REPORTING MANAGER: GROUP DESIGNER

Job Objective
Ascendis Health, are looking for an experienced studio traffic manager to join our team. You’ll work in collaboration with department heads to manage the smooth flow of work in our in-house design department, effectively delivering projects, drawing up concise production schedules, allocating design resources, tasking and ensuring these are adhered to by the creative and marketing teams to maximise our return on human capital.

Responsibilities
• The workflow management and delivery of every project in the studio
• Upload all jobs on Adstream and allocate tasks to preferred designers
• Preparing reports and plans to effectively structure teams based on the current requirements of the studio
• Drawing up production schedules in consultation with marketing department heads or brand managers
• Assigning tasks to resources and problem-solving any resource or scheduling conflicts
• Overseeing teams, ensuring that they complete their required responsibilities and tasks on time
• Working closely with the relevant department heads to review, manage and book the right resources for the job
• Scheduling and managing any meetings relating to in-studio work (e.g. kickstarts, reviews, etc)
• Conducting status meetings with Client Service per account (Brand & Marketing managers)
• Managing and capturing of timesheets for studio head (keep track of time spend on current projects, to better allocate time for future projects)

Requirements
• A minimum of two years’ experience as a traffic manager in a digital
• Relevant tertiary education to support this role
• Understanding of the design and printing processes and ability to run projects according to basic studio traffic processes and protocols
• Experience working with project plans and project management tools
• Experience in using Adstream Media Host

Advantageous
• A diploma in project management as minimum qualification
• Previous digital agency experience

Personal Skills/Attributes
• Excellent command of the English language, both written and verbal
• Unbelievable attention to detail

• Exceptional organisational and time management skills
• Multitasking skills and the ability to seamlessly juggle multiple projects
• A good knowledge of the terminology and technical aspects related to graphic design/printing
• Ability to recommend and define processes to continuously improve the business
• Ability to understand a client’s project requirements
• A team player with good interpersonal skills to deal with various personalities
• Assertive and confident
• Willingness to learn, grow and accept constructive correction and supervision
• Ability to work well under pressure
• A passion for digital