Traffic Manager
Posted 3 days ago by Sunhouse Creative Ltd
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Bath, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Traffic Manager role at Sunhouse Creative is a maternity cover position focused on managing the efficient flow of work within a creative studio environment. The successful candidate will report to the Operations Director and will be responsible for resource allocation, freelancer management, and administrative support to ensure timely project delivery. This position requires a blend of industry experience and strong organizational skills to facilitate collaboration between creative teams and account managers. The role offers a hybrid working arrangement, promoting a positive work-life balance in a vibrant city setting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the efficient flow of work through the creative studio by following established scheduling processes.
- Oversee resource allocation, freelancer management, and administrative support for the Client Services team.
- Ensure delivery deadlines are met within a creative agency environment.
- Utilize resource management software to identify capacity gaps and manage freelance bookings.
- Review project scopes, proposals, and timings while managing multiple projects.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration between creative teams and account managers.
Key Skills:
- 2-3 years of experience in a creative, design, or integrated agency environment.
- Proven experience in studio scheduling and resource management.
- Strong technical knowledge of resource management software (e.g., Synergist, Float, Resource Guru, Monday.com, or Paprika).
- Excellent Excel/Sheets skills.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and meticulous attention to detail.
- Exceptional organizational skills and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Bath
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Traffic Manager - maternity cover
Traffic Manager (Maternity Cover - 12 months)
We're looking for a talented Traffic Manager to join the Sunhouse team!
We are Sunhouse Creative, a positively different brand design agency, based in Bath. We believe in people before egos, creativity before wealth, and partners before clients. Our client roster includes some of the biggest global names in FMCG alongside some of the most exciting, up-and-coming challenger brands around. We are a highly-creative, hands-on team. We love positive, collaborative people who thrive on getting stuck in.
What you'll be doing
Working in our fabulous studio in Bath, you will become part of our fast-paced Operations Team. Reporting to the Operations Director, you will be involved in managing the efficient flow of work through the creative studio by following established scheduling processes. This role focuses on the operational execution of resource allocation, freelancer management, and administrative support to ensure the Client Services team meets delivery deadlines within a creative agency environment.
What you'll bring
Industry Experience: 2-3 years of experience in a creative, design, or integrated agency environment, with a solid understanding of the creative process from initial scoping to delivery.
Technical knowledge: Proven experience in studio scheduling, identifying capacity gaps, and managing freelance bookings. You'll also have experience with resource management software (e.g., Synergist, Float, Resource Guru, Monday.com, or Paprika), interpreting project scopes, and strong Excel/Sheets skills.
Skills: Strong problem-solving abilities Meticulous attention to detail Self-motivation in a fast-paced environment. You'll possess diplomacy, operational rigour, adaptability and exceptional organisational skills to manage multiple projects and review project scopes, proposals, and timings. Excellent communication and collaboration skills to bridge the gap between creative teams and account managers, and to liaise with freelancers.
Our new Traffic Manager role will receive all the industry-standard perks they'd expect, as well as actual work-life balance in a world-class studio that's in the heart of a vibrant city, surrounded by beautiful countryside. Our current hybrid working arrangement allows employees to choose to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays and collaborate with the whole team in the studio Tuesdays - Thursdays.
Are you ready for something Positively Different?
Sunhouse is committed to creating a diverse environment as an equal opportunity employer. Our welcoming and inclusive culture is the product of our commitment, values, ways of working, and encouragement to be yourself and share your perspectives. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, origin, genetics, religion, disability or age. Please advise us of any adjustments you may require throughout the interview process so that we can support you with these.