Station Programming Specialist

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets TEGNA reaches more than100 million people monthly across the web mobile apps streaming and linear television. Together we are building a sustainable future for local news.

We are seeking a dynamic full-timeTV Broadcast and Digital Programming Specialist located within a TEGNA television market to manage our multimedia content strategy. You will oversee the scheduling curation and distribution of content across traditional television channels and digital streaming platforms. The ideal candidate will seamlessly bridge the gap and communicate between programming and other disciplines by leveraging Titan TV MediaStar Scheduler alongside the WideOrbit Traffic platform to ensure accurate programming and digital schedules maximizing commercial inventory for sales and communicating with internal and external disciplines.

Responsibilities:
Log & Schedule Syncing: Build maintain and merge daily programming grids in Titan TV MediaStar Scheduler and reconcile them directly with the WideOrbit Traffic system for broadcast.
Broadcast Operations: Identify need for program preemption notifications associated with childrens programming (crawls); follow-up on impacted regular programming when breaking news or severe weather coverage occurs; coordinate with GM news sales TCO and TSC on station contingency planning particularly as it relates to network live sports and/or local sports.
Inventory/Format Management: Coordinate with the sales team to resolve program timing discrepancies manage formats and maximize revenue.
Real-Time Guide Publishing: Manage and update real-time schedules to broadcast PSIP NextGen TV ESG data services and digital program guides.
Reporting & Documentation: Manage and fulfill FCC Childrens Reporting requirements (E/I programming) and commercial certification associated with E/I programming.
Contract Compliance: Track syndicated content rights and contract windows across platforms to ensure accuracy with contractual obligations.
Data Verification: Generate operational as-run templates and audit historical programming logs for billing and regulatory archives.


Qualifications:
Communication and Organization: Excellent communication interpersonal and conflict-resolution skills; solid organization and time management in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment; detail oriented and ability to multi-task.
Location Requirement: Must reside in or be willing to relocate to an active TEGNA television market.
Experience: 3 years in television programming master control or media traffic operations.
Technical Software: Mandatory hands-on proficiency with Titan TV MediaStar Scheduler and WideOrbit Traffic systems and TEGNAs in-house tool Pulse.
Desktop Applications: Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel formulas Outlook calendar management Word and PowerPoint).
Regulatory Knowledge: Solid understanding of FCC compliance requirements for PSIP metadata FCC Childrens Reporting requirements and commercial timing limits.
Analytical Skills: Strong capability to cross-reference multiple software databases to pinpoint and correct scheduling errors.
Education: Bachelors degree required.

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 part-time 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 part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax 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.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We areproud to be an equal opportunity employer hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race color religion national origin sex gender age marital status personal appearance sexual orientation gender identity or expression family responsibilities disability medical condition enrollment in college or vocational school political affiliation military or veteran status citizenship status genetic information or any other basis protected by federal state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilitiesin accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application please email

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