TRAFFIC & PRODUCTION MANAGER: Metro

Metro Newspapers in the US were acquired by Seabay Media Holdings and we are growing. In the US , Metro’s readership has grown 24% in the last 2 years while the leading paid dailies has declined 20%. We are the sixth largest circulated newspaper in the US , circulating 611,000 copies and reaching 1.2 million readers daily. Metro is now the second largest newspaper in all of New England and we are still the pioneer of & expert in creative advertising.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Metro is currently seeking a Traffic & Production Manager in their Philadelphia office. The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee and manage production and traffic department
• Accept and approve ad material, ensuring that the ad adheres to size agreed upon, ad placements and that it is properly inserted to adhere to galley
• Create daily galleys, review final layout and send print order daily
• Speak with printer to confirm arrival and quality of delivered pages
• Prioritize and distribute workload to designers
• Back up production staff when needed to book and design ads
• Placing ads in quark pages from MPS
• Manage the roll out of brand extensions
• Work directly with marketing to gather creative requests for production (in-house ads, fillers, barters, and other special placements)
• Setup and maintenance of the Ad Booking system and settings (entering new users, new editions for brand extensions, sections, sizes, pricing, etc.)
• Ensure all orders are approved by credit and update adbooking queue.
• Providing missing ads lists to sales reps
• Trafficking camera ready ads from clients and sales reps to production
• Order/ad revisions (sizes, price changes, cancellations, etc.)
• Creation of all relevant traffic reports for Sales, Finance, and Management

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2 years traffic & production experience
• Must be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
• Must be team-oriented, extremely motivated and able to manage a team
• Strong organizational skills, ability to set priorities and meet deadlines
• Ability to operate within a fast-paced environment

Metro offers a full benefits package (including medical, dental, 401K, paid vacation and more) along with a competitive base salary plus commission.

Metro is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

HOW TO APPLY:

To be considered for this position, we ask you to please apply using the link below.

http://tbe.taleo.net/NA6/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=METRO&cws=1&rid=208