Traffic Manager III

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Job Details:

Job Title: Traffic Manager III

Client Location: New Jersey (Open for 100% Remote. EST Hours)

Duration: 12 Months (Potential To Extend)

Type: Full-time, Contract

Description:

Traffic Manager

The role of a Traffic Manager is to ensure that projects follow the agency project lifecycle while staying on time and on budget while mitigating risk and removing roadblocks. This encompasses many attributes that include wearing one large hat that is multifaceted to get the job done:

Juggler Hat you will have multiple balls up in the air this relates to all the projects at various stages of the project lifecycle having to be handled at one time.

Wrangler Hat you will need to be able to follow-up with and track down your team members, composed of Creative folks, Account folks, along with shared resources, to make sure everyone is doing what is needed to complete their tasks.

Tracker/Detective Hat know where your team and your projects are at all times to ensure you can have all deliverables where they are needed on a daily basis.

Chameleon Hat constantly working with your team to suit their needs while you get what you need for the project.

Requirements for the role:

An ambassador for agency process and suggestion for process improvements

Ability to identify risk and provide solutions to team

Anticipate bottlenecks, as well as any deviance from original schedule, throughout the workflow process and communicate those issues to team members

Manages simple to complex non-interactive projects

Works with team to prioritize workload

Schedules input meetings

Open job openings

Creates and maintains timelines

Develops internal fee for estimates

Manages and maintains the daily/weekly status report

Conducts weekly meetings

Manages digital routes, ensuring the appropriate teams member s review in a timely manner and provide approvals or actionable guidance

Forecasts workload and staffing accordingly

Other tasks as necessary to perform the responsibilities above

Top Required Skills:

Ability to manage projects while indirectly managing the people that are working on the projects this means project follow up with the individuals owning the stages of the project, routing print and non-interactive projects through a digital routing system while continuously communicating to the team where projects are and providing next steps

Responsible to know the stage and status of all work and be able to work with all levels of staff from Account Coordinators to VPs

Anticipate roadblocks within the process of the projects and be able to provide solutions to overcome them

Champion process to keep workflow consistent

Create, manage and update all timelines and estimates for all projects within Pacific s various software

Required: a minimum of 5 years within an ad agency how print works is preferred

Essential Skills and Abilities:

Proficient at forecasting potential roadblocks by using problem solving abilities to find alternative solutions and reach a positive outcome

Ability to act with little direction and work well with internal staff to keep projects prioritized and on schedule

Ability to multi-task projects simultaneously

Effectively communicate with various levels of staff - from Account Coordinator to VP levels

Excellent interpersonal relationship and organizational skills

Strong work ethic

Understanding of how print works

Experience with Microsoft Office and maintaining up-to-date computer skills

Knowledge of ProofHQ, MS Project and Advantage software systems a plus

Education and Experience:

Bachelor s Degree related field or equivalent advertising agency experience

Thorough working knowledge of graphic design and advertising print production techniques equivalent to a minimum of 2 - 3 years in an advertising agency studio

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.

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