Project Manager

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. 

As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results. 

Role:  Project Manager

Location:  Budapest, Hungary (Office presence expected at minimum 3 days per week)

About the role: 

This is an exciting and challenging role for an experienced Project Manager who will be joining our newly launched in-house studio team working with a global leader in the drinks industry. 

Working in partnership with the Client Brand Teams and our Client Services team, the Project Manager will be responsible for leading complex projects and serving as a senior member of the teams.  The Project Manager will be responsible scoping, managing and delivering on a range of projects both within the Eastern Europe clients.   

We are seeking a Project Manager to work with one of the world’s largest drinks companies across their brands in managing and delivering digital and social campaigns.  Working closely with the client leads and Internal teams the role is the responsible for delivering on client needs on time, in budget and with quality.    

At Oliver, we build agency teams to work in-house in partnership with brands. This role will be sitting within the digital and social team we’ve created, working with a range of local level clients and global internal teams. 

What you will be doing: 

• Leading incoming brief triage process 
  • Understanding capacity and volume of work at any time 
  • Ensuring involvement from key stakeholders where brief merits 
  • Where appropriate, in simpler or more executional briefs, managing Client follow ups or clarifications to enable project kick off quickly 
  • Allocating briefs within the team based on capacity and skillset 
• Serving as a partner to the Client Service team 
  • Understanding brand level KPI’s  
  • Informed and involved in forward planning; inclusive of key moments or predicted asks that will require peaks in service.   
  • Point of escalation for delivery and project management team concerns 
  • Understand and be able to communicate progress and status to our Client Service team or Clients were necessary 
  • At times, given small nature of the team, there may be a requirement to serve as POC for Brand teams for out of office coverage  
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. 
• Confident managing multiple client stakeholders. 
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on data-driven decision making 
• Schedule projects in line with the correct internal resource and processes and help to source additional capacity where necessary 
• Identifying, partnering and, at times leading, in developing and evolving process documentation to better support delivery and business success  
• Ensure projects follow the agency and client process and are completed on time and on budget 
• Ad hoc support on complex projects  
• Work closely with the Account Director and other PM roles to support on new business opportunities  

What you need to be great in this role: 

• 2-3 years of experience of managing integrated campaigns in a creative or production agency, with good knowledge of digital and social media 
• Background in a client-facing role, demonstrating success in building successful relationships with mid to senior-level clients  
• Strong proven project management skills and experience 
• Experience creating and updating project plans and regular project status reports 
• Experience with stakeholder management and stakeholder communication on projects 
• Comfortable with managing multiple projects at once 
• Have a positive, can-do outlook, willing to leverage past experience to provide the best solution for each project you own 
• Be unafraid to ask questions and have an innate ability to identify and manage project risk 
• Fluent in English is a must. 
• You need to be fluent in one of the following Eastern European languages and have a deep understanding of their cultures: Romanian, Czech, or Hungarian.

Req ID: 13385
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Be Ambitious to succeed   

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible   

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work   

Be always learning and listening to understand   

Be Results-focused  to exceed expectations   

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations   
 

OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.   

 OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.