Traffic Manager

Edelman•New York, NY

20h

About The Position

We’re looking for a detail-oriented and motivated individual to manage our paid media trafficking process. This role would work across brand teams and platform partners. As a Traffic Manager you will support Edelman's campaign initiatives throughout planning and delivery phases, working with internal stakeholders and external media agency resources to meet and deliver upon campaign objectives. Our media efforts include but are not limited to: TVC, streaming, online video, YouTube, social media, digital display, OOH, custom interactive units, and more.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (Advertising, Marketing, or other business-related field)
5+ years of professional experience preferred

Nice To Haves

Detail-oriented - exercise extreme attention to detail; is thorough, accurate, and organized
Strong communication skills - able to articulate thoughts and express effectively using oral, written, and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to gain understanding
Ability to manage multiple priorities on tight deadlines while remaining effective and efficient
Ability to work well autonomously and within a team
Ability to think outside the box and problem solve in a fast-paced, creative environment

Responsibilities

Media agency collaboration: Attend connects with media agency and keep the team informed on any changes to the media plan
In collaboration with our strategy connections team, help build out and maintain our internal asset matrix.
Ensuring all data reflects what is needed against the media buy, and relevant trafficking platform projects are set up accurately.
Liaison with production during the post-production process to ensure post vendors have any necessary output specifications.
Prior to final asset delivery, you will assist with brand guideline checks and balances while collaborating closely with production and creative to make necessary edits.
Coordinate with Extreme Reach to obtain necessary network pre-clearance for all TVC content.
Implement a system to track talent across assets, facilitating the confirmation of final SAG payments in partnership with Business Affairs.
Ensure projects are set up correctly based on the media plan, updating metadata on assets, and conducting quality control (QC) on all OLV and Social assets.
Assist with final asset QC to ensure that specifications meet the platform requirements.
Liaison with all partnering Agency team members and client media trafficking leads as necessary to address any platform or delivery challenges.
Generate Creative IDs through trafficking platform.
Maintain detailed annotations of trafficking platform Creative IDs in our internal asset tracker.