Scheduling Coordinator

TelevisaUnivision; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

TelevisaUnivision in Miami, FL, seeks an organized, deadline-driven scheduling professional to manage long-form programming for our streaming news service. The role requires fluency with scheduling software, the ability to work on-site or remotely, and readiness to be on-call for breaking news and late playlist changes.

You will create and maintain 24-hour and weekly grids, prepare notices, manage formats, clip segments for reruns and social, and collaborate with News, Art, Ad Sales and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in broadcast/cable television or digital environment.
• Minimum 3 years of Program Scheduling, Playlist Management, Media Planning or similar experience.
• Self-starter, resourceful, adaptable and able to work under pressure on multiple projects.
• Ability to be on-call after regular business hours and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Schedule all long-form programming for streaming news service.
• Develop fluency in scheduling software and workflows for flawless on-air experience.
• Create, capture, and edit all content metadata in systems as needed.
• Generate and maintain schedule grids (24 hour and weekly) for internal distribution and on Sharepoint.
• Help prepare and distribute weekly programming notifications, such as premieres, TV listings and updates.
• Maintain internal and external distribution lists for programming department.
• Create, maintain, and set program formats on the grid level as well as live or server events. Review formats on a quarterly basis and make recommendations for revisions as needed to support business objectives.
• Cutting clips from the programs to create segments for program reruns and preparing clips for social media distribution.
• Monitor the Network Playout and adjust as needed for breaking news and content issues.
• Be available on call after hours and weekends as necessary to revise playlist, trigger breaking news or support News team needs.
• Produce work orders for promotional materials that communicate strategy, objectives and deadlines.
• Schedule all short form elements including promos, graphics, news briefs and crawls.
• Execute and track promotional and advertising campaigns for internal and external clients and generate reports (AS‑RUNS).
• Partner with News Production, Art Department, Ad Sales, Marketing, Business Affairs and Content Management.
• Perform ad-hoc assignments as needed.

Skills

Organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Deadline-driven

On-call availability

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Scheduling software

Sharepoint

Job description

The successful candidate will be organized, detail‑oriented and deadline‑driven, as well as very comfortable learning and using program scheduling and playout systems both on-site and remotely. As this is a 24‑hour a day news service, this individual would be on‑call to support breaking news or off‑hour playlist changes as needed.

YOUR DAY-DAY: (aka Responsibilities)

• Schedule all long‑form programming for streaming news service based on strategic direction from supervisor.
• Develop fluency in using the scheduling software and executing workflows for a flawless on‑air experience.
• Create, capture, and edit all content metadata in systems as needed.
• Generate and maintain schedule grids (24 hour and weekly) for internal distribution and on Sharepoint.
• Help prepare and distribute weekly programming notifications, such as premieres, TV listings and updates.
• Maintain internal and external distribution lists for programming department.
• Create, maintain, and set program formats on the grid level as well as live or server events. Review formats on a quarterly basis and make recommendations for revisions as needed to support business objectives.
• Cutting clips from the programs to create segments for program reruns and preparing clips for social media distribution.
• Monitor the Network Playout and adjust as needed for breaking news and content issues.
• Be available on call after hours and weekends as necessary to revise playlist, trigger breaking news or support News team needs.
• Produce work orders for promotional materials that communicate strategy, objectives and deadlines.
• Schedule all short form elements including promos, graphics, news briefs and crawls.
• Execute and track promotional and advertising campaigns for internal and external clients and generate reports (AS‑RUNS).
• Partner with News Production, Art Department, Ad Sales, Marketing, Business Affairs and Content Management.
• Perform ad‑hoc assignments as needed.

YOU HAVE: (aka Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a broadcast/cable television or digital environment.
• Minimum 3 years of Program Scheduling, Playlist Management, Media Planning, Promo Scheduling or similar experience
• Self‑starter, resourceful, adaptable and able to work well under pressure and on multiple projects at the same time.
• Ability to be on-call after regular business hours and weekends.

TelevisaUnivision is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.