Akcelo is a multi award-winning, independent Brand Experience agency delivering powerful experiences that people love. We fuse creativity with experience design to solve business problems and generate white-space opportunities for some of the world's most famous brands and businesses.
We are seeking a Creative Traffic Manager with a love for contemporary creative ideas to join our team.
As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for traffic management of the creative department, as well as oversee freelance recruitment as required. By being in the detail of projects, will also ensure billability and utilisation of all Akcelo staff.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage traffic for the Creative Department
- Manage recruiter relationships and help build and scale the creative team
- Support Creatives in meeting their deadlines and reviews
- Liaise with Account Service to have a holistic view of all current and future creative timelines / pipeline
- Check all briefs for timings and budget information prior to project kick offs
- Identify potential resources issues and bottlenecks and plan contingencies
- Work with Account Service to maximise resource utilisation
- Help to manage, support and wrangle creative pitches
- Help unpack briefs and make sure the CDs have approved before briefing a team
What you’ll bring:
- The passion for being part of a team!
- An open attitude and excited by change... you are a problem solver
- Excitement to learn and be exposed to different capabilities and experiences within the agency
- Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple fast-moving projects simultaneously without losing attention to detail
- Proven experience in traffic, resource or project management within a creative agency and/or fast-paced environment
- Strong commercial acumen, with an understanding of billability, utilisation and budget management
- The ability to prioritise and re-prioritise quickly in response to changing briefs, shifting timelines and emerging business needs
- Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across Creative, Account Service and external partners
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset. Able to anticipate bottlenecks, manage pressure and problem-solve in real time
- High levels of adaptability and resilience, thriving in a dynamic environment where speed, flexibility and responsiveness are essential
Who are we?
Founded in 2020, Akcelo is expanding globally. We are passionate about transforming businesses through remarkable brand experiences and are guided by the following values:
- Genuine – Unpretentious, authentic and genuinely good humans.
- Experimental – Ditch the playbook. We make, break and build things, never fearing failure.
- Limitless – We have no ceilings, no boxes, no limits to the potential.
- Imaginative – We believe in magic. Creativity moves us.
Sound like something that you would love to be a part of? Click the apply button now.
We also offer employees benefits like Flex Fridays, free breakfast, gym memberships, regular social events, annual ski trips and more.
Akcelo is committed to nurturing, creating and building a diverse environment. We encourage all applications from diverse backgrounds, identities, beliefs and abilities to apply for this or any role with us.
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Akcelo delivers powerful brand experiences that people love. We fuse creativity with experience design to solve business problems and generate white-space opportunities for some of the world's most famous brands and businesses.
