Associate Director, Linear Traffic & Creative Operations

Omnicom Media; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Media is seeking a seasoned Linear Traffic Operations Lead to manage day‑to‑day creative operations across multiple business lines. You will supervise the Traffic team, balance workloads, set priorities, and ensure on‑time delivery of assets across audio, TV, streaming, and radio partnerships.

You will coordinate with Media Planning, Investment, Account, and Creative Production teams, drive process improvements, and act as the escalation point for campaign execution issues.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of experience in media operations, broadcast traffic, post-production, or creative asset management.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams, mentoring talent, and improving operational processes within a high-volume advertising, media or entertainment environment.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in an extremely fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Manage multiple simultaneous campaigns across multiple lines of business.
• Proven ability to solve complex problems, drive cross-functional solutions, and influence key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day execution of Linear Traffic creative operations across multiple lines of business.
• Supervise Traffic team members, balancing workloads, establishing priorities, and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Oversee creative trafficking, spot rotations, asset delivery, and implementation across audio, television, streaming and radio, and partners.
• Support creative pre-clearance with network Broadcast Standards & Practices teams and resolve clearance issues to minimize campaign risk and delays.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for campaign execution issues, collaborating with internal stakeholders and external partners to drive timely resolution.
• Review traffic instructions, campaign schedules, and operational reporting to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Partner with Media Planning, Investment, Account, Creative Production, and external media partners to coordinate campaign launches and creative updates.
• Monitor campaign status, identify operational risks, and proactively recommend solutions to maintain successful execution.
• Support process optimization initiatives by identifying workflow improvements and implementing operational efficiencies.
• Maintain documentation, creative tracking tools, clearance grids, and trafficking resources to support campaign visibility and consistency.
• Manage relationships with networks, creative vendors, distribution partners, and technology providers.
• Assist with onboarding, training, mentoring, and developing Traffic team members while promoting operational best practices.
• Support the Director with resource planning, operational reporting, and strategic initiatives as needed.

Skills

Media operations

Team leadership

Campaign management

Detail-oriented

Education

Post-secondary education or equivalent experience

Job description

Omnicom Media is seeking a seasoned Linear Traffic Operations Lead to manage day‑to‑day creative operations across multiple business lines. You will supervise the Traffic team, balance workloads, set priorities, and ensure on‑time delivery of assets across audio, TV, streaming, and radio partnerships.

You will coordinate with Media Planning, Investment, Account, and Creative Production teams, drive process improvements, and act as the escalation point for campaign execution issues.