Also called: Traffic Manager, Project Coordinator (Agency)
Tracks every ad project moving through an agency so nothing misses a deadline.
You update the schedule board, nudge designers about due dates, and make sure final ads reach TV stations on time.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 2 years after high school. Bachelor's or associate; organization skills.
Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Communications, Business.
Growing slowly. Declining with automation.
High risk for 10 years. Project software and AI now track deadlines and send assets automatically, so traffic coordinator jobs are disappearing.
Classes: Computer applications, Business elective, English Language Arts.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-9061.
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