Creative Services Manager (Durban)
Job description
Oliver + MORE is on the hunt for a creative services manager for an exciting opportunity to be based in Durban, at our client site. You will be responsible for:
Managing the production and delivery process and operations functions for all creative projects submitted through the Studio.
- Being the key driver for the creative delivery engine across digital and integrated campaigns and projects.
- Responsible for the investigation and translation of client briefs into feasible, cost efficient creative solutions using your extensive experience and knowledge of delivering creative industry, including projects that span across design, digital and moving image.
- Using smart operational processes and workflow management.
- Working in close collaboration with the Content Team Leader to understand our clients’ needs and to inspire the team to deliver brilliant work in the most effective way.
What you will be doing:
- Management and Facilitation of project set up + reporting
- Managing and documenting the triage process for new projects (either via the client inbox or CTL) and ensuring that the brief is queried / correctly filled out before filtering through the agency.
- Decision maker of where and how work is funnelled through the Studio and wider agency and ensuring a Job Owner and or Project Lead is assigned (dependent on tier).
Facilitate clear direction and communication for projects directed to near site or production teams, including:
- Clear communication of the brief and timings, handover of all assets received.
- Communicating project lead and job owner to the client.
- Transfer of brand knowledge to the respective team (brand guidelines, brand assets and immersions).
- Collaborating with CTL to create weekly reports on finance and status of department for client and OLIVER.
- Managing daily/weekly WIP meetings to ensure team are on track and kept up to date with any new developments.
- Workflow and resourcing
- Managing workflow for the onsite studio
- Working with creative director to build/continually review the studio team structure and skill requirements
- Managing resource utilisation and liaising with Central Resource teams for peaks in volume of work/utilising skillsets not available onsite
Ensuring all team members (including onsite, near site and MORE) are up to date and adhere to U-studio processes and guidelines including:
- Use of OLIVER and MORE systems
- Brand immersions
- Server structure and versioning
Requirements
What you need:
- Excellent client engagement skills with the ability and confidence to Liaise with Senior Client Stakeholders
- Experience + knowledge of delivering cross-platform projects e.g. digital display, website and video – In order to advise in triage of new briefs
- Experience working with offshore 3rd parties and implications of this. E.g. financially and operationally
- The ability to manage and filter workflow as well as organise and prioritise workloads to maximise productivity
- Proactive and adaptable, able to effectively work under pressure
- Experience in working as part of a team to deliver high-quality work that is on time and within budget
- Highly adaptable to new procedures and systems, and ensuring that these systems are adhered to
- Strong attention to detail and a passion to make sure quality control procedures are adhered to
Applications close: 31 January 2019
To apply click on ‘Apply now’, or email
labolg.eromsierom@tnemtiurcer
.
About us
MORE is a production-agency, part of the global Inside Ideas Group (Oliver, AdjustYourSet, DARE, etc), producing content for a range of brands across multiple platforms, channels and countries. The content we produce includes digital media, animation, moving image and design. We pride ourselves on delivering work aimed specifically at the international marketplace. Brands we count among our clients include Starbucks, Liberty, Unilever, Virgin, Samsung, Gumtree and Hyundai, to name a few. OLIVER is a rapidly expanding creative services agency with a twist – we provide our clients with bespoke dedicated agencies that operate from within their offices. It’s a dynamic fast paced solutions focused start up environment – that brings client and agency closer together to create more creative and effective work.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/18178061/
Posted on 16 Jan 14:17
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