Project Manager

Grounded in a talent-centric mindset, Maker Lab is a marketing agency designed to build decentralised technology-led agency teams, rooted in collaboration with clients from the ground up. Maker Lab’s cross-functional teams of multidisciplinary specialists are embedded into client teams across digital marketing competencies — from measurement & analytics to content production.

Job summary:

We’re looking for a dynamic Project Manager to power incoming briefs and connect cross-functional teams, turning ideas into impactful creative output. You’ll bring structure, momentum and precision to every project, ensuring seamless collaboration, strong execution and consistently high-quality delivery.

Role: 

• Drive assigned projects from brief through to final delivery, managing timelines, resources and project requirements across social, digital, print and video production.
• Support the Creative Business Lead in developing creative briefs, strategic frameworks and campaign rollout plans.
• Own the project lifecycle from initial briefing through to final asset delivery and filing.
• Clarify project requirements, internalise briefs and collaborate with stakeholders to strengthen and refine them where needed.
• Partner with internal teams to develop and present ideas visually and in writing, while collaborating with clients to identify the most effective creative solutions.
• Manage team tasks, workload allocation and resource planning, maintaining visibility across project scope and priorities.
• Keep projects on track by monitoring timelines, meeting schedules and team capacity while ensuring stakeholders remain informed of progress, risks and potential gaps.
• Manage and communicate changes to project scope, schedules and costs, escalating issues when required.
• Identify opportunities to elevate briefs, unlock stronger creative outcomes and drive better business results.
• Continuously explore opportunities to improve processes, workflows and team efficiency.
• Thrive in an agile environment, adapting confidently to evolving priorities and business needs.

You:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of experience within an agency or in-house environment, with a strong understanding of the creative development process.
• Hyper-organised and accountable individual with experience working in a dynamic creative space with the ability to handle projects of different types and scales.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to manage expectations, articulate recommendations, and translate ideas into actionable plans.
• Experience managing marketing campaigns across Japan or Korea.
• A collaborative team player who remains focused on delivering projects successfully from start to finish.
• Demonstrates a strong sense of ownership, consistently producing high-quality work and maintaining curiosity around business impact.
• Proactive in approach, with the ability to think analytically, creatively and conceptually.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and change, with proven experience guiding stakeholders through evolving requirements.
• Exceptional verbal and written English communication and presentation skills.

Please note: due to the high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted with a follow-up introduction email.  If you do not receive an email from Maker Lab, your application has been unsuccessful this time around. Look out for future roles! By submitting your application, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your data by the Maker Lab team for the purposes of your application. Where your application contains personal data of third parties, you confirm that you have obtained all necessary consents to provide the Maker Lab team with such personal data and that we may collect, use and/or disclose such data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.