Melissa Samson
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Versatile Traffic Manager being the central point of contact for all team professionals. Excellent communication and conflict management skills with a good sense of balancing work and keeping everyone focused on achieving targets. Ready to bring many years of experience in the field to a challenging new position with room for growth. Accomplished in handling high workload of projects. Decisive leader with good people, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Traffic Manager
My Traffic Dept, Inc
San Antonio, TX
07.2001 - 05.2024
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
- Conducted quality assurance checks on all materials before release for client review or distribution.
- Communicated changes in plans or delays in the timeline to appropriate personnel.
- Coordinated with vendors, clients, and internal departments to ensure timely delivery of assets.
- Maintained communication between creative teams, producers, editors, graphic designers, copywriters.
- Developed and implemented traffic strategies to ensure project deadlines were met.
- Assessed incoming client requests, and determined priorities based on due dates and deadlines.
- Ensured that all materials are delivered accurately and on time according to client specifications.
- Built productive professional relationships with vendors, carriers, customers and management and fostered unified team approach to preventing problems, delays and safety risks.
- Daily client contact
Traffic Manager, Vice President
Western International Media Corp
Los Angeles, CA
01.1996 - 06.2001
- Managed a staff of 15 Traffic Coordinators
- High client contact
- Ensured that ads were completed on time for broadcast
- Coordinated closed captioning, encoding, and any additional production services required
- Sent ads to TV, Network, and Radio stations including Canada, Latin America, and Cinema
- Worked closely with clients and vendors to coordinate campaigns
Education
Associate of Arts - Radio And Television Broadcasting
Pierce College
Los Angeles, CA05-1996
Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Customer Service
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Scheduling and Coordinating
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Traffic Manager
My Traffic Dept, Inc
07.2001 - 05.2024
Traffic Manager, Vice President
Western International Media Corp
01.1996 - 06.2001
Associate of Arts - Radio And Television Broadcasting
Pierce College