Job title: Senior Traffic / Project Manager
Employment type: Contract
Experience: 3+ years
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Job published: 18 August 2026
Job reference no: 359548

Job Description

Senior Traffic Manager / Project Manager

Location: Cape Town, in-office. Contract: 3-month contract. Reports to: Marketing Operations Lead.

Who We Are

We are looking for an experienced traffic and project management professional to bring structure and efficiency to a busy marketing department, working across internal teams and an external creative agency.

Who We Are Looking For

A highly organised, process-driven Senior Traffic Manager / Project Manager who can build structure from the ground up, manage multiple workstreams and keep projects moving from brief to delivery.

What You Will Do

  • Build and implement a department-wide traffic and workflow system.

  • Manage briefs and projects from intake through to sign-off.

  • Prioritise workloads, allocate resources and monitor deadlines.

  • Identify and resolve bottlenecks and capacity issues.

  • Implement and manage appropriate project/traffic tools.

  • Coordinate workflows, timelines and approvals with the external creative agency.

  • Provide project and capacity visibility to the Marketing Operations Lead.

  • Improve processes and drive efficient ways of working across teams.

What You Need

  • Proven experience as a Traffic Manager, Project Manager or similar in marketing, advertising or creative environments.

  • Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.

  • Proven ability to implement traffic or project management systems and processes.

  • Strong understanding of creative and marketing workflows.

  • Experience working with external agencies or creative partners.

  • Excellent organisation, prioritisation and communication skills.

  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing abilities.

  • A proactive, process-driven and solutions-focused approach.

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