Senior Project Manager (Sports, Events & Activations)
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About the Role
A globally recognised creative agency is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead high-profile experiential campaigns, live events, and brand activations in Dubai. The role involves end-to-end project delivery, client management, and mentoring junior team members.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end delivery of large scale experiential marketing campaigns, events and brand activations
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery against scope, budget and timelines
- Act as the primary point of contact for key clients and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
- Collaborate with creative, strategy and production teams to bring campaigns to life
- Oversee project planning, budgeting, forecasting and resource allocation
- Identify and manage project risks while maintaining exceptional delivery standards
- Support pitch development, presentations and new business proposals
- Build and nurture relationships with external partners, suppliers and creative collaborators
- Mentor junior project management team members and promote best practice across delivery
- Stay connected to regional cultural trends across sport, entertainment, fashion, technology and lifestyle
Requirements
- 6 10+ years' experience within experiential marketing, live events, brand activations or creative agencies
- Proven track record delivering complex, high profile projects from concept to completion
- Strong client management and stakeholder engagement experience
- Excellent commercial awareness with experience managing budgets and project profitability
- Experience contributing to pitches, proposals and business development activities
- Outstanding organisational and communication skills
- Previous experience leading cross functional teams and mentoring junior colleagues
- A genuine passion for sport, culture, entertainment and creating memorable brand experiences
- Experience delivering projects within the GCC or UAE market would be highly advantageous
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Overview
- We're partnering with a globally recognised creative and experiential marketing agency that delivers award winning campaigns for some of the world's biggest brands across sport, culture, entertainment and lifestyle.
- As the business continues to grow across the Middle East, they're looking to appoint an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of high profile experiential campaigns, live events and brand activations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end delivery of large scale experiential marketing campaigns, events and brand activations.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery against scope, budget and timelines.
- Act as the primary point of contact for key clients and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
- Collaborate with creative, strategy and production teams to bring campaigns to life.
- Oversee project planning, budgeting, forecasting and resource allocation.
- Identify and manage project risks while maintaining exceptional delivery standards.
- Support pitch development, presentations and new business proposals.
- Build and nurture relationships with external partners, suppliers and creative collaborators.
- Mentor junior project management team members and promote best practice across delivery.
- Stay connected to regional cultural trends across sport, entertainment, fashion, technology and lifestyle to ensure campaigns remain relevant and impactful.
Required Experience
- 6 10+ years' experience within experiential marketing, live events, brand activations or creative agencies.
- A proven track record delivering complex, high profile projects from concept to completion.
- Strong client management and stakeholder engagement experience.
- Excellent commercial awareness with experience managing budgets and project profitability.
- Experience contributing to pitches, proposals and business development activities.
- Outstanding organisational and communication skills.
- Previous experience leading cross functional teams and mentoring junior colleagues.
- A genuine passion for sport, culture, entertainment and creating memorable brand experiences.
- Experience delivering projects within the GCC or UAE market would be highly advantageous.
What's on Offer
- Join an internationally recognised creative agency working with global brands.
- Opportunity to lead large scale campaigns across sport, culture and entertainment.
- Collaborative and highly creative working environment.
- Genuine career progression within a growing regional business.
- Exposure to international projects and cross market collaboration.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
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