Traffic Coordinator

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.•Salt Lake City, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Traffic Coordinator! Do you have a knack for numbers? Are you a schedule follower? If keeping the largest television station ownership group in the country on-the-air and broadcasting around the clock could enhance your career journey, Nexstar Media Group invites you to be our next behind-the-scenes star. Help us broadcast and program commercials from coast to coast in Traffic operations hubs located in Salt Lake City! Nexstar owns America’s largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 117 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering. We are extremely proud of our collection of outstanding television stations, digital businesses and talented employees nationwide. Within Nexstar, we are investing and building for the future while forging a culture that promotes our entrepreneurial spirit, embraces bold thinking and challenges the conventional way. If you have curiosity, passion, are inclusive and collaborative, work with us and let’s continue to make a difference for all our stakeholders ~ our colleagues, our customers, our owners, and the communities in which we operate.

Requirements

High school diploma
English language skills
Meticulous data-entry skills
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Knowledge of, and the ability to interpret, sales contracts
Ability to comply with deadlines and perform under pressure
Proficiency with computers and an ability to learn new software quickly
At least 1 year of experience in clerical support or administrative assistance

Responsibilities

Multitasking with new orders and adjustments to existing logs
Daily interaction with television professions in markets across the country
Cross department collaboration with sales, engineering, master control, etc.
Processing of incoming orders and sales contract translation into the sales module
Daily generation of commercial and programming logs for 200 stations in 117 markets
Scheduling commercials and applying traffic instructions to every scheduled commercial
Inventory control, database library management, broadcast automation, logistical issues