ACARA Jobs
Marketing Traffic/Project Manager
Apply- ID: 553679
- Posted: 9/10/2025
- Location: Buffalo, NY
- Category: Pro - Marketing
- Job Type: Direct Placement
- Duration: Direct Placement
Description
Position Overview:
We are is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Traffic/Project Manager to join our marketing department. This role is critical in ensuring the smooth flow of projects through their lifecycle, from initial briefing to final delivery. The Traffic/Project Manager will coordinate between creative teams, digital specialists, and external partners to keep timelines, budgets, and deliverables on track.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the day-to-day workflow of projects, ensuring deadlines and milestones are met across multiple accounts.
- Serve as the central point of contact between internal teams (creative, strategy, digital, production, and account services).
- Develop, manage, and monitor project schedules, resourcing, and deliverables.
- Facilitate project kick-offs, stand-ups, and status meetings to ensure alignment.
- Monitor workloads, assign tasks, and balance priorities across departments.
- Identify bottlenecks, risks, and resource conflicts, proactively solving issues to keep projects moving.
- Track budgets, hours, and expenses, escalating any variances to leadership.
- Maintain and improve project management systems, tools, and processes for efficiency.
- Ensure agency quality standards are met before work is delivered to clients.
- Support leadership in capacity planning, forecasting, and resource allocation.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 3+ years of experience in project management, traffic management, or operations within a marketing, creative, or advertising agency.
- Strong understanding of marketing, creative, and digital production processes.
- Proficiency with project management software (e.g., Asana, or Monday.com)
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Proven problem-solving skills with the ability to remain calm under pressure.
Target Salary Range: $ 60,000-65,000
Job Requirements
Required Skills / Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 3+ years of experience in project management, traffic management, or operations within a marketing, creative, or advertising agency.
Preferred Skills / Qualifications:
- Strong understanding of marketing, creative, and digital production processes.
- Proficiency with project management software (e.g., Asana, or Monday.com)
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Proven problem-solving skills with the ability to remain calm under pressure.
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.