Imagination
Senior Project Manager - Maternity cover
LONDON
Posted 6 months ago
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Senior Project Manager - Maternity cover
Application Deadline: 26 August 2026
Department: Client Services / Project
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: London
Reporting To: Victoria Hinton
Description
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Project Manager.
As a Senior Project Manager you will provide outstanding levels of client servicing to both new and established clients. You will get to work across delivering a variety of experiential projects from product launches, Global conferences, cultural events and Global tours.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management
- Write effective and compelling project briefs and brief internal teams
- Developing timelines, project proposals and running projects
- Create concise and well presented proposals
- Ensuring schedules are adhered to and project documentation is complete
- Maintain a close management of all aspects of your projects and escalate issues as needed
- Work with team to plan wider resources effectively
- Demonstrate understanding of agency services and be able to sell these effectively (Production, Guest Management/Logistics, Creative (2D/3D), Digital, Creative Production)
- Demonstrate successful onsite management and delivery ensuring projects reflect briefs and meet objectives
- Support pitches working collaboratively with other disciplines and partners to create brave and inspiring agency proposals underpinned by a rigorous delivery plan, budget and schedule
- Liaise with our in-house legal team and the client as needed
- Work with internal HSSE Lead to ensure that all aspects of the production of the core events meet HSSE standards and guidelines
- Adhere to Imagination and ISO processes
- Should be able to travel internationally a number of times a year for extended periods of time
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Financial / Commercial Management
- Demonstrate financial responsibility through effective proposal costing, budget development and timely reconciliation
- Hone commercial skills such as revenue maximisation and cost management
- Assess project spend to maximise value and ROI for clients
- Track revenue/time spend against a project to ensure project stays on track and does not exceed the allocated budget
Market Knowledge
- Understanding clients, competitors, market, suppliers, products and strategy
- A background in luxury automotive would be very advantageous
Leadership & Mentoring
- Delegate to, manage and oversee team
- Mentor and develop junior team members
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Solid experience delivering projects within events or brand experience within an agency environment, ideally with knowledge of luxury brands or dealing with high net worth end clients
- Good interpersonal, presentation, relationship building and negotiation skills
- You take a hands-on, proactive approach to managing projects, anticipating needs and challenges.
- Good knowledge of key agency disciplines including Creative (2D & 3D), Digital, Logistics/Guest Management, Creative Production and Production including what each of these areas do and feeling confident navigating a budget which includes all of the above.
- You are skilled at identifying potential issues before they arise and can develop contingency plans to address them.
- You are adept at building and maintaining strong working relationships with internal teams and external vendors, ensuring smooth collaboration
- Experience and ability to solely manage a budget in excess of £1m
- People management experience
- Capable of devising and implementing revenue-generating ideas.
- Delegate to, manage and oversee a large diverse project team
- Mentor and develop junior team members
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Job Benefits
What we can offer you:
- Work with a state-of-the-art product and deliver it to exciting and innovative brands.
- Learning and development opportunities that contribute to professional growth.
Wellness
- Private Medical Insurance (including discounted gym options)
- Discounted Healthcare Cash Plan
- Help at hand EAP
- In-Office Gym (London office only)
- Life Insurance 4 x salary
- Dedicated DE&I Board
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave
- Birthday day off and gift
- Discretionary Annual Bonus
- Generous Family Leave policies with New Parent Coaching & Support
- Various learning & development platforms for e-learning
- Enhanced pension contribution
- Cyclescheme
- Discounted Private Dental
- Income Protection (Employee)
- Subsidised Electric Car Scheme
- Home technology tax free loan
Perks
- Hybrid Working (3 office days)
- Company socials
- Pet friendly office
- Lunch & Learns
- Wellness webinars
- Educational webinars
- Subsidised Cafe (London office only)
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Skills
Project Management
Client Servicing
Budget Management
Event Production
Team Leadership
Mentoring
Proposal Development
Negotiation
Strategic Planning
Stakeholder Management
Risk Assessment
Logistics
Creative Production
Digital Marketing
Commercial Awareness
Presentation Skills