Basic Function(s): Integrated Operation Management / Broadcast Traffic Specialist
Operations Management:
- Manages internal job tracker for all project campaign workflows
- Identifies opportunities for improving effectiveness/efficiencies and pro-actively implements workflow and process changes as needed
- Support CEO and Sr. Group Account Director on scope: monthly/quarterly reporting, hours maintenance
- Maintains working relationships with all departments within agency & various vendors
- Supports Brand Leadership with gaining understanding, if any, new operational client tools
- Collaborates with Brand Leadership on weekly status report & daily hot sheets of all production jobs in progress
- Facilitate talent estimate requests, ensuring accuracy of estimates for client approval
- Request ad hoc purchase orders for Brand Leadership, as needed (non-production related)
- Review and approves financial invoices for Traffic submissions
- Lead/assist in development of ad-hoc reports as needed
Broadcast & Digital Traffic: Job Responsibilities:
- Compile and maintain updated media plan information across multiple buys, markets and mediums
- Ensure accurate and timely delivery of broadcast traffic instructions, spot rotations and creative assets to appropriate partners (media team, stations, dub house)
- Manage media station list, trafficking documents and reports (daily, weekly, monthly, ad-hoc)
- Assign & maintain accurate list of all ad identification numbers, as determined based on buy format
- Performs final check of traffic logs for correct advertising, rotation & placement
- Assist Brand Leadership with digital/social trafficking to our media partner(s)
- Supports Talent Manager to ensure all new creative is estimated correctly per AT&T media buys
Skill/Knowledge Requirements
- Leader / Motivator / Mediator / Team player who encourages collaboration at all levels
- Proven ability to effectively prioritize and manage high-volume of work
- Exemplary organizational and follow-up skills
- Good interpersonal skills needed for extensive internal and external phone contact
- Ability to work under pressure
- Understanding of agency project workflow/production and associated cost and timing implications
- Knowledge of the broadcast traffic process and requirements for National & Local advertising
- Ability to identify issues quickly and bring actionable solutions; good problem solver
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software, including Excel, Powerpoint and Word
Job Specs
- Minimum 5 + years experience as project manager &/or broadcast traffic specialist at agency or within network/station traffic department
- Education: undergraduate degree preferred
- Language proficiency in both English & Spanish preferred
Immediate Supervisor: Account Director(s) / Sr. Group Account Director
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