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Broadcast Traffic Coordinator

Herman Scott
Contract
On-site
Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago

Job Description

The Broadcast Traffic Coordinator manages the logs and schedules of the advertising inventory for television programming in the traffic management software. 

Primary job duties and responsibilities include:

  • Receiving commercial tapes daily for media inventory and enter information via computer system
  • Liaising with account executives and client(s) for information relating to copy instructions, requests, corrections, or any other traffic matters that need clarification
  • Formatting breaks for sponsors and adjusting formats as directed by Broadcast Traffic Manager
  • Clipping video and packaging content for promotional purposes (i.e.: promos, teasers, trailers) to air on linear broadcast television, digital websites and social media platforms
  • Creating advertising blocks to be inserted into the show's advertising segments
  • Importing new programme changes and coding commercial logs
  • Maintaining an organized filing system of daily traffic instructions and video library
  • Processing, maintaining, and distributing printed official logs as needed

 All duties and responsibilities must be managed on a Caribbean regional level. 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Management, Communications or related field
  • Strong proficiency in broadcast traffic systems
  • Minimum of four years’ experience in video/film and/or multimedia production
  • Expert knowledge of Adobe Premiere CC in conjunction with other Creative Suite applications (AVID, Photoshop, Illustrator, Media Encoder, etc.)
  • Knowledge of coding
  • Ability to keep a “bird’s eye view” on multiple deadlines and campaigns simultaneously
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Meticulously detail oriented 
  • Goal oriented, flexible and creative under pressure
  • Able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary
  • Must provide a current reel with body of work

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