Job Summary:
Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) (www.wpr.org), within the division of Wisconsin Public Media (www.wpm.wisc.edu), is seeking a full-time Traffic Manager to lead a self-motivated team that is responsible for the critical function of traffic administration. This position will work closely with staff in the programming, development, and engineering units and will serve as a subject matter expert. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the center of a state-wide news and music station where you will be able to use your skills and develop new ones and help deliver WPR's content to thousands of listeners every single day.
The Traffic team manages all of the spots run on WPR's state-wide networks, both broadcast and digital. Examples of daily work include: building and reconciling logs (17), creating clock templates, answering questions about inventory/copy/billing with business sponsorship representatives, troubleshooting and problem-solving for the client and business development staff ensuring quick and correct resolution, and overseeing the daily tasks of the team. Our ideal candidate will be goal and detail-oriented, self-motivated, analytical, enjoy problem-solving and learning new things, and embrace working collaboratively with various staff.
We are committed to equitable, unbiased hiring processes, flexible work environments, positive work-life balance, and ongoing, open conversations and reviews of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our content and workplace. This role will report to the Operations Manager.
Responsibilities:
Leads a department that manages interstitial airtime for broadcast and/or streaming services. Serves as a liaison among programming, development, and engineering and is a subject matter expert in the area of traffic administration.
- 30% Manages the department and may supervise the day-to-day activities of unit staff including hiring, training, and evaluation
- 5% Analyzes, interprets, and creates unit strategy based on internal and external data
- 40% Establishes quality control processes applied to audio and/or visual elements and ensures material continuity in the daily logs
- 5% Prepares reports regarding interstitial content and revenue for organizational management
- 10% Manage all aspects of the traffic software and orders, including broadcast and digital elements
- 10% Create and maintain daily broadcast station logs
Education:
Preferred
Associate's Degree
Qualifications:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Professional experience in traffic administration in broadcast radio or television
- Strong data organization skills including the ability to perform with a high degree of accuracy
- Demonstrated success in completing work within projected deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and proactively to identify, research and solve problems
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with both internal and external partners
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in public media organizations
- Experience with Marketron software
- Experience with radio automation software (e.g., WideOrbit, ENCO, Audio VAULT)
- Experience with digital platforms such as Google Analytics, audio streaming providers, etc.
We recognize that qualified applicants come from a variety of backgrounds, life experiences, and levels of educational access. We encourage you to apply even if you don't match all of the preferred qualifications listed above.
