What are the responsibilities and job description for the COPY COORDINATOR - KPLC position at Gray Local Media, Inc.?
Gray Media:
Gray Media is a leading media company that owns and operates high-quality stations in 113 television markets that collectively reach 36 percent of US television households.
We constantly strive for excellence. Through upgrading to the latest technology and seeking new ways to stay on top in our markets, we focus on training and development of the best and brightest employees in the business.
About KPLC:
KPLC is located in beautiful Lake Charles, Louisiana. Situated along Lake Charles and the Calcasieu River, Lake Charles is known for its industry, booming economy, and culture. Lake Charles is the fifth-largest city in Louisiana. KPLC began broadcasting in the summer of 1954 and is consistently one of the nation's most innovative and most-watched television stations, ranking among the top 5 Nielsen-rated stations nationally throughout the year.
Job Summary/Description:
The Copy Coordinator must be an energetic, organized team player to work closely with station’s sales team to ensure effective placement of sales activity, obtaining creative materials, assigning traffic to current orders, and generating support materials.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Responsibilities include but not limited to managing and distributing house numbers across multiple stations using Wide Orbit traffic software, entering detailed copy information, maintaining relationships with third parties providing copy and copy instructions, maintaining instruction files, spot library files, and other various traffic reports, distribution of dub and purge lists to station’s Master Control, downloading spots/programs from FTP sites, staying current on all procedures and policy changes, and undertake any other tasks assigned by management.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Qualifications for this position include heavy emphasis on attention to detail, must be dependable and consistently on-time for work, must have excellent communication and problem-solving skills, work well under daily deadlines, ability to save the station money by minimizing errors, ability to prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously, must be open to learning new skills, systems, software. A working knowledge of Wide Orbit Traffic system is a plus, but training will be provided.
If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KPLC-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
