Senior Associate, Traffic Manager

LA28; California; On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LA28 seeks a Senior Associate, Traffic Manager to coordinate brand design projects for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This role involves managing project intake, facilitating communication with stakeholders, and ensuring the creative team's workflow remains efficient. Ideal candidates will possess strong organizational skills, a passion for design, and a commitment to inclusion and creativity in a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in creative project and/or traffic management.
• Strong planning, and organizational skills to manage high volume workflows.
• Exceptional personal skills, knowledgeable and confident when interfacing with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage the Brand Design project board, ensuring new project requests are accurate.
• Lead morning check-ins, identify risks, and ensure timely feedback from stakeholders.
• Act as first point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring alignment and clear communication.

Skills

Planning

Organizational skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Smartsheet

Asana

Wrike

Notion

Workfront

Job description

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.

The Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted in Los Angeles, California in 2028, returning to the United States for the first time in over 30 years. 2028 will be the first time LA hosts the Paralympic Games, creating an opportunity to expand awareness, understanding and inclusion of people with disabilities.

LA28, the organizers for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, is on a mission to create an unparalleled Games experience for athletes, fans, partners, our community and our people. Our vision is to collectively create what’s next through sport, community and the power of our differences.

The 2028 Olympics and Paralympics will represent LA and leverage the strength of our community’s creativity as we collectively work to design a Games that we all want to be a part of. We do this by focusing on people and by inviting everyone into the story of the LA28 Games.

The LA28 organizing committee is an independent, non-profit organization that is privately funded and governed by a board of directors.

Values and Behaviors:

• Optimism– Embody a positive, enthusiastic, and solution-oriented attitude in everything we do; challenge the status quo, inspire and support one another to achieve our best; have our eyes on the future and believe we can make a meaningful impact
• Integrity– We communicate openly and honestly, listen, and respectfully value multiple perspectives; we do what we say and are accountable for everything we do; we do the right thing, always. Even when it isn’t easy
• Excellence– We hold ourselves to the highest standard and expectations; we live our values and truths and persevere through challenges; we are continuous learners and adapt and pivot with speed to meet changing needs
• Inclusion– We seek to represent, include, empower and level the playing field; our work reflects the communities we serve and the world in which we live; we leverage our platforms to bring awareness to issues relevant to who we are
• Co-Creation– We are authors of a shared story. Everyone contributes their unique voice to our shared mission; we share pride in our accomplishments and ownership of our shortcomings
• Boldness – We embrace creativity, courage and outside-the-box thinking; we are unafraid to take risks, explore unconventional solutions, and learn from the process; we are innovators, disruptors, and challengers of the status quo

Senior Associate, Traffic Manager

Our Brand Design team is the beating heart of LA28’s visual identity. In addition to designing the iconic deliverables that are the known and loved symbols of the Games, the team’s impact reaches across the entire organization. From corporate publications to large scale animated graphics, designers create thousands of assets that support essential business functions and ensure every expression of the brand reflects the creative vision behind the Games.

With the countdown to Summer 2028 underway, the demand for design is growing—and so is the need for thoughtful coordination. The Senior A ssociate, Traffic Manager. This role will act as both an ambassador for the team and a steady hand behind the scenes. Like an air traffic controller, this person will help manage shifting priorities, navigate a fast-paced environment, and keep work moving smoothly through review, approval, and delivery. A clear understanding of the creative process, team capacity, and project demands will be key to balancing timelines and identifying risks early.

This is a highly collaborative position. As the first point of contact for stakeholders seeking creative support, this person will guide partners through the intake process, help shape project briefs, and introduce them to the team's ways of working. By building strong relationships, keeping goals aligned, and ensuring everyone stays on the same page, this role supports both designers and stakeholders alike. Success in this role comes from a mix of organization, clarity, and a thoughtful, diplomatic approach.

This role reports to the Director, Brand Design - Operations & Planning .

Key Responsibilities:

Project Intake

• Monitor and manage the Brand Design project board on Smartsheet, ensuring that new project requests are reviewed for completion and accuracy
• Assign projects according to priority, scope, due date, and resource availability
• Review project details with assigned creative team member(s) to ensure alignment and clarity
• Flag project requests which require further information; schedule and lead intake meetings as necessary

Traffic & Project Management

• Lead morning check-ins to go over daily assignments and projects in progress, identify and report risks and issues to leadership
• Traffic design proofs to stakeholders and collaborators and ensure feedback is received in a timely manner through the appropriate channels
• Consolidate notes and feedback with clearly defined action items and next steps to share with the design team
• Coordinate live collaboration sessions for more complex projects which require additional cross-functional alignment
• Utilize Smartsheet to produce reports on team capacity, resource allocations, and project statuses

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the guardian of capacity and champion of well-being by serving as the first point of contact, allowing designers to focus on their work
• Communicate with stakeholders about processes, lead times, and ways of working; field questions and provide insights into best practices, requirements, team capacity, and capabilities
• Manage weekly communication with stakeholders to provide updates on active projects and check-in on content and information gathering for pending projects
• Establish strong relationships with project management and operational team members throughout the organization and become a trusted source of truth for working with our team

Background & Requirements:

• 2-3 years of experience in creative project and/or traffic management
• Thorough understanding of creative workflows from concept to execution
• Strong planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage high volume workflows with rapid turnaround times and shifting priorities
• Exceptional personal skills, knowledgeable and confident when interfacing with stakeholders and collaborators
• Excellent verbal and written communication, able to clearly and concisely convey information across audiences with varying levels of experience working within the creative sphere
• Proactive problem solver with an eye for risk assessment while maintaining a solution-oriented mindset
• Proficient in Smartsheet or similar project management tools (Asana, Wrike, Notion, Workfront)
• A passion for design, culture, and the power of creative storytelling at a global scale
• This isn’t just another gig – it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help shape the look, feel, and experience of LA28. If you’re ready to deliver projects that will live on in Olympic and Paralympic history for generations to come, let’s build together

Expectations:

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Candidates should expect a 4-5-day workweek, primarily based in the LA28 Los Angeles office
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer are required
• May involve standing and walking at events, activations, or production shoots
• Ability to lift and carry light materials (such as marketing collateral) as needed for events
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as necessary, particularly leading up to key campaigns and milestone events

The annual base salary range for this position is $75,000.00 - $90,000.00. The pay scale provided is the range that LA28 reasonably expects to pay as starting base compensation for this role. All LA28 compensation remains subject to final determination based on individual candidate qualifications, experience, or other reasonable criteria consistent with LA28’s operational business needs and applicable law.

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.

LA28 is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis ofreligion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law.We strive to build a team that is diverse, inclusive and encourages qualified candidates of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities to apply. We assess applications based on relevant skills, education, and experiencea candidate can add to our team.