Traffic Manager at eight&four | England, GB | Rezi

Traffic Manager at eight&four

Traffic Manager

eight&four · England, GB

3 weeks ago

Traffic Manager

eight&four · England, GB

25 days ago
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About the Role

We are seeking an organised and proactive Traffic Manager to ensure the efficient operation of our creative studio. This role involves managing the day-to-day flow of work, optimising resource allocation, and ensuring creative teams have the necessary support to deliver exceptional work.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the day-to-day view of creative resource across the Studio, ensuring work is correctly booked.
  • Monitor workload changes and proactively reallocate resources when priorities shift.
  • Suggest appropriate teams for new briefs based on availability and skillset.
  • Identify upcoming capacity and ensure available time is utilised effectively.
  • Alert teams to the following day's resource bookings and highlight any gaps, clashes, or potential issues.
  • Verify that briefs are complete, approved, and ready before work commences.
  • Follow up with project owners for missing information or unclear timelines.
  • Set up projects within Kantata, our resource management system.
  • Act as project manager for internal projects from briefing to completion.
  • Collaborate with Producers, Client Services, and Creative Leads to balance priorities across multiple accounts.
  • Escalate resource risks, bottlenecks, and scheduling conflicts early, proposing solutions.
  • Support continuous improvements to resource management processes and ways of working.
  • Produce regular resource reports and highlight utilisation trends.

Requirements

  • Experience in a Traffic Manager, Resource Manager, Studio Coordinator, or Project Coordinator role within a creative agency or similar environment.
  • Understanding of agency production workflows across creative, design, motion, and social teams.
  • Excellent organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Strong communication skills and confidence working with multiple teams and stakeholders.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Comfortable making day-to-day resourcing decisions, collaborating on timelines/feasibility, and adapting quickly to changing priorities.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach.
  • Confidence working with spreadsheets and project management systems.
  • Experience coordinating multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Calm, collaborative, and solution-focused under pressure.

Skills

  • Traffic management
  • Resource management
  • Project coordination
  • Organisational skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Stakeholder management
  • Prioritisation
  • Problem-solving
  • Spreadsheet proficiency
  • Project management systems
  • Kantata (or similar)
  • Reporting
  • Process improvement

Location

  • London, UK

Work Type

  • Hybrid

Experience Level

  • Mid-level

Benefits

  • Private Healthcare & Life Insurance
  • 25 Days+ Holiday
  • Team Mini breaks in the UK and abroad
  • Regular Socials

About the Company

  • We are a social and content agency led by talent and fuelled by technology, building an integrated, digital-first offering since 2008.
  • We combine content excellence with channel best practice to drive meaningful performance for our clients across international markets.
  • We are a values-driven agency where people are our power, recognised in Campaign's Best Places to Work for over 8 years running.
  • Our culture is Open, Engaged & Inspirational.