Special Projects Specialist

Sinclair Broadcast Group; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sinclair Broadcast Group is seeking a Special Projects Specialist within the Agile Content Creation Engagement Team (ACCET) to help execute contests, community events, and station promotions. You will coordinate plans, ensure brand alignment, and support on-site activities across ACCET and Sinclair properties.

The role involves calendaring events, drafting press materials, collaborating with sales, marketing, social, news and production teams, and using Adobe Creative Cloud to create promotional

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Meet with community partners and stations to review events.
• Develop plans to execute events and initiatives in the region.
• Collaborate and assist with internal and external communications (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.

Skills

Event coordination

Time management

Written and verbal communication

Timeline & logistics management

Community partner communication

Cross-team collaboration

Creative problem-solving

MS Teams & Office

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Photoshop

Illustrator

MS Teams

MS Office

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:

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  Meet with community partners and stations to review events.

  
  


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  Develop plans to execute events and initiatives in the region.

  
  


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  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.

  
  


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  Enter project request into Adobe Workfront for community events promos, PSAs, contest, etc. to be developed.

  
  


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  Provide elements for content creation

  
  


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  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.
  
  
  
  
  


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  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 Sinclair:

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 177 television stations in 79 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; and 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

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.