Traffic Manager

Remuneration:	market-related
Location:	Cape Town
Job level:	Mid
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#ACK35CH99SHAF41/87
Company:	ninety9cents

Summary

The traffic manager regulates the flow of work in the agency. The Traffic department increases an agency's efficiency and profitability through the reduction of false job starts, inappropriate job initiation, incomplete information sharing, over- and under-cost estimation, and the need for media extensions.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Manage and plan all work through the creative, strategy and digital departments
• Liaise between all departments within the agency
• Attending weekly status meetings, driving creative status meetings and standups.
• Monitor the schedules and workloads of all creatives and digital creatives
• Create a monthly forecast to ensure best practices of planning and have this approved by Head of traffic.
• Drive workload planning sessions weekly with the relevant Creative Directors
• Looking at all CPA’s and ensure jobs are tracked according. Forward planning on extra recourses needed.
• Manage the freelancer database on behalf of Head of traffic
• Scheduling Job kick-starters and reviews with Creative Directors, Client Service, production and strategy.
• Oversee jobs and ensure they are on track, on time and allocated correctly
• Ensure timesheets are completed on time and correct
• Traffic and assist with trafficking creative and digital creative briefs, ensuring briefs are received on time
• Review and provide feedback on all briefs to ensure that you are happy with the quality of briefs going into the system
• Ensure that work flows through the various stages accordingly and is completed on time as per deadline
• Communicate any concerns or delays to the Head of traffic and client services team.
• Liaise with the client service and creative teams ensuring efficiency and continuity across all jobs.
• Chasing production on Cost estimate and ensuring jobs are dispatched.
• Managing the entire creative studio in the absence of Head of Traffic.

Monthly progress status with Head of Traffic.

Skills and attributes / Key competencies:

• Able to work on Workbook to monitor and track jobs
• Proficient in MS Office (i.e. Word / Excel Advanced)
• Analysis of time sheets completed by creative team members
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Strong people management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to receive instructions, work independently and with other resources
• Understand the creative process and thinking ahead before each required step
• Logical thinker
• Solution orientated
• Self-motivated
• Attention to detail and a sense of urgency 

Experience:

• Minimum 3-4 years traffic experience of which minimum.
• Proven experience working in an agency environment
• Proven experience managing a creative team

Posted on 13 Aug 11:16, Closing date 11 Sep