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Nexstar Media Group Coordinator I, Traffic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
The Traffic Coordinator is deadline orientated and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will have a high degree of professionalism, effective interpersonal relation skills, ability to organize and prioritize workload, function well in pressure situations, and work effectively in a team environment.
Works with Sales Management to manage commercial inventory and maximize revenue
Prepares daily program log by obtaining information such as source, location and length of program
Calculates exact length of programs and time slots available for promotional material
Assigns commercial material to be inserted between programs
Coordinate with other departments on special projects, commercial/promotion air-time placement
Act as the station gatekeeper for formatting, traffic and inventory matters to the Traffic Operations Hub and Master Control
Field sales questions
Creates and issues computerized program schedule for the station
Maintains program logging and other operational procedures
Finalize logs for the Traffic Operation Hub to send to Master Control.
Assisting in the downloading of commercials in coordination with Production/Master Control Departments.
Performs clerical functions as needed
Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements & Skills:
High School diploma
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Meticulous attention to detail
Fluency in English
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and meet daily and weekly deadlines.
Experience with the Wide Orbit traffic system preferred
Minimum one year’s experience in clerical support or administrative assistance.
Proficiency with computers and ability to learn new software quickly
Prior broadcast or media experience in sales and traffic operations preferred
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.
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