Marketing Traffic Manager

Syntech; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Syntech is seeking a Marketing Traffic Manager to coordinate briefs, deadlines and resources across the marketing team. You will establish consistent briefing standards and maintain a consolidated calendar to track brand activity, vendor campaigns, and promotions.

You will forecast capacity, manage workload priorities, and work with stakeholders to clarify requirements, ensuring briefs enter the workflow with the information needed for timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating briefs and deadlines across marketing teams.
• Ability to forecast capacity and prioritise workload.
• Proven track record in creating structure and improving processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate briefs across Marketing, Channel Sales, Ecommerce and Product to ensure required information is included.
• Own and maintain a consolidated marketing calendar and visibility of activity.
• Provide regular capacity forecasting and help prioritise workload and deadlines.
• Clarify requirements with stakeholders and ensure briefs progress smoothly.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Marketing calendars

Capacity forecasting

Process improvement

Briefing management

Tools

In-house marketing platform

Job description

As Marketing Traffic Manager, you will be the central point of coordination for our marketing operation, ensuring briefs, deadlines, resources and capacity are aligned across the team. You will create the structure and visibility that enables our campaign specialists to focus on delivering high-quality work for their brands.

You will establish and maintain a consistent briefing standard across Marketing, Channel Sales, Ecommerce and Product, ensuring every project enters the workflow with the information required for the team to deliver efficiently and effectively. You will work confidently with stakeholders at all levels to clarify requirements, manage expectations and ensure briefs are ready to progress.

You will own a consolidated marketing calendar, providing a clear view of brand activity, vendor campaigns, retail partnerships and promotions. You will also provide regular capacity forecasting, helping the team prioritise effectively and make informed decisions about workload, resources and deadlines.

As a high-volume, fast-moving distribution business with an in-house marketing operation spanning brand, content, ecommerce and retail, we are looking for someone who enjoys creating structure, improving processes and keeping work moving. If you are energised by turning complexity into clarity and measure your success by the quality and timeliness of delivery, this could be the role for you.

WHY SYNTECH

At Syntech, we're a forward-thinking, technology-driven company guided by our core values:

• Appreciation of excellence: Celebrate exceptional work & ideas.

• Honourable candour: Build trust with honesty, transparency, & accountability.

• Thirst for learning: Stay curious, embrace feedback, & continuously grow.

• Commitment to innovation: Drive change through constant, iterative improvement.

These principles shape our dynamic and collaborative culture, where creativity thrives, ideas are celebrated, and every voice makes an impact. We equip our team with modern tools — including our own in-house marketing platform — to drive transformative campaigns and stay ahead in an ever-evolving market.

As leaders in brand management, digital marketing, ecommerce, and retail solutions, we constantly evolve to remain at the forefront of innovation. If you thrive in a high-performance, fast-paced environment, love solving complex challenges, and are passionate about achieving exceptional results, Syntech is the place for you.

We offer a competitive, market-related remuneration package tailored to your skills and experience, alongside opportunities for continuous learning and professional development.