Creative Traffic & Operations Lead

Aquent; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent partners with a fast-paced in-house creative team to deliver high-impact digital experiences. You will serve as the operational backbone, overseeing 60–80 active projects across design, content, development, and UX – ensuring on-time delivery and efficient handoffs.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5 years in traffic or creative operations, deep Asana know-how, and a proactive, collaborative communication style to maintain production velocity during peak campaigns.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience as a traffic manager, creative project manager, or operations specialist in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on Asana skills: templates, dependencies, and clean workspaces from day one.
• Assertive and diplomatic communication to hold teams and stakeholders accountable.
• Strong understanding of traditional creative production cycles vs. product design/UX workflows.],
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Responsibilities

• Own End-to-End Traffic Management for a high-volume creative stack (design, content, dev, UX).
• Triage requests, assess capacity, and route work using established Asana processes.
• Identify bottlenecks, follow up with cross-functional teams, and manage timelines/scope changes.
• Maintain real-time project health on boards and dashboards for leadership.
• Provide coverage to run day-to-day traffic operations during peak periods.

Skills

Traffic management

Asana

Communication

Creative workflows

Tools

Figma

Slack

Jira

Job description

Aquent partners with a fast-paced in-house creative team to deliver high-impact digital experiences. You will serve as the operational backbone, overseeing 60–80 active projects across design, content, development, and UX – ensuring on-time delivery and efficient handoffs.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5 years in traffic or creative operations, deep Asana know-how, and a proactive, collaborative communication style to maintain production velocity during peak campaigns.