Apple - Integrated Project Manager (12-16 yrs)

SUMMARY:

- Marcom is the creatively-led global team that oversees Apple's consumer facing marketing. We ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications across all medias and platforms. Every day, hundreds of millions of Apple customers around the world interact with our products. We drive the strategy and creative work that provide both new and existing customers with simple, engaging and inspiring marketing experiences.

- We are looking for an experienced Integrated Project Manager who loves playing a pivotal role in bringing ideas to life. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing development of various communications from inception through final delivery.

- You will partner closely with various stakeholders and creative teams during ideation, supporting the strategic and production goals of brand and functional teams, ensuring projects are produced on strategy, within budget and to the highest levels of creative excellence.

DESCRIPTION:

This position requires a self-motivated multi-tasker with strong integrated project management skills who will :

- Elevate the creative, be innovative in supporting the ideation, sell-in and production processes, enabling great ideas to thrive.

- Manage integrated projects across platforms, film, content, digital and social.

- Collaborate closely with key stakeholders and creative production teams either in the Geo or across the globe to produce impactful marketing materials.

- Be the first point of contact for incoming creative and production projects and be responsible for assigning creative and integrated project management resources.

- Responsible for forecasting creative and production staffing needs and resource additional team members or vendors as needed.

- Develop a network of freelancers, creative agencies, production vendors to enhance India's creative capabilities and / or production to execute all types of projects to the highest standards with the greatest efficiency possible.

- Drives pre-production alignment, collates the asset production plan, ensuring the plans align to deadlines and annual / quarterly budget plans.

- Have a holistic view of the project status and be accountable for timely creative approvals, production and delivery.

- Continuously strive to improve on the delivery process and quality.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

- 12 years' experience in a producer position at a creative agency or marketing organisation.

- Experienced in managing creative resourcing or managing creative teams internally and externally.

- Experienced in cross-functional delivery of creatively led initiatives.

- You have marketing communication expertise at both a strategic and executional level.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- Inventive and enthusiastic problem solver, at ease with working in a dynamic and highly matrix organisation.

- Strong project and time management skills, highly adaptable at shifting gears quickly.

- Deep cultural curiosity and connectedness, including extraordinary communication and negotiation skills.

- You have strong relationships with the creative and production community that bring an in-depth knowledge of resources and production vendors.

- You embrace a collaborative environment and never shy away from contributing.

- Avid planner, organised and adept at driving multi-disciplined teams forward.

- Spent considerable number of years living and working in India will be beneficial.