Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging.
The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions.
Our global team of over 6,000 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.
JOB TITLE : TRAFFIC MANAGER
ABOUT US:
Hogarth Worldwide is the world’s leading creative content production company. Born to make the best work brilliantly, we combine craft, insight, and technology to bring creative work to life for many of the world’s most famous brands.
Hogarth has grown from a start-up to over 4,500 people, across 30 key cities and is now part of the WPP. Obsessively striving for better is in our DNA, it is the reason for our existence and continues to drive us froward in all that we do, making Hogarth an exciting place to work and a great place to achieve your career ambitions.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The primary function of a Traffic Manager at Hogarth is to manager traffic for all jobs briefed into the studio. This role is also responsible for managing clients, voice over artists and guests coming into the studios.
The job process and requirements include, but are not limited to the following:
Project Coordination and Management
- Meet with Producers and HOD’s to understand status of all projects in the system and get details of work coming into the agency.
- Create a schedule of new jobs, assign tasks using the Chase system based on hours quoted.
- Review current and future timelines and job statuses with producers and HOD’s and if necessary, with individuals working on the jobs.
- Reschedule projects based on new or changing priorities.
- Report to management about the current workflow and communicate any possible issues with too much or too little work coming into the agency.
- Assign tasks to team members based on their skill sets and availability
Receiving of Clients/ Voice Artists and or Guests
- Have full knowledge of artists arriving for voice over bookings
- If clients are coming liaise with producers on numbers and if catering is required.
- Let editors. Audio ops know that clients are coming.
- Let housekeeping know that guests are arriving ahead of time.
Communication
- Act as the primary point of contact between departments.
- Facilitate daily status meetings to review project progress and address any issues
- Keep all stakeholders updated of project status and changes in timelines
Resource Allocation
- Allocate resources according to capacity
- Review monthly timesheets to keep abreast of capacity
Budget Management
- Monitor project budgets
- Identify potential cost saving opportunities without compromising quality
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 5 years working experience as a Traffic Manager
- Relevant industry related tertiary qualification
- Experience working with/for a production facility
- Experience working with/for an advertising agency
- Knowledge of Chase
- Knowledge of the editing and post-production process for video
SKILLS:
- Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Organized and thorough
- Proficiency in project management software
- Time management
- Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines
- Project management
- Ability to give direction
- Ability to manage people
- Resourcefulness
- Solution orientated
- Excellent attention to detail
OUR HOGARTH VALUES:
HEART & SOUL
We bring energy and enthusiasm to all our work. Our will to succeed is what makes us different
We push boundaries, we are never satisfied and always want to find a better way. We don’t believe in the status quo.
HANDS ON
We don’t wait around for things to happen we get it done
We are pragmatic and don’t have an ego. We work hard
No Shortcuts, no compromises. We do what it takes to get the job done to the highest standards.
HONESTY
We are straightforward. We speak openly and clearly
We give direct messages. It’s not always easy, it’s sometimes uncomfortable, but it’s the right thing to do.
We operate with integrity and live up to our promises.
HAPPY FAMILY
We like each other and we enjoy working together. We look out for our colleagues
We are an eclectic bunch that’s good. We want to work with interesting people from many cultures.
We demand great things from each other, but even when things are tough, we don’t lose perspective. And we never lose our sense of humour.
HUNGRY
We are an inquisitive community.
We want to celebrate and environment which inspires ourselves and others to be better. It is important to continuously challenge ourselves and our ways of working.
We aim to provide staff with the opportunities to develop and learn.
THIS IS WHAT WE DO
Corporate TV
Corporate brand videos, marketing or product videos
Instructional or training videos
TV Commercials
Producing of cost effective small to medium budget TV Commercials
Filming & producing TVC Behind The Scenes videos
Social Media / Viral Videos
Proactive, quick turn-around video content for Facebook, web, YouTube etc
Consumer Insights Videos
Interviewing of consumers on camera, providing an intimate understanding of client’s demographic
YouTube TV Channels
Branded YouTube TV/Video channels
Search optimisation for videos uploaded to YouTube
Animation & Motion Graphics
2D & 3D Animation and modelling
Logo and title Animation
Case Study Videos
Comprehensive case study videos on TV commercials, marketing campaigns etc.
TV Programmes
Corporate sponsored content for broadcast
Placement on MNet, SABC and eTV
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Diversity & Inclusion
Hogarth is an equal-opportunity employer. That means we believe in creating a truly inclusive culture that values diversity, equity and inclusion for everyone through our ideas, our people, how we behave and how we conduct ourselves. We strive to recruit people from diverse backgrounds and support them to achieve long-term success. This not only makes Hogarth a better company and place to work, but an environment where everyone can give their point of view, experience connection, enjoy opportunity and feel a sense of belonging.
We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, military veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability. As part of our commitment to making our hiring processes as equitable as possible, we are currently rolling out a policy which ensures that hiring managers review CVs only after they have been processed through an automated anonymisation system. This aims to ensure that all candidates are considered for interview based solely on their experience and what they can bring to the role. The solution, provided by MeVitae, scans and redacts CVs to reduce potential reviewer bias.
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