Overview
Senior Traffic Manager Jobs in Cape Town, South Africa at Publicis Groupe Sweden
Company description
Saatchi & Saatchi is theNothing is Impossibleagency. We are a creative and strategic hub that develops and implements integrated solutions for our blue-chip clients across multiple markets – from offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg. We’re adiverse,dynamic, andcollaborative team, led by strategy and fired by creativity.
We believe in the power of emotion to break through to people and in the necessity of sharp campaign design to deliver the most effective results – an approach we call Heart and Smart. As part of the Saatchi & Saatchi global network, and the Publicis Groupe Africa, we collaborate with partner agencies to deliver a myriad of specialized solutions. Saatchi & Saatchi has a rich history of building brands across Africa.
Overview
Thisexcitingrole is for a Senior Traffic Manager in our Cape Town office. We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can work alongside account managers to ensure projects are resourced to maximum efficiency, while keeping the business, the people, and client priorities top of mind.
Responsibilities
The role requires admin, accuracy, and strongattention to detail.
Be well-organized and unflappable.
Possess extensive experience in advertising agencies (Digital, TTL, Social).
Schedule and traffic work into studio, social media, strategy, and content marketing from small tasks to large workflows across digital, social, and TTL campaigns.
Facilitate creative workflow planning with Project Managers, Account Managers, and department heads.
Interact with Account Managers and the Production team.
Plan and facilitate planning & key account management meetings.
Find solutions and lead capacity planning with the rest of the traffic team.
Help guide the junior traffic team on their career paths alongside the Operations Director.
Manage timesheets and reports.
Manage freelancers and submission of invoices.
Qualifications
A relevant tertiary qualification.
Minimum 5 years’ working experience as a Traffic Manager within an advertising agency, with 1 year working as a Senior Traffic Manager.
Proficient in MS Office (i.e. Word / Excel / PowerPoint etc.).
Knowledge of and experience in Chase is essential.
Knowledge and experience working with Resource Guru will be an added advantage.
Excellentcommunication skillswith the ability to manage key stakeholders.
Strong admin and organizational skills.
Strongmultitaskingskills.
Strong time-management skills.
Understand advertising and thecreative process.
Additional information
Personality:
Team player with the ability to work independently.
Ability to remain calm in a highly pressurized environment.
Self-starter who can inspire others.
Problem solver and solution driven.
Confident, curious, resilient, assertive, accountable, trustworthy, meticulous withattention to detail.
A can-do attitude and a willingness to go the extra mile.
Flexible to work beyond normal office hours (if and when required).
Willing and comfortable to work on alcohol brands.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks after submitting your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
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Title: Senior Traffic Manager
Company: Publicis Groupe Sweden
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Category: Management, Marketing / Advertising / PR
