Senior Traffic Manager

DesignScene

Senior Resource / Traffic Manager handling resource allocation and planning for a global creative agency. Overseeing workflows across physical, hybrid, and digital projects in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeClerkenwell • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £45,000 - £60,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Managing day-to-day resource allocation across Projects, Production and Creative teams
Owning and improving resource planning processes, tools and reporting
Working closely with stakeholders to forecast workloads and optimise team utilisation
Identifying resourcing gaps and freelancer requirements proactively
Supporting efficient project delivery through accurate scheduling and planning
Delivering reporting and analysis to support commercial and operational decision-making

Requirements

What you’ll need

Participate in creative kick-off meetings and regular project status meetings
Work with teams to ensure critical paths capture key milestones, deadlines and actions clearly
Collaborate with Project Managers to maximise efficient resource allocation across all DesignScene projects
Build, manage and maintain accurate resource plans and schedules
Identify resourcing or skills gaps across internal teams and freelancers
Coordinate workloads across departments and international teams
Use Procim systems to produce reports, insights and planning analysis
Create weekly and monthly forecasting documentation and reporting
Manage freelancer resourcing and utilisation
Monitor team capacity and recommend workload prioritisation where needed
Flag resource bottlenecks, conflicts and delivery risks proactively
Monitor freelancer overheads and support recruitment recommendations
Produce weekly commercial reporting highlighting trends, risks and opportunities
Participate in internal debriefs and continuously improve planning processes and workflows

Benefits

Comp & perks

22 days annual leave plus bank holidays
18 bookable work-from-anywhere days
Workplace pension with 5% employer matching
Private healthcare with Vitality
Enhanced maternity leave and pay
Shorter working hours during the summer months
Company-wide trips and team experiences
Electric vehicle scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Access to 500+ retail and health discounts
£50 birthday gift card
Give As You Earn scheme
Access to a professional financial advisor
Bonus opportunities for business and candidate referrals

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Hard Skills & Tools

resource allocationresource planningschedulingreportingforecastingproject deliveryanalysiscapacity monitoringworkload prioritisationrisk management

Soft Skills

collaborationstakeholder managementcommunicationproblem-solvingorganisational skillsproactive identificationteam utilisation optimisationcontinuous improvement