Traffic Coordinator

Nexstar Media Group Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Life insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Worker’s compensation

Unemployment insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Paid sick time

Employee assistance program

Bereavement leave

Jury duty service time off

Military leave

Medical/maternity and family leave

Job summary

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. in Salt Lake City is seeking a Traffic Coordinator to help keep 200 stations on air by processing orders, generating logs, and coordinating with sales and engineering.

The role is essential for on‑air continuity and requires precise data entry and strong communication. The position demands a high school diploma, excellent English, and the ability to meet deadlines while learning new software quickly.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Strong data-entry and meticulous record-keeping abilities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to understand and interpret sales contracts.
• Capable of meeting deadlines and performing under pressure.
• Proficient with computers and quick to learn new software.
• Minimum 1 year of clerical support or administrative experience.

Responsibilities

• Multitask with new orders and adjustments to logs.
• Interact daily with television professionals across markets.
• Collaborate with sales, engineering, and master control teams.
• Process incoming orders and translate sales contracts into the system.
• Generate daily logs for 200 stations in 117 markets.
• Schedule commercials and apply traffic instructions.
• Manage inventory, database library, and broadcast workflows.

Skills

English language skills

Data-entry skills

Communication skills

Sales contracts knowledge

Deadline-driven

Computer proficiency

Clerical experience

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Traffic Coordinator! Do you have a knack for numbers? Are you a schedule follower? If keeping the largest television station ownership group in the country on-the-air and broadcasting around the clock could enhance your career journey, Nexstar Media Group invites you to be our next behind-the-scenes star. Help us broadcast and program commercials from coast to coast in Traffic operations hubs located in Salt Lake City! Nexstar owns America’s largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 117 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering. We are extremely proud of our collection of outstanding television stations, digital businesses and talented employees nationwide. Within Nexstar, we are investing and building for the future while forging a culture that promotes our entrepreneurial spirit, embraces bold thinking and challenges the conventional way. If you have curiosity, passion, are inclusive and collaborative, work with us and let’s continue to make a difference for all our stakeholders ~ our colleagues, our customers, our owners, and the communities in which we operate.

What you’ll accomplish as a Traffic Coordinator (Essential Duties):

• Multitasking with new orders and adjustments to existing logs
• Daily interaction with television professions in markets across the country
• Cross department collaboration with sales, engineering, master control, etc.
• Processing of incoming orders and sales contract translation into the sales module
• Daily generation of commercial and programming logs for 200 stations in 117 markets
• Scheduling commercials and applying traffic instructions to every scheduled commercial
• Inventory control, database library management, broadcast automation, logistical issues
• So much more

What you’ll need as a Traffic Coordinator (Preferred Qualifications):

• High school diploma
• English language skills
• Meticulous data-entry skills
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Knowledge of, and the ability to interpret, sales contracts
• Ability to comply with deadlines and perform under pressure
• Proficiency with computers and an ability to learn new software quickly
• At least 1 year of experience in clerical support or administrative assistance

Benefits

• medical
• life
• short-term disability insurance
• worker’s compensation
• unemployment insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• paid holidays
• paid vacation
• paid sick time
• employee assistance program
• bereavement leave
• jury duty service time off
• military leave
• medical/maternity and family leave

In compliance with the provisions of all applicable state and federal civil rights laws, every effort will be made to employ the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, sex, national origin, citizenship, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, military status or any other protected personal characteristic. Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities within the Company in a nondiscriminatory fashion based on merit, qualifications and ability.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.