SumUp’s internal creative agency is looking for a Senior Project Manager. As part of the Marketing team, you'll play a key role in delivering campaigns and other projects within the newly founded agency and will be reporting directly to the Agency Lead. By launching an in-house agency, we will supercharge our overall creative output with the expertise of agency-level talent combined with the speed and expertise of our existing brand and production teams. You’ll be the central point of contact to all internal stakeholders (marketing and company-wide), ensuring smooth operations within the agency.
Our Marketing team is a cross-functional group working in the fields of Acquisition, Brand, CRM, Content, PR and Social Media. Together, we devise innovative strategies to grow SumUp’s brand, attract new customers and keep existing merchants excited about our products. Our Berlin-based team consists of 80+ people from 15 different countries. If you’re excited about empowering small business owners around the world, we’d love to hear from you.
What you’ll do
Be the first point of contact to internal SumUp stakeholders/agency clients, working with them as well as other relevant agency team members to define the briefs and ensuring all relevant information is provided
Prioritising projects in collaboration with the Strategy Lead and the brand team
Working with the Production Lead and Creative Director to assess team capacity, plan workload and allocate projects
Briefing internal teams and freelancers, providing direction on required deliverables
Overseeing projects from briefing until delivery, keeping internal teams and stakeholders in the loop, confidently managing expectations
Actively managing in-house production of marketing campaigns: owning production timeline and tracking project progress, facilitating work of production teams, removing roadblocks, liaising with the stakeholders to obtain anything needed by the production teams to be able to deliver, scheduling and holding regular status meetings
Facilitating collaboration within different marketing teams
Sourcing and supporting in the hiring of freelancers and third party collaborators
Liaising with and coordinating third parties (e.g. external agencies), obtaining relevant specs and assets
Working with relevant teams to refine and optimise existing workflows (also through tool implementation), create new ones where need be
Tracking and measuring team capacity and recommending outsourcing where necessary
Art buying
You’ll be great for this role if
You have 5+ years experience in a similar agency role with solid knowledge of creative production processes and documentation
You are highly organised, with great attention to detail and the ability to multitask and coordinate several projects at a time
You have basic knowledge of video production processes, from brief through delivery
You’re energetic, enthusiastic and you thrive in a fast-paced environment
You’re an excellent communicator, with the ability to provide direction, motivate others and solve conflict
A real people person and team player, you remain calm under pressure and are able to prioritise and adapt to change
A problem-solver, looking to streamline existing and propose new workflows
You’re fluent in English, both spoken and written – knowledge of additional European languages is a plus.
Why you should join SumUp
You’ll have the autonomy to design, lead and implement digital strategies directly impacting SumUp's growth
We’re a truly global team of 2000+ people from 60+ countries, spread across 3 continents
You'll have the space to drive your career and empower a passionate team
You’ll have a budget for attending conferences and external training
Convenient location in the heart of Berlin at Alexanderplatz
We offer visa and relocation support for you and your family
Ping-pong table, beer in the fridge, yoga classes and many more perks
About SumUp
We believe in the everyday hero.
Small business owners are at the heart of all we do, so we create powerful, easy-to-use financial solutions to help them run their businesses. With a founder’s mentality and a 'team-first’ attitude, our diverse teams across Europe, South America and the United States work together to ensure that the small business owners we partner with can be successful doing what they love.
SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. SumUp does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other basis protected by applicable laws or prohibited by company policy. SumUp also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.
SumUp will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate.