Job Overview
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented professional to join our team in Sydney. As a Junior Traffic Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth execution of projects.
Key Responsibilities:
* Coordinate agency workflow process, ensuring that all projects move efficiently through each phase
* Support resource planning across creative and strategy teams
* Work with the senior operations team to prioritize work, manage timelines, and enhance agency efficiencies
* Review and approve project schedules, ensuring time frames are met and any changes are promptly communicated to relevant teams
* Collaborate with internal teams to ensure project deliverables meet quality standards, client expectations, and escalate any bottlenecks
* Helping to ensure briefs are complete and teams are set up for success
* Tracking job progress and keep stakeholders informed, escalating when needed
* Troubleshooting delays, escalating issues, and using your solutions-based approach to turn challenges into wins
* Support the onboarding of freelancers and booking external suppliers where needed
* Support weekly WIPs with internal teams, maintaining job tracking and resourcing documents efficiently
* Managing award submissions, collaborating with the broader team on collating work and case study entries
* Unleashing your creative flair to manage social accounts, crafting and posting on-brand content
About You:
* You have worked in a creative advertising agency (or equivalent) for 2+ years in either a Traffic / Project Management / Account service role
* Highly organized and calm under pressure, you are comfortable juggling multiple projects and timelines efficiently
* Strong communicator - you're a natural with both people and processes, and you thrive when you're busy and working to tight time frames
* Strong solution-finding abilities and a keen eye for detail - you can spot potential issues before they become problems
* You have a resilient mindset with a willingness to adapt to the evolving advertising landscape
* You're passionate about the work, and want to push for best-in-class output and delivery
* You are very comfortable using project management tools and software like the Microsoft suite, Smartsheet, Trello and enjoy embracing new technologies