Traffic Manager

Traffic Manager International Art & Design Studio

Location: East London | Hybrid (3 days in studio)

Salary: £40,000–£50,000

Type: Permanent

We’re working with an international creative studio operating at the intersection of contemporary art, design and the built environment.

Creating large-scale artworks, sculptural installations and environmental graphics for workplaces, hospitality environments and public spaces, the studio brings together artists, designers, curators and project managers to deliver ambitious projects for globally recognised brands.

With studios in London and New York, they’re looking for an experienced Traffic Manager to oversee creative resourcing, capacity planning and studio workflows across both locations.

The role

Reporting to the Operations Director, you’ll take ownership of day-to-day resourcing across a multidisciplinary creative team of approximately 30 people.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing creative resource allocation, scheduling and workloads across London and New York.
• Monitoring capacity, utilisation and billable hours, producing accurate reports and forecasts.
• Balancing competing project priorities and working closely with senior creatives and project managers.
• Planning resource requirements for live projects, upcoming briefs and new business.
• Coordinating freelance creatives, including availability, bookings and costs.
• Maintaining accurate resource data, timesheets and project schedules.
• Identifying opportunities to improve studio workflows and resourcing processes.

About you

You’ll have at least two years’ dedicated experience in traffic management, creative resource management or an equivalent role , ideally within a design, branding, advertising or multidisciplinary creative studio.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Proven experience allocating creative resources across multiple projects.
• A solid understanding of capacity planning, utilisation, billable hours and resource reporting.
• Experience with Projectworks, Float, Smartsheet or similar resource management tools.
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Confidence managing competing priorities and challenging stakeholders constructively.
• A proactive, collaborative approach and the ability to keep things running smoothly in a busy creative environment.

The opportunity

Join a distinctive international studio where contemporary art, design and architecture come together. You’ll take ownership of an established resourcing function, working closely with a talented creative team on ambitious projects.