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 television, streaming and digital platforms, including nearly 300,000 hours of original video content each year. Nexstar owns America’s largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 212 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 70 million television homes, 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 The Hill and BestReviews, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. 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. For more information, please visit Nexstar.tv.

EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.