Application Deadline: 29 April 2026
Department: Client Services / Project
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: London
Reporting To: Rosalind Green
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Project Manager. Please note this is a FTC for around 9 months.
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 B2B and B2C experiential projects as well as other communications initiatives, campaigns, digital interactives and design projects.
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 services and be able to sell these effectively
- 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
- Ensure that all projects over £50K fees are issued with an Imagination Client Survey
- Should be able to travel internationally a number of times a year for extended periods of time
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
- Asses project spend to maximise value and ROI for clients
Market Knowledge
- Understanding clients, competitors, market, suppliers, products and strategy
Leadership & Mentoring
- Delegate to, manage and oversee team
- Mentor and develop junior team members
- Solid experience delivering projects within events, exhibitions or brand experience within an agency environment
- Good interpersonal, presentation, relationship building and negotiation skills
- You take a hands-on, proactive approach to managing projects, anticipating needs and challenges.
- 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 manage mid to large scale budgets
- People management experience
- Capable of devising and implementing revenue-generating ideas.
What we can offer you:
Wellness
Benefits
Perks
Imagination is The Original Experience Design Agency. Founded over 50 years ago, we apply the power of our collective imagination to creative, commercial, and cultural challenges, creating experiences that move people. We specialise in Consulting, Destinations, Content and Live Events.
We have 13 global studios worldwide, united by a deep understanding of what moves people on a human level, and a determinedly independent spirit. Imagination was officially certified as a Newsweek Most Loved Workplace® 2023.
Our clients include Major League Baseball, Visa, Amazon, Ford, LVMH, Harley-Davidson, and Google.
For more information, please visit imagination.com or follow @imaginationglbl on social.
