Project Lead
Description
🌟 We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Project Lead to join our local team on a permanent, full-time basis (37,5 h/week).🌟Â
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The RoleÂ
The Project Lead collaborates daily with the Client Lead and/or Media Lead, as well as Specialists, depending on the client. They are responsible for overseeing their area of the client and campaign process, ensuring that tasks are completed on time and accurately.
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Key Responsibilities
- Scheduling, creating task overviews, and ensuring all tasks are completed on time
- Coordinating tasks around campaign plans
- Coordinating meetings and handling other client-related matters
- Acting as one of the main points of contact for the client and our team of specialists
- Participating in new business pitches
Who You Are
A highly organized and proactive individual with excellent communication, problem-solving, and time management skills. The ideal candidate thrives in a team environment and is dedicated to ensuring projects are completed efficiently and effectively. If you are a collaborative team player with a talent for keeping projects on track, we want to hear from you!
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What We’re Looking For
- Preferably 4+ years of experience as a project manager in a media and/or advertising agency
- Excellent skills in Excel and other computer tools
- A passion for project management
- The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while keeping clients and colleagues satisfied
- Proficiency in both English and Finnish
Why join us?
- An excellent opportunity to work with leading global and local brands, with a real chance to learn something new every day
- Access to world-class training, tools, data, and systems offered by WPP and GroupM globally
- A fantastic network of highly skilled, helpful, and friendly colleagues worldwide
- A focus on putting people first, with high-quality leadership
- Extended occupational healthcare
- A commitment to mental health, including a company-wide mental health day off each year
- Phone benefit
- Complimentary breakfast in the office
- Lunch, sports & culture benefits
- Flexible working hours
- The opportunity to work remotely from abroad for one month per year (subject to role and country-specific restrictions)
Interested?Â
If this sounds like the perfect match for you, please send your CV, cover letter, and salary request as soon as possible, but no later than January 15th, 2024. We will review applications on an ongoing basis and start the process as soon as we find qualified candidates.
If you have any questions about the role, don’t hesitate to reach out to Maaka Virtanen, Head of Project Leadership, at [email protected]
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Please note that we are all equal-opportunity employers. GroupM is committed to adjusting our recruitment process to enable you to demonstrate your full potential. Should you require reasonable assistance, please let us know when applying.Â
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About GroupMÂ
GroupM is the leading global media agency group and part of the WPP, the world´s leading marketing communication group. GroupM includes media agencies, such as Mindshare, Wavemaker, and EssenceMediacom. GroupM's primary purpose is to maximize the performance of WPP's media agencies by operating as a leader and collaborator in trading, insight, digital, finance, proprietary tool development, and other business-critical capabilities. GroupM delivers unrivaled marketplace advantage to its clients, stakeholders, and people. GroupM Finland, including the agencies, currently has approximately 100 people. We are located in superb premises in Kiila Korttelit in Ruoholahdenkatu 21.Â
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