We’re on the lookout for either a Senior Traffic Manager or someone ready to step up to the role to join our dynamic and growing agency and play a key role in shaping the direction of projects across our range of blue chip clients.
Allow us to introduce ourselves
We’re Apparent, a full-service, independent agency made up of 140 thinkers, creators and solution-makers doing what we do best. One thing you should know about us: we’ve got an entrepreneurial spirit, and we know the work worth doing doesn’t fit into neat, tidy boxes. And neither should you, for that matter. Our warehouse space in Redfern is here for you to gather, make stuff you’re proud of and grow your strengths (even if they have nothing to do with your job description).
We punch well above our weight, with some of the biggest clients in the world on our roster, from tech giants like Google and VMware, to local icons like Tourism Australia and Cricket Australia. Our approach? We call it the red thread. In other words, it’s the thing that connects everything we do, from the customer, through to the client and brand. On any given day you can expect to cross paths with someone in strategy, brand, creative, content production, social media, UX/UI, technology and media planning and buying. Oh and dogs, too. You’ll definitely cross paths with adorable dogs.
The role is to:
- Oversee daily and long-term resource planning across multiple departments
- Develop positive and collaborative relationships with internal teams, including client service, creative, strategy and production.
- Work closely with department leads to assess project needs and assign appropriate talent.
- Monitor and manage team capacity, identify bandwidth challenges, and reallocate resources proactively.
- Lead weekly resource meetings and provide regular updates on utilisation and forecasting.
- Collaborate with project managers and producers to ensure realistic timelines and staffing plans.
- Be driver and support the development and refining of traffic and resourcing processes for increased efficiency and visibility
- You’re a natural people person, and clear communicator, keeping everyone in the loop and on track for success
- Coordinate project reviews and meetings when required
- Provide regular communication and status reports to Head of Traffic
Skills you’ll need:
- 5-6 years experience as a Traffic Manager/resource management, preferably in a creative or advertising agency
- A positive attitude with a solutions focused approach, happy to pivot and be flexible as projects progress and priorities change
- Solid organisational skills with an ability to manage multiple tasks at once
- Outstanding attention to detail, loads of initiative and motivation to keep projects on track
- Demonstrate solid problem-solving skills and lateral thinking.
- Ability to navigate challenges and find innovative solutions
- Work effectively in a team environment with a comprehensive understanding of creative, technical and production project phases
- To be a friendly and approachable person who has the ability to remain calm under pressure
- Experience with scheduling tools is essential, ideally Jira and Workbook, but open to others.
Enough about us. We’d love to hear from you at careers@apparent.com.au.
You’re curious. You ask questions. You hunt down answers. Just like Apparent.
