Project Manager

Description

Role: Project Manager
Company: OMD EMEA
Department: OMD Create
Reporting to: Executive Director, Creative Activation and Operations

Overview:
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in supporting high-profile product integration and branded content initiatives across Europe. You will manage the end-to-end process for product placement requests spanning music, sport, film, TV, and entertainment IP, ensuring all associations reflect our clients’ values and brand guidelines.
You will be the linchpin between clients, production partners, and internal teams, overseeing the review, assessment, and management of a high volume of annual product integration proposals. Your work will help our clients maintain a strong presence within culture, while ensuring every partnership is strategically aligned and flawlessly executed.

Key Responsibilities
Proposal Review & Assessment
• Critically review and catalogue all incoming product integration proposals from studios, production companies, and entertainment partners.
• Assess each opportunity against brand guidelines, values, and strategic objectives.
• Develop and implement robust, universal assessment criteria for evaluating proposals.

Opportunity Recommendation & Internal Alignment
• Identify and recommend the most valuable opportunities, ensuring authentic alignment and positive brand sentiment.
• Manage internal processes to secure sign-off and green light for selected integrations.
• Collaborate with media teams to leverage investment where appropriate.

Relationship & Stakeholder Management
• Serve as the primary point of contact for both successful and unsuccessful partners, managing all communications with professionalism and clarity.
• Oversee product distribution, fulfilment, and compliance with brand and product guidelines.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders across multiple European markets.

Reporting & Performance Measurement
• Introduce and maintain a clear measurement matrix/dashboard to track and report on integration performance.
• Deliver weekly wrap-up reports highlighting new placements, releases, and product shipments by territory.
• Support quarterly reviews with stakeholders to assess KPIs and resource needs.

Team Collaboration & Support
• Work closely with the Executive Director, Creative Activation and Operations to ensure seamless workflow and coverage.
• Foster a collaborative, innovative, and supportive team environment.

Ideal Candidate
• Demonstrable experience in project management within the entertainment, media, or advertising sectors.
• Proven track record managing complex, multi-stakeholder partnerships and product integrations across European and global markets.
• Strong administrative skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to assess opportunities and make sound recommendations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with confidence handling high-profile partners.
• Deep interest in entertainment culture and a keen eye for identifying cultural trends in music, sport, and entertainment.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Comfortable with flexible working and travel as required.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages a plus.
• Production experience is a plus.

About OMD Create EMEA
The OMD Create team is a multi-disciplinary department comprised of creatives, project managers, and content experts who deliver conceptual creative development, content activation strategy, and engaging creative activation ideas for some of the world's largest advertisers. Positioned at the heart of a media agency, we connect consumer insight, creative, and media execution and consult with clients across the paid, owned, and earned content experience. Our team values creativity, collaboration, and innovation, fostering a supportive and dynamic work environment.

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Duration

Permanent

Location

London  Hybrid working available

Salary

Circa £35k

Posted on

12th Mar 2026

Apply by

2nd Apr 2026