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Buffalo, NY ยท On-site

$60 - $80/hr

Agency Traffic Manager Reports to: Operations Team size: 5-15 (staff + regular freelancers) Type ... Paid company-wide break between Christmas and New Year's Day -- no burning PTO to actually ...

$17.50 - $19.50/hr

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AECOM is seeking a Traffic Management Center Operator to be based in Nashville, TN. This will be an ... paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being ...

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How much do paid traffic manager jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 10, 2026, the average yearly pay for paid traffic manager in the United States is $78,420.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $52,000.00 and $96,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Paid Traffic Manager vs PPC Specialist?

AspectPaid Traffic ManagerPPC Specialist
CredentialsCertifications like Google Ads, Facebook Blueprint; experience in digital marketingGoogle Ads Certification; focus on paid search campaigns
Work EnvironmentCollaborates with marketing teams, manages multiple ad platforms, strategic planningExecutes and optimizes paid campaigns, analyzes performance data
Employer & IndustryMarketing agencies, e-commerce, tech companiesDigital marketing agencies, in-house marketing teams

The Paid Traffic Manager oversees overall paid advertising strategies across multiple platforms, focusing on campaign management and strategic planning. In contrast, the PPC Specialist primarily executes and optimizes pay-per-click campaigns, often specializing in platforms like Google Ads. Both roles require similar certifications and work in comparable environments, but the manager has broader responsibilities including team coordination and campaign strategy development.

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Infographic showing various Paid Traffic Manager job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $78,420 per year, or $37.7 per hour.

Traffic Manager

Dallas, TX โ€ข On-site

Moroch Partners
501 - 1,000 employees

Full-time

Re-posted 17 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end trafficking of creative assets across multiple channels, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and on-time delivery

  • Process and traffic final creative assets to media partners, ensuring files meet required specifications and deadlines

  • Coordinate internal and external approvals, manage trafficking logs, and communicate delivery status to stakeholders


Job description

Job Summary
 The Traffic Manager is responsible for the accurate, timely, and efficient trafficking of creative assets across a highly complex, large-scale, multi-channel account portfolio. This role plays a critical function in ensuring media buys are fulfilled correctly and on schedule across traditional and digital channels, while serving as a strong collaborator with Account Management, Media, Production, and external partners. 

The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on traffic management experience, strong operational rigor, and excellent communication skills. This role may include light project management support, particularly in coordinating timelines, approvals, and cross-functional handoffs, but the primary focus is traffic execution and oversight.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end trafficking of creative assets for a highly complex, multi-channel account, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and on-time delivery 
  • Traffic assets across traditional and digital channels, including but not limited to: Broadcast, Digital & Programmatic, Paid Search, Paid Social, YouTube / Online Video, OOH, Print, and Site Direct 
  • Partner closely with Account Management and Media teams to obtain and clarify direction related to markets, messaging, assets, run dates, and specifications 
  • Generate and manage Creative IDs, file naming conventions, and asset tracking to support reporting, dashboards, and audits 
  • Input and maintain accurate trafficking details within Media Insertion Orders (MIOs) and related systems 
  • Coordinate internal and external approvals prior to releasing traffic instructions to media partners and vendors 
  • Proactively identify risks, gaps, or timing issues and communicate solutions early to project teams 
  • Collaborate effectively across disciplines to ensure smooth handoffs and shared accountability 
  • Support light project management needs as required, including timeline coordination and status communication 
  • Ensure adherence to partner SLAs, internal processes, and quality standards 
  • Uphold our agency values: Humanity. Diversity. Integrity. Tenacity. Curiosity.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of Traffic Management experience within an agency or media‑driven environment 
  • Proven experience trafficking both traditional and digital media, including programmatic, search, and social 
  • Experience supporting large-scale, high-complexity, multi-channel accounts
  • Strong understanding of agency workflows, cross-functional dependencies, and structured intake and trafficking processes
  • Knowledge of media and creative specifications across multiple formats, including digital, OOH, print, and broadcast
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and maintain exceptional attention to detail in a high-volume environment
  • Required platform experience: 

Smartsheet

Basecamp

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across internal teams and external media partners
  • Exceptional organizational skills and accuracy when managing high volumes of deliverables
  • Clear, proactive communicator with the ability to build strong cross-functional relationships

Key Responsibilities

  • Creative Intake Stewardship: Manage the intake process for all creative requests, ensuring forms are complete, accurate, and clearly scoped for delivery. 
  • Creative Trafficking Execution: Process final creative assets and traffic them directly to media partners, ensuring all files meet required specs, formats, and deadlines. 
  • Timeline Coordination: Partner with the Project Manager to stay in sync on production schedules, helping ensure deliverables are sent out in lockstep with broader timelines. 
  • Delivery QA: Review final creative to confirm file readiness (naming conventions, formatting, file types, and specs) prior to trafficking to media partners. 
  • Documentation & Tracking: Maintain detailed trafficking logs and delivery records, updating stakeholders on file status and delivery confirmation. 
  • Cross-Functional Communication: Serve as the operational bridge between Project Management, Creative, and external media contacts to ensure clarity and accuracy in all outbound creative distribution. 
  • Problem-Solving: Proactively flag and resolve trafficking challenges such as unclear specs, missing assets, or media changes. 

Preferred Skills 

  • Experience trafficking creative across multiple channels simultaneously 
  • Familiarity with media plans and insertion orders 
  • Ability to quickly learn new systems and spec guidelines 

Preferences

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience 
  • Experience working in hybrid Traffic / Project Management environments 
  • Comfort operating in fast‑paced, deadline‑driven client settings 

This job description reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job. It shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements, nor is it intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities and duties necessary to perform the job. The [company] is an Equal Opportunity Employer.