Special Projects Specialist

Sinclair Broadcast Group; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sinclair Broadcast Group is seeking a Special Projects Specialist in the ACCET Engagement Team to coordinate contests, community events, and promotional content across the region. You will align events with ACCET brand guidelines and collaborate with sales, marketing, social, news and production departments.

The role involves developing on-site elements, coordinating emcee schedules, and producing promotional materials while maintaining tight timelines and stakeholder communications.

Qualifications

• Event planning and coordination experience required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage timelines, logistics and deadlines.
• Experience collaborating with sales, marketing, social, news and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Meet with community partners and stations to review events.
• Develop plans to execute events and regional initiatives.
• Collaborate on internal and external communications (press releases, sales sizzle reels, employee communications).
• Work with legal to develop rules for local station and Sinclair contest promotions.
• Enter project requests into Adobe Workfront for promos/PSAs to be developed.
• Provide elements for content creation.
• Assist in planning and standardizing high school sports production across ACCET, including scheduling pre-taped segments and on-site production.

Skills

Event coordination

Time management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Creative problem solving

MS Teams / MS Office

Tools

Adobe Workfront

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

The Agile Content Creation Engagement Team (ACCET) Special Projects Specialistwill help with the execution of contests, community/ station events. This person will coordinate and execute special projects such as community awareness, disaster relief, contests, and other duties as assigned.

This position will assist with calendarizing events, contests, or special projects. In addition, this role will ensure events, contests, or special projects coincide with ACCET brand and community guidelines.

The Special Projects Coordinator will assist with the creation of such items as: promotional content, sponsored content, sponsored elements, promotional news/ social copy, writing press releases, developing on-site elements, coordinating emcee schedules, organizingonsite activities, ordering branded items, and ordering local ACCET station and Sinclair properties branded marketing materials (SWAG).

Required Skills:

• Event and project coordination experience
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to manage timelines, logistics and multiple deadlines
• Community-partner and stakeholder communication
• Cross Collaboration experience with sales, marketing, social, news and production
  • Creative problem-solving and attention to detail
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office

Special Projects SpecialistsDay will consist of:

• Meet with community partners and stations to review events.
• Develop plans to execute events and initiatives in the region.
• Collaborate and assist with the creation of internal and external communications (i.e., Press releases, Sales Sizzle reels, and employee communication).
• Work with legal to develop rules for local station and Sinclair contest promotions.
• Enter project request into Adobe Workfront for community events promos, PSAs, contest, etc. to be developed.
• Provide elements for content creation
• Assist in the planning, standardization of high school sports production in the region, and across ACCET.
  • Including but not limited to; scheduling pre-taped segments, coordinating with schools leading up to games, scheduling client interviews, ordering trophies and plaques, creating weekly run-downs/ scripts, and being on site for game day production.

Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud - especially Premiere Pro. After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator a plus.

Please note that this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, including employer sponsorship for an H-1B visa, OPT-STEM employment, etc.

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Us

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates, and/or provides services to 178 television stations in 81 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR, and The Nest. Sinclair's AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at www.sbgi.net.

About the Team

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