Traffic and Creative Operations Manager

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SEEK is seeking a Traffic and Creative Operations Manager to oversee the daily progression of creative tasks from initial intake to final delivery across marketing, video production, and creative services. This position involves maintaining clear visibility over active projects, managing capacity planning schedules, ensuring incoming project briefs are thoroughly detailed, and spotting operational bottlenecks early. The role also entails tracking approved budgets, handling contract administration paperwork in collaboration with procurement…

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the day-to-day progress of creative work from intake to delivery across creative services, video production, and marketing
• Maintain an accurate overview of active projects, scopes, owners, dependencies, and potential delivery risks
• Lead capacity planning by preparing demand and workload views for the Senior Manager and team leads
• Review incoming creative briefs to ensure completeness, clarity, and proper scoping
• Identify operational bottlenecks and resourcing risks early while escalating issues with practical solutions
• Support the rollout of approved workflow and process improvements to reduce friction for creative teams
• Maintain operational trackers for approved budgets, actuals, forecasts, and committed spend
• Coordinate purchase orders, statements of work, renewals, and contract documentation with internal stakeholders
• Prepare reporting dashboards and summaries for the Senior Manager highlighting trends and risks

Requirements

• Have at least five years of professional background in traffic management, workflow coordination, creative operations, production operations, or resource management
• Demonstrate understanding of creative, content, and production workflows spanning design, copy, video, and multi-market delivery
• Possess experience coordinating multiple simultaneous projects and deadlines within a fast-paced environment
• Show capability in scheduling, resource coordination, and capacity tracking
• Bring experience in tracking operational budgets, forecasts, and administering purchase orders or contracts
• Demonstrate experience coordinating external agencies, suppliers, or freelancers
• Exhibit stakeholder management and communication abilities across diverse partner groups
• Hold experience in preparing operational reports, status updates, and dashboards

Qualifications

• Interest in leveraging technology and AI to enhance team workflows
• Prior experience utilizing reporting or workflow tools such as Excel or Monday.com

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