INTEGRATED SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (REMOTE): TOP-NOTCH DESIGN AGENCY
Client Service Project Manager – Advertising (Integrated), Creative (Integrated), Digital Project Manager – Digital, Branding and Packaging
Cape Town – Western Cape, Remote
Lead the work. Own the detail.
We have a fantastic fully remote (in Cape Town) opportunity for a highly organised, senior-level Integrated Senior Project Manager with strong design and digital agency experience to join the team at a top-notch creative agency based in Cape Town.
This is a hands-on senior role for someone who understands brand, packaging, corporate identity and digital, particularly website builds, and knows how to move complex projects from brief to delivery with clarity, confidence and commercial rigour.
Working within a lean, senior-led studio, you’ll manage high-value client relationships, oversee multiple moving parts, and act as the critical link between client, creative and development teams. If you’re equally comfortable in the detail and the bigger picture and know how to keep premium work moving without dropping the ball, this role could be for you.
Key Performance Areas
Client Leadership & Relationship Management
- Lead day-to-day client communication across key accounts
- Manage briefs, approvals, timelines and expectations with professionalism and precision
- Build trusted long-term client relationships and identify growth opportunities within accounts
- Present work, navigate feedback and guide projects strategically.
Integrated Project Delivery
- Own projects end-to-end across brand, packaging, digital and website delivery
- Create production plans, scopes, timing schedules and internal briefs
- Manage workflow across design and development teams
- Proactively flag risks, delays and scope shifts before they become problems
- Ensure all work is delivered on time, on brief and on budget.
Website & Digital Project Management
- Project manage website builds from briefing to launch
- Coordinate design-to-development handovers
- Manage staging, QA, approvals and post-launch support
- Act as the bridge between clients, creatives and development partners
- Keep digital timelines, deliverables and scope tightly controlled.
Commercial & Financial Oversight
- Manage quoting, budgets, job tracking and reconciliation
- Monitor hours against scope and surface overruns early
- Maintain accurate financial records and contribute to billing reviews
- Ensure profitability and commercial discipline across all assigned projects.
Process, Systems & Workflow Discipline
- Maintain organised project documentation and filing systems
- Use internal workflow tools to manage priorities and communication
- Ensure process consistency across all active jobs
- Support the ongoing improvement of project management systems and standards.
This role is for you if you…
- Love structure, process and keeping moving parts aligned
- Can confidently manage both design and digital workflows
- Understand websites without needing to be highly technical
- Know how to work with premium brands and high expectations
- Are calm under pressure and solutions-driven
- Can run projects independently without needing layers of support
- Enjoy working in a lean, senior-only environment.
Technical Platforms & Tools (Important)
Experience in the following is highly advantageous:
- Xero (or equivalent financial/project tracking software)
- Slack (workflow and team communication)
- Google Workspace
- Google Drive
- Website CMS platforms (WordPress advantageous)
- Project scoping and timing documentation
- Understanding of website development workflows
- Strong grasp of brand, packaging and CI production processes.
Requirements
The successful candidate must have/be:
- 6-8 years’ experience in senior Integrated Project Management or Account Management (Account Director level) within a design or creative agency
- Proven experience managing complex multi-disciplinary projects independently
- Strong experience across digital (website) brand, packaging, corporate identity and digital
- Solid understanding of website builds and digital delivery
- Excellent client management and communication skills
- Strong commercial awareness and budget management experience
- Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
- Comfortable working fully remotely within a collaborative team structure
- A genuine passion for quality creative work.
City: Remote in Cape Town
Level of Expertise: Senior
Remuneration: Negotiable
Consultant: Viv
Reference Number: #Viv3157
