Senior Project Manager (Account Director)

Seniority Level: Associate

#DreamBig

Senior Project Manager (Account Director)

Brewing the world's most loved beers and building brands consumers love, AB InBev is where ownership, ambition, and action thrive.

We empower you to dream big, lead change, and create a long-lasting legacy.

We value relentless problem-solvers who take accountability, embrace challenges, and turn bold goals into results through resilience and hard work.

That's Who We Are: Come and OWN IT.

About DraftLine

We're a team of strategists, creatives, producers, and marketers reshaping marketing from within AB InBev. Based in London, we create culturally relevant, future-ready campaigns for iconic beer brands like Stella Artois, Budweiser, Corona, and over 500 others worldwide-collaborating closely with global and local teams from concept to production.

Job Overview

We're seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end campaign delivery across all media channels. You'll build strong brand relationships, manage and mentor a team, and drive operational excellence. A love for creative work, process improvement, and authentic collaboration is a must.

We're looking for someone with a passion for process improvement, a drive to innovate, and a natural talent for building authentic partnerships that lead to great work-and even greater results.

What you'll be doing:

• Becoming the Marketing Manager's best friend and the main day to day point of contact for your brand, supporting them with planning, briefing & prioritisation and ensuring they have clear expectations of team output
• Line managing 1-2 junior members of team. Supporting their day-to-day requirements and driving their development
• Ensuring end to end campaign delivery on time and on budget, managing all stakeholders (internal and external) involved to deliver campaigns
• Living and breathing the brand you work on to become the brand gatekeeper. Having a clear understanding of the vision and proactively contributing your ideas on how dL could support
• Intuitively 'picking your battles' during the idea selling and creative development process, demonstrating an understanding of when to hold firm and when/how to compromise with senior stakeholders
• Updating internal systems with workflow information & planning creative resource requirements
• Actively looking at processes & ways of working within the business and proposing ways to improve
• Keeping brand informed with regular status meetings, updating them on campaign performance & delivery
• Developing & managing campaign budgets, keeping brand teams informed of their spend and ensuring costings stay on track
• Driving the setting of yearly campaign forecasts for your brands, closely monitoring and flagging any changes to forecast as briefs land
• Reporting into your Project Management Lead, keeping them informed of campaign activity and financials and escalating issues where necessary, bringing proposed solutions

What you'll bring:

• Relationship management experience with ability to interact and influence efficiently across various stakeholders in different geographies, at all organisational levels
• Experience of the full creative campaigns life cycle
• Team management expereince desireable
• Strong commercial acumen & financial / budget management
• Knowledge of marketing principles & integrated communications
• Ability to work well within in a team and autonomously
• Strong communicator with high standard of written and spoken English
• Excellent presentation skills, with an ability to convey a clear message/ story in order to influence or make complex matters easy to understand
• Exceptional organizational skills & attention detail
• Creative flair
• The experience and confidence to say 'no', in the right way, at the right moments
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment

What you get in return

We also offer a great Benefits & Perks package!

• 18-month fixed term contract to extend to permanent based on performance
• Benefits for you and your family to help your physical and mental health
• Competitive parental leave and pension double contributions
• 25 days holidays per year
• Employee benefits to help your physical and mental health and overall well-being (travel insurance, gym memberships, discounted services, dental, etc.)
• A beer allowance to enjoy our brands
• 2 volunteer days a year to support your local community
• 5 employee networks to support diversity and inclusion
• Global Bonus
• WPA Private Medical Care
• 26 weeks paid leave for primary caregiver

BUILD YOUR CAREER WITH US

We recruit for mindset, ambition, and cultural fit.

UNIQUE CULTURE

We are proud to be part of something bigger than ourselves and are passionate about building upon our company's long legacy. We believe in collaboration and candor, which results in a dynamic culture with open communication.

BRANDS EVERYONE LOVES

We are part of the collective, global history of beer. We are the proud makers of more than 500 iconic brands, from beloved international classics to local favorites.

GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

Our people grow at the pace of their talent. We empower our people to learn, expand their perspectives, and unlock career growth. In an environment where commitment to excellence pays off, our people are able to deepen their impact and create a long-lasting legacy.

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