Account Coordinator
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.
KXTV/ABC10 is looking for a highly enthusiastic, self-motivated Commercial Copy/Sales Support Coordinator. If providing excellent customer service is your top priority and you thrive in a challenging and fast-paced work environment, then we'd love to meet you! As KXTV/ABC10’s Commercial Copy/Sales Support Coordinator, your attention to detail and creative thinking will play a significant role in supporting the advertising campaigns for our local, regional, and national advertisers
Responsibilities:
- To accurately input commercial instructions for broadcast TV orders secured by our local and national team of sellers.
- Ensure commercials are received and downloaded by deadline for proper airing of commercials.
- Work closely with internal (Sales Department) and external (businesses, production houses and advertising agencies) customers in a professional manner.
- Collaborate with Account Managers to support the sales team.
- Crosstrain with the programming, research and digital teams to assist in supporting the sales department and the station.
- Efficiently learn all station provided sales tools and software including WideOrbit Traffic.
- Provide additional administrative duties as requested.
- This is a post-sale data entry position and is not client facing. We are currently working in a hybrid environment. Regular business hours are M-F/830am-530pm. Both remote and in-station environments require you to work all 8 hours at a desk and remote workstations require a high-speed internet connection, dual monitors, keyboard, and mouse provided by you at your home to be able to launch the required software. Laptop, docking station, dual monitor configuration, etc. will be provided by ABC10/KXTV in the office.
Requirements:
- Strong customer service-oriented communication skills both verbally and electronically. This position will communicate with hundreds of contacts via email and phone on a weekly basis.
- Superior organizational and self-management skills – must be able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines, in a high-pressured environment, with confidence and with the goal of 100% accuracy.
- Ability to work in an extremely fast-paced, high-pressured environment and meet strict deadlines. Strong math and analytical skills a plus.
- Ability to focus, communicate and manage time in a remote work environment as needed.
- Ability to quickly learn new programs and software - Wide Orbit Experience is a plus
- Secure wi-fi/high-speed-internet access required
Pay Range
$24.04 - $24.04 USD
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com
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