Job details
Creative Services Traffic Coordinator (Contract)
| at Jarden Consumer Solutions | |
| Location |
Brampton, Canada
|
| Date Posted | August 26, 2016 |
| Category |
Junior |
| Job Type |
Full-time |
Description

The Creative Services Traffic Coordinator will report directly to the Creative Services Manager. This is a One Year contract position.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborates closely with the Creative Services Manager to set priorities for projects and research questions or issues to keep projects moving forward. Manages flow of projects from conception through completion.
- Proactively maintains continuous two-way communication with business teams, manages timelines and monitors spending against budgets
- Is “in the know” at all times of the status of multiple jobs by SBU and the importance of each to prioritize projects for designers. Understands and communicates appropriate timelines to meet deadlines.
- Reviews Creative Briefs and Job Initiation Forms and sets up formal kickoffs with Business teams. Proactively identifies and resolves missing details before turning projects over to Designers.
- Opens project in FileMaker Pro Job Trafficking Database system and schedules job in production.
- Works with Creative Services Manager to present projects and creative concepts to marketing for feedback and approvals, providing support and reasoning for execution based on original objectives.
- Traffics changes through approval channels (brand, creative, engineering, compliance, marketing, legal) to final disk release.
- Manages all image asset requests made by marketing and sales
- Follows up on project status after disk release (to marketing, vendor or Asia Graphics team) to properly close job and archive.
- Keeps team members motivated and focused on time management, communication
- Solves both internal and external conflict by offering solutions.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- College/University degree (BA/BS) in related field of study (Advertising, Marketing, Graphics, Communications, Branding).
- 2-3 years related experience as agency Account Executive, Traffic and Production Coordinator or In-house Project Coordinator.
- Strong organization skills
- Experience in branding and graphics.
- Proficient on all Microsoft products. Adobe CS, FileMaker Pro
- Strong entrepreneurial spirit
- Independent, yet able to work effectively in a matrixed environment
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, influencing and negotiation skills
Qualified candidates are welcome to apply by submitting a resume to [email protected]
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities are available on request.
