The Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) is seeking an experienced television Director of Traffic. This position will oversee a traffic department of three with the primary objective of insertion of commercial advertising time, paid programming, time buys and direct response inventory. The insertion will be for multiple feeds including inner market, outer market, plus channel and potentially multiple free to air broadcast channels.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Create and distribute traffic logs for multiple feeds in Chicago and the outer market
Work closely with the sales management team and the program director to traffic commercial time, DR, time buys and paid programming
Manage a traffic department staff of three including setting expectations, work evaluation and timely job review
Work with the traffic team to build daily logs, receive and coordinate daily revise traffic instructions, advertising sales order insertion for both local and national sales orders and other responsibilities as needed by the channel
Work with clients and agencies to coordinate commercial copy, traffic instructions, time buys and paid programming
Work closely with Master Control vendor to ensure all logs, graphic enhancements, features, etc. are properly programmed in live game broadcasts
Works with buyers to resolve discrepancies on vendor invoices post-air
Maintains solid working relationships with other department managers that directly affect Traffic, including sales, finance, programming, game operations, etc.
Work with multiple stakeholders, including but not limited to master control and broadcast stations in both Chicago and the outer market to coordinate log assimilation and cue tone insertions
Provides training, development, and guidance to junior level traffic staff
Execute plans, strategies and other assigned duties as set for by station management
Foster a culture within the advertising sales department of creativity, teamwork, productivity, empowerment and adherence to the network’s core values
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree
8+ years’ traffic management experience with a regional sports network or major market broadcast station
Strong working knowledge of the Wide Orbit traffic systems and an understanding of the daily working relationship with remote Master Control
Traffic experience in live sports preferred
An understanding of cue tone technology and insertion preferred
Exceptional organizational skills
Ability to maintain high level of attention to detail on all multiple projects simultaneously
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, work well under pressure with minimal supervision, and adapt on the fly to changing business demands
Excellent problem-solving skills
The Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) will launch in October across multiple platforms.
The network will air more than 300 live games annually and include pre-and post-game
coverage while showing multisport programming 24 hours a day. CHSN will broadcast
from studios located in both Chicago’s United Center and Guaranteed Rate Field. The
Network will begin airing Blackhawk and Bulls games in October and White Sox games
beginning in 2025.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or other status protected by applicable law.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
Industries
Spectator Sports
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