Project Manager – Communications & Digital Media at Place Communications

About Place Communications

Place Communications is an award-winning social impact and communications agency based in Abu Dhabi, specialising in integrated communications, production, public affairs, advisory, and digital media. We partner with government entities, private sector leaders, and international organisations to deliver purpose-driven campaigns and digital engagement with impact.

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Project Manager to lead the onboarding and delivery of a high-profile new government client account. This role will oversee the end-to-end management of projects across PR, digital media, influencer engagement, and content production. You will be instrumental in ensuring seamless programme execution, stakeholder engagement, and operational efficiency during the initial onboarding phase and beyond.

At Place Communications, you will work alongside a team of purpose-driven communicators and strategists, delivering exceptional results on high-impact projects. We offer competitive benefits, a hybrid work policy, and the opportunity to shape meaningful communications that influence change.

Key Responsibilities:

Project & Programme Delivery

• Lead cross-functional project delivery across digital communications, PR, content, and social media.
• Manage timelines, workback schedules, milestones, and deliverables across multiple projects.
• Ensure all project activities align with client requirements, internal standards, and quality benchmarks.
• Collaborate with internal teams (strategy, content, creative, digital) and external suppliers to ensure timely execution of deliverables.
• Facilitate internal alignment and ensure visibility across all workstreams.

Governance & Reporting

• Monitor and report on project performance, timelines, and budget adherence.
• Maintain documentation, meeting notes, action logs, and risk registers.
• Deliver weekly and monthly updates to clients and internal leadership teams.
• Ensure compliance with agency processes, policies, and contract terms.

Risk, Change & Quality Management

• Identify potential risks, issues, and dependencies, proactively escalating where necessary.
• Support service transition activities.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews, supporting excellence across client deliverables.

Strategic & Operational Support

• Contribute to the development of operational plans, and strategic project roadmaps.
• Drive collaboration across multiple departments to ensure campaign consistency and effectiveness.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 6–10 years of experience in project management, ideally within PR, communications, digital, or creative industries.
• Previous experience supporting government accounts or public sector programmes.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and high-profile clients in deadline-driven environments.
• Strong understanding of campaign workflows, digital content production, and PR delivery.
• PMP, Prince2 or Agile/SAFe certification preferred.
• Fluent English required; Arabic is highly desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

How to Apply

Send your CV and portfolio to hello@placecomms.com and follow our journey on LinkedIn.