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Jones Knowles Ritchie is a branding business, founded in 1990 and proudly independent ever since.    We started out in the world of packaging, but now we're worldwide: from three founders, to more than 300 of us across the UK and USA. Together, we build and deliver brands across the entire consumer experience.    But even more important than what we do, is why we do it. We're here to inspire brands and people to be their true selves.   To be brave.   Be tenacious.   And above all, be yourself.   Because we believe that's the only way to truly be distinctive, everywhere.    Our Film, Motion & CGI (FMC) team creates best-in-class motion design for some of the world's biggest brands. The work is bold, fast, and creatively ambitious.  But great work doesn't happen by accident. It runs on precision.  That's where you come in.  The role  As a Program Manager, you sit within JKR's wider Program Management department, with Motion as your primary focus. You are the engine behind the energy, the person who builds and maintainsthe operational set-up that allows creativity to thrive.  Day to day, that means:  Making sure the right people are on the right projects at the right time.  Making sure work is properly scoped before it starts, and that capacity is managed proactively rather than firefighting.  Working hand-in-hand with Client Services to keep client expectations, timelines and budgets aligned from brief to delivery.  Building strong working relationships with other Program Managers and creative leaders across the business, so that Motion resourcing decisions are made with full visibility of what'shappening studio-wide, not in isolation.  In short: you bring order to complexity, so the team can focus on making exceptional work.  This role reports into the Ops Director and sits within the Program Management department alongside PMs supporting other disciplines across the studio.  What you'll be responsible for:  Manage a wide range of Motion projects, from single deliverables to complex, multi-workstream briefs with layered stakeholder management.  Independently create and maintain project documentation: scopes of work, change requests, timelines and resourcing plans.  Run multiple Motion project timelines across clients and design hubs in parallel, ensuring deadlines are hit and deliverables land.  Maintain financial reporting, including burn rates and forecasting, alongside project management and resourcing tools.    Client Services partnership  Partner closely with Client Services as a genuine co-owner of the client relationship, not just an internal delivery function, anticipating client needs and maintaining status reports and master timelines.  Work with Client Services to unpack briefs properly, asking the right questions up front so plans are right first time and aligned to budget.  Give Client Services the time and resource visibility they need to negotiate confidently with clients.    Resourcing  Own resourcing across all Motion projects, from incoming brief to final delivery.  Maintain a clear, real-time view of team capacity.  Match talent to projects based on skill, availability and creative fit.  Spot capacity gaps early and resolve them before they become problems, managing conflicts with clear, fair reasoning.  Work as part of the studio's wider resourcing network, collaborating with resourcing and Program Management colleagues across other disciplines to support planning and prioritisation across the full slate of projects, not just Motion.    Time quoting & scoping