Sr Project Director

About Us

Sparks is a leading global brand experience agency, specializing in the design and execution of award-winning experiences that forge deep connections between brands and audiences. Recognized by Adweek as Experiential Agency of the Year, we bring a unique blend of strategic insight and execution excellence to every brand activation, corporate event, trade show exhibit, and immersive experience. Our commitment to creativity, innovation, and flawless execution drives us to craft impactful experiential marketing solutions that deepen relationships, inspire action, and build trust—all around the world.

Summary

The Senior Project Director is a pivotal leadership role responsible for the strategic oversight and end-to-end delivery of high-profile, large-scale global events and productions. Operating at the intersection of client strategy, creative vision, and operational excellence, this role sets the standard for project delivery across the agency. The Senior Project Director provides authoritative direction to cross-functional teams, owns senior client relationships, and plays an instrumental role in shaping the agency’s production capabilities, processes, and growth trajectory. This role is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office one day a week (typically Wednesdays) at our London location.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior client point of contact across flagship and multi-market accounts, building deep, trust-based relationships at director level and above
• Proactively identify and act on opportunities to grow accounts, deepen strategic partnerships, and deliver measurable value beyond the brief
• Lead and contribute to high-stakes pitches, RFP responses, and new business presentations, bringing strategic insight and production credibility to the room
• Shape and challenge client briefs to ensure ambition, feasibility, and creative excellence are in alignment from the outset

Education & Experience

• Min 10 yrs experience in event production within an agency environment, with a strong portfolio of complex, large-scale projects across EMEA and international markets
• Min 8 yrs experience in a senior project management or senior producer role (full-time or freelance)
• Proven track record of managing budgets of £3m+ with full accountability for financial performance and reconciliation
• Deep experience across a broad range of project types including live events, EXPO, experiential, brand campaigns, video, and strategic consulting

What We Offer

The Freeman Company provides benefits that aim to empower our people and their families to thrive mentally, physically, and financially. These are a handful of the types of programs and benefits our full-time people may be eligible for. There may be some variances in specific benefits across regions.

Diversity Commitment

At The Freeman Company, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is helping us to create not only a great place to work, but also an environment where our employees, our customers and our communities around the world can reach their goals and connect with each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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