Broadcast Inventory Specialist

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism engaging content and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web mobile apps streaming and linear television. For more information .

We are hiring! The TEGNA Commercial Operations (TCO team is looking for a talented and motivated person to join our team.

A broadcast Traffic department maximizes revenue for a television station through careful consideration of spot placement and program formatting. We describe our group as Commercial Operations because we do more than just place spots on a log; we work hand in hand with the sales marketing/promotions programming news and engineering departments to create an onair product that generates positive results for both our stations and clients. Our daily workflow has often been described as working a puzzle; we manipulate commercial inventory to maximize an advertisers return on investment.

A successful Inventory Specialist pays attention to detail is customerservice oriented shows initiative and can balance multiple projects and requests while meeting daily deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• Using WideOrbit Traffic software manage commercial inventory by accurately preempting or placing spots on the broadcast log
• Meet daily log finalization deadlines and clear oversold inventory 13 weeks out
• Understand and follow spot placement guidelines to ensure client specifications are met
• Verify the broadcast log is maximized for revenue and meets product and advertiser separation requirements
• Collaborate with TCO and station teammates to identify and communicate revenue opportunities to the sales team
• Process sales orders and assist sales team with accurate order entry
• Various other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• High school diploma (required)
• Undergraduate degree in marketing communications or a related field (preferred)
• Broadcasting cable or radio traffic or sales support experience (preferred)
• WideOrbit traffic system knowledge (preferred)
• Proficient with computer software/applications including Microsoft Office: Outlook Word and Excel (required)
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills (required)
• Desire to work in a fastpaced deadlinedriven environment (required)
• If you have relevant work experience we are willing to train the right candidate
• Work from home flexibility

Benefits:

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and parttime employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full parttime and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1 80 of their pay on a pretax basis to TEGNAs 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4 of pay are eligible for a 100 match from the company and are 100 vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctors appointments with a physician through Teladoc and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

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