delivery of great creative work.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Meet and liaise with the brand teams to discuss and identify their advertising requirements
• Work with agency colleagues to devise an advertising campaign that meets brand team’s brief and budget
• Present (alongside agency colleagues) the campaign ideas and budget to the brand team
• Foster a team environment across agency departments and partner agencies
• Lead and liaise with, and act as the link between, the brand team and the rest of draftLine 
• Ensure that communication flows effectively
• Negotiate with the brand teams and agency staff about the details of campaigns
• Present creative work to brand team for approval or modification
• Manage campaign costs 
• Monitor the effectiveness of campaigns by working with the data & BI team
• Must have a good work ethic (punctuality, time keeping, accountability, healthy relationship with colleagues across the business) is required in this role
• Accountable for all accounts and brands output within designated pub that you will be required to lead
• Responsible for keeping Head of Business Projects in the loop on key matters relating to staff, accounts and clients
• At the end of each working week, you are required to update your time sheet indicating hours worked, the projects worked on and/or brief narrative where applicable. 
• All timesheets must be approved by the line manager and/or Head of Department at the end of each working week. Non-Compliance will result in disciplinary action

Profile: 

• (Higher Degree) or relevant tertiary qualifications/ certificate/Diploma 
• 2+ years experience as an Account/Business/Marketing/Project Coordinator/assistant with proven track record
• 4+ years in Marketing, Project or Agency industry
• Comprehensive and current knowledge of company offerings and industry trends
• The drive and energy to manage multiple accounts while looking for new opportunities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to understand client needs and handle the negotiation process.
• Strong time management skills.
• Financial aptitude and the ability to manage budgets
• A positive attitude with the ability to rally a team – proactivity is key in this role
• The ability to effectively manage multiple brands simultaneously

Personality   

• We’re looking for someone who...
• Learns fast and is able to understand what is being asked for by the brand team, extract the relevant information, simplify and brief the team on the requirements.
• Lead, manage and build strong relationships with the brand team and our other agency partners
• Is highly organized and detail orientated.
• Loves digital and project management 
• Works effectively under pressure while keeping the team calm and motivated. 
• Takes initiative and doesn’t wait for instruction and can manage their own time. 
• Is completely dependable. 
• A natural problem-solver and able to pull a project back on track when the unexpected comes up.