Project Manager (Marketing/Communications/Creative Agency)
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About the Role
A forward-thinking brand and marketing agency in Abu Dhabi seeks a Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of media projects across branding, PR, social media, events, and communications.
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Responsibilities
- Build and maintain the master project plan: timelines, milestones, dependencies, and approval gates across all workstreams
- Coordinate multi partner delivery — managing PR agencies, social creators, media vendors, and production suppliers in parallel
- Manage day to day client communication including status reporting, approvals, and change management
- Proactively identify, log, and mitigate project risks across all workstreams, escalating critical issues to senior management and the client
- Navigate government client protocols: formal sign off processes, compliance requirements, and senior stakeholder presentations
- Maintain programme documentation: RAID log, scopes of work, cost trackers, and post project reviews
- Chair kick off meetings, weekly standups, and formal review sessions with clients and internal teams
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years' project management experience in a marketing, communications, or creative agency
- Proven delivery of complex, multi partner media projects from brief to completion
- Mandatory: experience managing government or large institutional projects
- Mandatory: prior work experience in the UAE
- Working knowledge of media production, social media operations, and PR/communications workflows
- Proficiency in project management tools (Asana, Monday.com, MS Project, or equivalent) and MSOffice
- Excellent written and verbal English; Arabic proficiency is a strong advantage
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Overview
- The Project Manager leads end to end delivery of media projects across branding, PR, social media, events and communications.
- The role owns the master deliverable plan, coordinates multiple external partners and vendors, and serves as the primary client contact.
- Particular expertise managing government and institutional clients through formal approval workflows and structured reporting.
Mandatory Requirement
- Experience managing government or large institutional projects.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain the master project plan: timelines, milestones, dependencies, and approval gates across all workstreams.
- Coordinate multi partner delivery — managing PR agencies, social creators, media vendors, and production suppliers in parallel.
- Manage day to day client communication including status reporting, approvals, and change management.
- Proactively identify, log, and mitigate project risks across all workstreams, escalating critical issues to senior management and the client before they impact delivery timelines or budget.
- Navigate government client protocols: formal sign off processes, compliance requirements, and senior stakeholder presentations.
- Maintain programme documentation: RAID log, scopes of work, cost trackers, and post project reviews.
- Chair kick off meetings, weekly standups, and formal review sessions with clients and internal teams.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years' project management experience in a marketing, communications, or creative agency.
- Proven delivery of complex, multi partner media projects from brief to completion.
- Mandatory: experience managing government or large institutional projects.
- Mandatory: prior work experience in the UAE.
- Working knowledge of media production, social media operations, and PR/communications workflows.
- Proficiency in project management tools (Asana, Monday.com, MS Project, or equivalent) and MSOffice.
- Excellent written and verbal English; Arabic proficiency is a strong advantage.
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