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		Job Opportunities Traffic and Production Title: Traffic Manager Location: San Francisco An award-winning, integrated advertising agency is seeking a Traffic Manager. This is a client-service focused position with a twist -- think traffic manager meets account manager. The successful candidate is an organized, take-charge person with a strong account service and project management background. The Traffic Manager will ensure consistent, on-time execution of agency work across all disciplines, orchestrate workflow and resources on creative client initiatives. Campaigns will be mostly offline with some online projects occasionally. This is a great opportunity to join an established team and really make a difference at a creatively-driven agency. Responsibilities: • Collaborate with account supervisor to develop resource estimates for Scope of Work • Coordinate with producers to develop and maintain master campaign and project schedules • Ensure consistent use of tools to communicate internally and to client • Update creative workflow for director of creative services • Run weekly internal status meetings; attend agency and client-status meetings • Lead production of client presentations to ensure they are accurate and on time • Work with producers and the studio manager to ensure asset-sharing across multiple disciplines • Become the keeper of product information (such as digital asset management, legal disclaimers, style guides, etc.) for the account; organize and maintain internal and client-facing records insuring all work adheres to client guidelines and brand standards • Organization and maintain client-asset library; ensure consistency of structure for all client records • Work with art buyer to monitor usage of assets/rights • Evaluate and determine involvement of appropriate agency team members in projects, meetings and presentations • Partner with ACDs to provide weekly updates to ECDs • Provide creative brief and SOW to Director of Creative Services for creative resource assignments • Open project numbers and input documentation into job tickets • Schedule kick-offs, briefings, creative reviews and internal reviews, including media IR's • Allocate hours to resources on schedule of creative development projects and manage production schedules • Route creative concepts to all team members (creative, ECD, account supervisor, broadcast, art buying, print production, interactive production, proofreading and media); ensure internal approvals of layouts, storyboard(s) and scripts before client presentations • Receive client feedback from Account Supervisor or Account Executive; follow up with any changes to schedule and communicate to entire team Requirements: • At least three years of related experience in an account-service role in an agency environment • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel • Attention to detail and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously • Bachelor's degree, preferably in Marketing or Advertising Apply for this position Back to Top Title: Traffic Manager Location: San Jose A rapidly growing, teen-oriented social networking site is seeking a Traffic Manager to work with its expanding sales operations team. Working with Sales and other teams, the Traffic Manager will manage, monitor and coordinate project releases. He/she will help to ensure a smooth and seamless flow of communications and on-time release of products and projects. This is a terrific opportunity to join an exciting, creative company as it moves ahead in the new media, social networking and virtual gaming realms. Responsibilities: • Manage, monitor and coordinate traffic and releases for the sales team's projects • Review daily work schedule with other departments and expedite urgent jobs when necessary • Write up any job change orders from sales team staff and clients and revise job schedules as needed • Conduct weekly traffic meetings involving personnel from all relevant departments • Report any problems affecting job quality, due dates and/or costs • Oversee quality control, working with all other departments as needed Requirements: • 3+ years experience as a Project Manager or Traffic Manager in a software or Internet company, or advertising agency • Experience managing multiple projects with competing priorities • Excellent organizational and project-management skills • Effective written and oral communications skills, presentation techniques, meeting mechanics and team-building techniques • Able to develop and monitor project schedules and timelines to identify and meet critical milestones • Adept at working well in a cross-functional team and in a fast-paced environment, with very little direction • A great sense of humor Apply for this position Back to Top Company Profile Job Opportunities Contact Us © Copyright 2003-2008 CM Recruiting. All rights reserved.