Monday, April 7, 2014

Traffic Coordinator: United Way, Advertising/Marketing

The Opportunity

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to work for a great non-profit organization doing important work in our community, please consider applying for the Traffic Coordinator position at United Way of King County.

This position works in the fast-paced Brand Advertising & Marketing department. Essential duties include:

  • Serves as the production coordinator for diverse projects including events, web and social media projects, print projects and advertising.
  • Routes work in-progress to reviewers, secures and negotiates with outside vendors such as printers, and handles the hand-off of jobs to printers and media outlets.
  • Helps juggle conflicting priorities by scheduling, negotiating due dates and eliminating roadblocks that impede workflow.

Core Competencies

  • Proven ability to multi-task; effective time and project management skills
  • Excellent planning, organizing and follow-through skills
  • Exceptional communication skills (verbal and writing)
  • Extensive knowledge of grammatical composition, strong proofreading and editing skills
  • Strong cross-team collaboration, facilitation and consensus building skills
  • Detail oriented and ability to quickly and concisely synthesize large amounts of information
  • Strong ability to develop work flow plans/analysis and to execute those within a team environment

The Traffic Coordinator position is interesting, challenging and rewarding. The successful candidate will have two+ years of higher education or vocational training, or equivalent, specializing in project management or a related field. Two (2) to four (4) years of production experience on a marketing team is desirable, especially print production and managing online projects. Administrative skills, experience monitoring budgets, and customer service skills are a plus. Must have strong computer skills, ideally including project management software like BaseCamp and proficiency with Microsoft Office at an intermediate level. The annual recruitment range is from $50,500 to $53,000.

Here are some reasons you should make United Way your next organization:

  • Chance to work with smart, passionate and enthusiastic team members
  • Culture of high performance expectations and accountability
  • Exciting and challenging work
  • Chance to help solve the community’s toughest problems
  • Work-life balance including flexible work schedule
  • Pay is competitive and is commensurate with demonstrated successful experience and performance
  • Plus many other benefits that we are happy to discuss with you


How to Apply:

Don’t hesitate, take action and click on this link for more information about the position. This could be a great career move for you.

Candidates who apply by April 17, 2014, will be given first consideration.