Traffic Manager

Datawords; Cebu City; On-site; PHP 446,400 - 781,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid setup with allowance

Competitive salary

Health insurance with dental and optical coverage

Vacation and sick leave

Learning opportunities

Health and wellness programs

Job summary

Datawords in Cebu City is seeking a Traffic Manager to oversee the flow of media asset projects. The candidate will plan capacity, assign resources, and ensure timely project delivery across diverse media formats. Ideal for someone with experience in traffic management and strong organizational skills. The position offers a hybrid work environment and an array of employee benefits including health insurance and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in traffic, production, or project coordination roles in an agency.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent communication and coordination abilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritize incoming work based on capacity and deadlines.
• Monitor project progress using Jira as the main tracking tool.
• Resolve technical bottlenecks and ensure project briefs are complete.

Skills

Traffic management

Project coordination

Media asset management

Strong organizational skills

Excellent communication

Jira proficiency

Job description

Come and Join a growing and dynamic Group of Digital Communication Agencies located in both great cities in the Philippines - Makati & Cebu

Office Location: Cebu Business Park, Kamputhaw, Cebu City, Cebu

Individual contributor

Traffic Manager

The Traffic Manager ensures the smooth and timely flow of media asset projects across teams by planning capacity, assigning resources, and monitoring deadlines from brief to delivery. The role is central to operational efficiency for a key account of the agency, covering thousands of TV, digital, and social media assets across a portfolio of brands, often involving complex CGI production.

Job Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritize incoming work based on capacity, deadlines, and production complexity,
  • This involves tracking workload, forecasting capacity, and anticipating resource needs
• Assign projects and tasks according to skills & availability
• Monitor project progress and pipelines for the production team, using Jira as the main tool for tracking
• Resolve technical bottlenecks in partnership with the Head of Production
• Resolve potential delays in timelines by proactively working with the Project Management team and operations leads
• Escalate high risk issues to the operations lead when necessary
• Ensure briefs, assets, and technical information of individual projects are complete before production starts
• Report on workload, delivery performance, and operational metrics
• Continuously work with the rest of the team leads to improve workflow and planning processes
• Cascade useful information to the production team

Qualifications

• Experience in traffic, production, or project coordination roles in an agency or production environment
• Experience working on media assets and multi-brand environments
• Familiarity with complex CGI or post-production pipelines
• Experience working with distributed or international teams
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Excellent communication and coordination abilities
• Ability to manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously
• Problem-solving mindset and proactive attitude
• Solid understanding of media production workflows (TV, digital, social)
• Familiarity with CGI production constraints and timelines
• Proficient in Jira
• Attention to detail and deadline-driven
• Ability to work under pressure in fast-paced, high-volume environments
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills

Team Scope

• Manage and balance the workload of a France-based team
• Ensure smooth and continuous collaboration with the Philippine Traffic Manager
• Collaborate with Traffic Managers in the broader French team when needed
• Multicultural background preferred to facilitate cross-country collaboration

Work set-up and working hours:

• 2:30pm - 11:30pm PHT Monday to Friday
• Hybrid Setup

Working at Datawords Philippines, you will enjoy:

• Hybrid setup with hybrid allowance
• Competitive Salary
• Shift incentive
• Health Insurance Policy with Dental, Optical and ComPsych coverage
• Learning opportunities, access to LinkedIn Learning courses
• Local and International training/business trip opportunities
• Vacation leave, Sick Leave, Offered Leave, Marriage Leave, Birthday Leave
• Virtual and Onsite Health and Wellness Programs
• Inclusive, Fun and Unique Datawords Culture where EVERYONE MATTERS!

Datawords guarantees fairness for all during the recruitment process, regardless of gender, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability or age.