Head of Project Management, CNCC

About the role

Condé Nast Italia is looking for a Head of Project Management for its CNCC unit in Milan. Reporting to the Commercial Creative Director, the role leads and develops the CNCC Italy Project Management team and manages the most important projects, including cross-platform and multi-client ones. It plays a key part in the pre-sale phase, supporting Brand Marketing and Sales in defining project planning, and takes full responsibility for the execution, production, profitability and final quality of custom and tentpole projects (content, video, social media, events).

Key responsibilities

• Lead execution and delivery of cross-platform commercial projects such as video productions, advertorials, branded content, social media and editorial campaign assets, events and in-event activations.
• Define and manage each project by gathering the information needed for the project plan: activities, timeline, deliverables, milestones, deadlines and approval steps.
• Manage the internal Project Management team of 5 people and coordinate two external team members.
• Supervise information and approval exchanges with the Editorial team, identify and manage project risks, and manage suppliers (journalists, videographers, photographers, technical suppliers).
• Maintain contact with clients and internal teams throughout the post-sale phases, supervise production budgets and timelines, and own project P&L.
• Support Brand Marketing in preparing final reports and case studies, and ensure commercial proposals match final deliverables.

Required profile

• 7+ years of experience as a Lead, Head or Senior Project Manager in media companies, creative agencies, event management companies or similar.
• Proven end-to-end production of creative and cross-platform content (videos, advertorials, branded content, social media campaigns, events).
• Direct client management and supervision of productions, shoots and events.
• Team management experience or a strong, solution-oriented leadership attitude.
• Degree in Marketing, Communication or a related field.

Required skills

• Fluent Italian and English, written and spoken.
• Budgeting, P&L management and project margin monitoring.
• Mediation between editorial, creative and commercial requirements.

What we offer

• Position classified at Quadro level under the Graphic-Editorial collective agreement, with an annual gross salary of EUR 50,000 to 70,000.
• A comprehensive employee benefits package.
• Possible eligibility for discretionary bonus compensation.