Role
Who you are
- We're looking for someone who thrives in fast-paced creative environments and brings strong operational discipline alongside creative awareness
- Experience in a traffic management, project management, or account coordination role (agency or in-house creative team preferred)
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with competing deadlines
- Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Asana, or Adobe Workfront
- Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
- Confident communicator, able to influence and challenge stakeholders when needed
- Ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously
- Experience working in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment
- Exposure to a range of creative outputs (digital, web, print, campaigns)
What the job involves
- At Darktrace, we are building a team of creative, ambitious individuals who are passionate about elevating a world-class blue-chip brand. Our in-house creative agency plays a critical role in shaping how the Darktrace story is told—across digital, print, video, events, and beyond
- We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Creative Traffic Manager to join us on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to sit at the heart of our creative function, ensuring projects flow efficiently from brief to delivery while maintaining the highest quality standards
- This role will follow a hybrid working model, with two days per week based in our London office. The position is expected to be available from September
- As Creative Traffic Manager, you will be responsible for managing workflows, coordinating resources, and ensuring seamless collaboration across teams. You will:
- Own and manage the intake process for new creative requests, ensuring all briefs are complete, clear, and actionable
- Facilitate briefings and kick-offs, capturing key requirements and aligning stakeholders
- Assess team capacity and workload, prioritising projects based on business needs and deadlines
- Allocate resources effectively across internal teams and external agencies where required
- Manage and optimise project management tools (e.g. Jira, Asana, Workfront) to track progress and maintain transparency
- Drive cross-functional collaboration between creative, marketing, and wider business teams
- Monitor timelines and proactively resolve risks or bottlenecks
- Review creative outputs to ensure quality, consistency, and alignment with brand standards
- Produce regular reporting and insights on workload, performance, and project progress
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, workflows, and team efficiency
Work Arrangement
- 12-month fixed-term contract
- Hybrid working model: 2 days per week in London office
- Available from September
- Mid to Senior level position
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Creative Traffic Manager employer: Gofractional
Gofractional is an exceptional employer that prioritises a positive candidate experience and fosters a collaborative work culture in the heart of London. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to enhance your skills while working with cutting-edge recruitment technologies. Join us to be part of a team that values kindness, innovation, and the continuous improvement of hiring practices.
