Integration Project Lead & Traffic

Are you a detail-driven powerhouse who thrives in a fast-paced creative environment? We’re looking for an unflappable collaborator who can juggle multiple projects with ease while keeping teams aligned, inspired, and moving forward. If you’re energised by managing complex workflows, optimising resources, and ensuring seamless delivery across digital and integrated campaigns, this role is made for you.
Join us in driving high-impact work where your ability to organise, communicate, and lead cross-functional teams will directly shape project success. If you’re skilled at people management, comfortable under pressure, and passionate about creating clarity in the chaos — we want you on our team.

Job Description:

Key responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include a combination of:
• Process & Operations: Maintains the efforts of a creative agency to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget and according to client directions.
• Co-ordinating campaigns from initial stages through to delivery
• Resource and capacity Planning
• Ensuring the stages of the project are met according to client and creative brief, budget, resource and deadline deliverables
• Facilitating cross-functional collaboration between departments during integration efforts, fostering a unified approach towards achieving business goals
• Traffic Planning and problem solving: Leading the current traffic processes and inputting ideas on how to improve current practices where required
• Managing account / studio resources and updating key stakeholders on requirements, maintain alignment across teams and ensure smooth project delivery.
• Working across multiple accounts and projects and ensuring all parties are informed of progress and problems
• Building effective relationships with key departments and clients
• Hold employee meetings to track progress on deliverables, set deadlines, and ensure projects are on the right track.
• Handle issues as they arise to keep projects on schedule and always ensure clear communication.
• Create, schedule  and manage daily schedules
• Daily management of projects and account handling
• Reporting on project status, workloads, accounts
• Resource management and capacity checking
• Weekly timesheet tracking and reporting
• Providing timely communication between relevant departments including digital, accounts and creative
• Overseeing project resources and assisting with the management of freelance requirements and bookings
• Holding regular production meetings and status updates
• Generate progress reports and meet with account executives to keep them informed about progress.
• Reviewing of budgets ensuring accurate spend reports, maintenance and limitations. and set spending limits for projects
• Schedule and traffic work into studio, from small tasks to large workflows across digital, BTL.
• Facilitate creative workflow planning with Projects Managers, Account Managers and Department Heads
• Plan and facilitate scrums/ stand ups

Key Areas of Expertise

• Project Management (Key: Magnetic, Agile, Scrum, Trello, Monday.com)
• Campaign Management
• Problem solving
• Proven project management experience
• Solid knowledge of social media advertising platforms
• Resourcing experience with high volume traffic projects
• Client facing experience
• Skilled at working under pressure

Competencies

Chase Software/ Magnetic

Microsoft Office , Teams, SharePoint

Planning and Time Management

Resource Management/ People Management

Workflow Analysis

Problem Solving and Creative thinking

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience within an agency role
• Experience within a studio working on a large accounts (TTL & Digital)
• Understanding of advertising and the creative process
• Digital knowledge and/or experience
• Good computer skills essential
• Scheduling of large teams and projects essential

Location:

Sandton

Brand:

Dentsu Creative

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent