Resource Traffic Manager

Location:  BD4 6HN
Division:  Creative, Product & Marketing
Contract Type:  Permanent - Salaried

We’re looking for a Resource Traffic Manager to join the Creative Services Team.  Working closely with cross functional teams across supply chain, commercial, product and creative teams throughout Hallmark to manage and report on New Product Development programs against our critical date path (CDP).  You’ll be responsible for developing and managing the creative and product resource plan for all NPD projects to deliver the future publishing calendar, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards keeping our programs on track for delivery and exceeding our customer’s expectations and continuously investing and improving in building effective cross functional relationships.


About you …

Whilst you’ll be based in creative, it’s your personality and technical skills that will truly make the mark in this role.  We’re looking for:

  • Experience in project planning or resource traffic management - Essential
  • Experience is a similar role in a creative environment (e.g., advertising, design, media) - Desirable
  • Strong understanding of the creative process and the ability to manage multidisciplinary teams - Desirable
  • You to be organised, efficient and at ease with balancing conflicting priorities and deadlines - Essential
  • Exceptional people and communication skills, comfortable talking to people at various levels and keeping them on track based on the CDP - Essential
  • Problem-solving mindset and ability to think quickly and creatively under pressure - Essential
  • Experience in handling budgets, timelines, and client expectations in a project-based environment - Desirable
  • Experience working with M365 – Essential
  • Great excel skills, with the ability to manipulate data, using formulas and other techniques to support the team with reports - Essential
  • Knowledge and experience in using Project Management, and ideally, Creative Workflow systems – Desirable
  • Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality and deadlines - Essential
  • Ability to manage multiple projects at once without compromising on quality - Essential
  • Collaborative, adaptable, and capable of working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment - Essential
     

What we can offer you...

Based at our Dawson Lane site in Bradford, close to key motorway links you’ll be able to take advantage of:

  • Competitive salary
  • 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Health cashback scheme
  • Pension benefit
  • Flexible working opportunities including working from home opportunities
  • Free onsite parking for when you are in the office
  • A variety of other cultural and lifestyle benefits, aimed at promoting a positive work/life balance

 

About Our Creative Services Team…
At the heart of our creative function, we plan, track and co-ordinate all our designs through the designs studios and ensure they reach the vendor on time, ready for manufacture. From artworking product, mocking up product to managing our extensive design database, we help teams globally access and maximise millions of designs. 

 

 

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Posting Date:  9 May 2025