Traffic Assistant

Job Description

FOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the US These include stations located in 14 of the top 15 largest designated market areas, or DMAs, and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 18 are affiliated with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations collectively produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news every week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network's national content.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Works closely with Sales Managers to ensure inventory is not unsold.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Verify logs conform to FCC regulations, i.e., IDs at top of the hour and Children's Programming commercial restrictions. (no alcohol, gambling/lottery/guns, questionable commercials), FCC Kids EI promo scheduled 1x per week, per station in Children's Programming.
• Front Load spots from later in the week when there is available time on the log.
• Notify Sales/Traffic Management of open avails in key time periods.
• Handle airtime inventory, clearing displaced spots for daily and one-week out logs.
• Skims cleared of any oversell 8 weeks out by COB on Tuesdays.
• Verify Paid Program is assigned before printing log.
• Verify all programs have house numbers prior to printing.
• Check Hit Listed Programs prior to printing logs.
• Key in all fixed and fill promos.
• Notify Creative Services when log is filled and ready for review.
• Verify all time is filled and all copy is complete; investigate all conflicts prior to printing the logs.
• Create house numbers and applying copy to paid programs.
• Finalize Log and download to ITX
• Print logs.
• Copy of log from G drive to T drive.
• Deliver logs to Master Control.
• Work with Sales, Promotions, and Master Control on all log scheduling matters.
• Call Special Reports as needed.
• Research discrepancies when necessary.
• As always use best judgement and question anything that does not seem right.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Cross train in all traffic positions, to include, log editing, copy and some program management.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular attendance.
• Complete non-exempt time sheet completely, accurately and on deadline.
• Work varied hours, holidays, weekends and during severe weather situations as needed and/or scheduled.

SUPERVISION: (classifications supervised and number of subordinates):
• No supervisory responsibilities.

JOB RELATED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Positive Attitude
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Commitment to Excellence
• Initiative
• Teamwork
• Job Skills
• Integrity
• Communication Skills

TYPICAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:

Regularly stand; walk, sit, reach with hands and arms; and; talk or hear.
Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

QUALIFICATIONS: Television traffic or related field experience preferred. Ability to work under strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment is essential.

EDUCATION: College degree or equivalent work experience.
OTHER: Experience with Wide Orbit Traffic System and Excel preferred.

At FOX, we foster a culture and environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent across our company. We live in a diverse world, with different ideas and different perspectives that come together to spark new ideas and make great things happen. That means reflecting the diversity of the world around us is critical to our company's success. We ensure that our viewers, communities and employees feel heard, represented, and celebrated both on screen and off.

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