Senior Traffic Production Manager

Job title: Traffic & Production Manager
Reporting to: Brand Director
Location: Cape Town

ALL STAFF APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANYS EE TARGETS

WHAT WE DO

Lula is an innovative and humanfocused FinTech company on a mission to help small businesses optimise their cash flow. Our purpose is to help SMEs manage their businesses better faster and more simply so they can spend more time doing what they love.

If youre looking for a new place to call home that believes in the potential of the broader SME landscape in South Africa and a place where youll work with awesome people then Lulas the place for you!

Were making business banking fast human Lula!

OUR VALUES

Collaborative were a clan and work together as a team always towards a common goal

Committed were accountable and follow through no matter the challenge

Curious we look for better ways to do things and make a positive difference

Connected we stay close to learn from and look to understand each other and our customers

Compassionate we go out of our way to care about our colleagues our customers and our community

OVERALL PURPOSE

If you have earned your stripes in an agency environment and you have experience in both traffic and production we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Marketing team as a Senior Traffic and Production Manager.

You will be working closely with the Brand Director to ensure our inhouse creative studio runs like a welloiled machine. This involves managing briefs project resourcing and team member workloads scheduling reviews and leading ontime delivery of projects. You will also be responsible for assisting with creative production from photography and video shoots to radio recordings etc.

Ultimately you will be responsible for managing the workflow of (notsoadministratively strong) creative designers and copywriters ensuring that all projects are delivered on time and to brief. Sound like your calling Read on.

As the Senior Traffic and Production Manager at Lula your role will involve:

• Leading delivery of work ranging from ATL campaigns and PR to content marketing and webinars. Youll manage the workflow of creative projects ensuring they are delivered on time so that we not only smash deadlines but also can plan for the future.
• Use project management/tracking software like Jira/Wrike/Asana to manage and schedule briefs efficiently.
• Facilitate creative workflow planning and ensure appropriate allocation of resources (writers designers) to projects to drive resourcing to maximum efficiency.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team of creatives managing their schedules across multiple projects including CRM social media website PR campaigns and internal requests.
• Chase after briefs as required dont feel shy to demand the brand team deliver as expected.
• Plan and facilitate planning and key meetings manage the schedule for new projects and work closely with project leads to manage expectations and effectively problemsolve resource management based on new or changing priorities.
• Manage freelancers and submission of invoices (videographers external agencies etc)
• Report to the Brand Director and broader marketing team on the current workflow and communicate any upcoming issues.
• Because we are a small team we will also rely on your project management skills to handle the production of our creative assets dealing with external suppliers like sound studios film companies animation studios etc.

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WERE LOOKING FOR

• Grade 12 achieved
• Degree/Diploma or related qualification in Digital/Marketing
• 5 years experience in traffic management and/or project management
• Experience managing the production of creative assets (Print Digital Radio Video etc)
• Essential: Experience working in an advertising agency or creative studio
• Essential: Willingness to be a dragon when needed. Assertive personality and able to chase after creative humans to drive delivery
• Solid understanding of project management tools like Wrike Chase Monday Jira etc.
• Can manage working under pressure.
• Incredibly organised takes ownership of driving reviews meeting agendas outcomes and actions.
• A gogetter and allrounder willing to pick up any ad hoc tasks to help the team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Can juggle balls and herd cats.
• Team player with a can do will do attitude.

Please note that all appointments are subject to our background checking process which may include Credit Criminal and any other job inherent checks