VCCP Health

Project manager in healthcare advertising

In short

This is a senior Project Manager role at a healthcare advertising agency, responsible for planning, scheduling and driving projects through studio, digital and print, managing resourcing, timelines, budgets and production partners. The company works with creative advertising campaigns speaking to HCPs, patients, payers or the public. It requires several years of creative agency project management experience with resourcing/traffic workflow exposure, and proficiency in tools like Google Workspace, Smartsheets, Asana or Resource Guru. The role is hybrid, based in London.

About
We transform the fortunes of our clients' businesses by placing them at the centre of our strategy, and using cutting edge insight from consumer advertising to give them the competitive edge. Our challenger mindset and extensive range of capabilities means we can build the team that's right for your challenge, whether you are focused on KOLs, ROI, or AI. We can speak to HCPs, patients, payers, or the public. Whoever's perspective you need to change.
Responsibilities
•Identify capacity clashes early and proactively come with recommendations on how best to shift resourcing between projects to meet deadlines.
•Work closely with Account Handling to establish clear daily and weekly priorities, ensuring delivery teams understand what needs to be delivered first without being overwhelmed by competing requests.
•In this role you are looking for recommendations for smoother processes or improvements.
•Plan, schedule, and drive projects through studio, digital, and print, ensuring work is delivered on time, on budget, and to brief.
•Keep internal teams and third-party production partners clear on milestones, next steps, and changing priorities, acting as the primary point of contact.
•Provide proactive updates to Account Handling to help manage the client.
•Scope projects, validate external production costs and handle project production reconciliations.
•Rigorously monitor project timelines and budgets while identifying, tracking, and mitigating risks such as scope creep with impact on production costs and timings.
•Follow internal processes while tailoring workflows (amend rounds, sign-offs) for each project to ensure final delivery meets the brief on time and on budget.
Requirements
•A number of years creative agency experience in project management roles with exposure to resourcing/traffic workflows.
•Practical problem-solving approach - spots bottlenecks early, stays calm under pressure, actively brings recommendations to the table and knows when to escalate.
•Strong communication skills with the confidence to challenge timelines or scope constructively and offer recommendations.
•Proficiency in Google Workspace, Smartsheets, and dedicated resourcing tools like Asana or Resource Guru.
•A passion for all things creative and advertising.
•Resilience to keep going in a fast paced environment.
•Thrive on working in a high energy and fast paced environment, where no two days are the same.
•Be proactive with a can-do attitude - be eager to get your sleeves rolled up and learn.
•Strive for excellence - be proud of your work and have meticulous attention to detail.
•Friendly and approachable.
•Build rapport and able to quickly establish excellent working relationships.
•Live and breathe the agency's values: strives for excellence, can-do attitude, approachable and personable, builds rapport and is able to quickly establish excellent working relationships, team player.
Nice to have
•Healthcare agency experience is advantageous.
Conditions
Not specified in the posting.

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