Dept

Budapest

Creative Project Manager

FULL TIME ON-SITE SENIOR
Posted 2 days ago

Quick Summary

Role Overview

This Project Manager role is part of the Creative and Media team in Budapest, focusing on the day-to-day execution of projects for ambitious brands. You will coordinate scopes, timelines, and budgets while ensuring internal teams and clients remain aligned on key milestones.

Key Responsibilities

  • Create and manage project plans and scopes of work.
  • Monitor project pacing and prioritize resource allocation.
  • Maintain accurate project documentation and update internal systems.
  • Support budget tracking and provide updates to senior leadership.
  • Lead internal stand-ups to keep teams aligned on deadlines.
  • Coordinate workflows between creative and production teams.

Requirements Snapshot

  • Two to four years of project management experience in an agency.
  • Proven ability to create project documentation and budgets.
  • Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in using project management tools and tracking systems.
  • Full working proficiency in the English language.

Expected Impact

You will ensure the seamless delivery of digital experiences by maintaining clear communication and operational efficiency across diverse creative teams. Your management of resources and timelines will directly contribute to the growth and success of high-profile global clients.

This summary was generated from the original job posting (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

Job Description

Budapest

Note: Please submit your application in English.

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

JOB PURPOSE

This role is part of our Creative & Media team. Our team is a vibrant mix of talents, ranging from Creatives, Influencer Marketers, Brand & Content Strategists to Account Managers, Programmatic and Marketing Automation Consultants. Together, we blend imaginative storytelling and performance-driven strategies with cutting-edge technology to create engaging digital experiences that build lasting relationships with our clients like Netflix, Foot Locker, Philips & Biscoff. 

As a Project Manager at DEPT®, you’ll manage the day-to-day running of projects across assigned accounts, ensuring that scopes, timelines, budgets, and resources are well coordinated. 

You will work closely with Senior Project Managers and Client Services to track progress, flag risks, and keep both internal teams and client aligned on weekly priorities and milestones. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Create and manage project plans, scopes of work, timelines, and trackers;
  • Monitor project pacing, prioritise resource allocation, and escalate overruns or blockers;
  • Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure systems are up to date;
  • Support budget tracking and provide relevant updates to Senior Project Managers and Client Services;
  • Run internal stand-ups and keep teams aligned on priorities and deadlines;
  • Coordinate with Creative (social media), Design, and Production teams to ensure smooth workflow and handovers;
  • Partner with Client Services to share agreed project updates with clients, ensuring clarity on priorities, progress and next steps.

WHAT YOU BRING

  • 2–4 years’ experience in a project management role, ideally within an agency or creative environment;
  • Experience creating project documentation including scopes, timelines, and budgets;
  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail;
  • Confident in using project management tools and tracking systems;
  • Proactive communicator who can work collaboratively across multiple teams;
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment;
  • Full working proficiency of the English language.
  • Nice to have: experience with BAU / Always On social workstreams would be beneficial

WE OFFER

Please note that benefits may vary by location. Feel free to reach out to your recruiter for more details

  • Hybrid working policy
  • Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, and a multisport programme;
  • A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021.
  • Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with all of them. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
  • The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
  • Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

WHY DEPT®?

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.

We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.

At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION 

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.

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