Traffic Manager

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

Our post production team is located in France and The Philippines. You will be responsible for the FR Traffic.

• 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!

WHO WE ARE

Datawords - International Digital Marketing Powered by Multicultural Technologies.

We see technology from a multicultural point of view, which is why our agency creates and proposes cutting edge solutions and innovations that scale quickly to any market.

At Datawords, we believe every culture and every context deserves to be valued in its own unique way. That's why we work hand in hand with our clients to embrace differences, needs, and traditions.

Every day, we help brands engage with people everywhere in the world—while honoring what makes each audience unique. With 1,000 experts across 25 countries, we bring together human creativity and artificial intelligence to create, launch, and manage content that truly resonates with authenticity and emotion across more than 160 cultures.

Global leaders such as Henkel, L'Oréal, LVMH, Carrefour, and Michelin have placed their trust in us for many years to support their international growth and ambitions.

Datawords was born out of a vision of communication that transcends all borders to reach the broadest possible audience everywhere across the globe. At the heart of that vision is a mix of technological mastery and communications expertise that drives every aspect of our brand DNA — down to our very name.

Technology may be at the heart of what we do, but people are at the heart of who we are. They are the ones who make Datawords a singular place to work for – and with.

From every corner of the globe, our employees bring not only their local language and culture, but their individual energies, passions and motivations to the job each day. The result is a true melting pot of knowledge, skill and perspective in which solutions are never far away.

As technology advances faster and faster and the world becomes smaller every day, our team is made to change

and grow with the times. Because words and technology are only as meaningful as the people behind them.

Come and Join our Growing and Talented Team at Datawords Philippines!

We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to the success of our company. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where every employee, whatever their abilities, can flourish. Datawords guarantees fairness for all during the recruitment process, regardless of gender, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability or age.