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 COMPANY’S EE TARGETS

WHAT WE DO

Lula is an innovative and human-focused 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 you’re 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 you’ll work with awesome people - then Lula’s the place for you!

We’re making business banking fast, human, Lula!

OUR VALUES

Collaborative - we’re a clan and work together as a team, always towards a common goal

Committed - we’re 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 in-house creative studio runs like a well-oiled machine. This involves managing briefs, project resourcing and team member workloads, scheduling reviews, and leading on-time 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 (not-so-administratively 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. You’ll 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 – don’t 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 problem-solve 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 WE’RE 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.com, Jira etc.
• Can manage working under pressure.
• Incredibly organised, takes ownership of driving reviews, meeting agendas, outcomes and actions.
• A go-getter and all-rounder 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