Traffic Coordinator

Southern Cross Austereo is Australia’s leading media entertainment company, home of LiSTNR the Triple M & HIT network and are the regional affiliate to channel 10, 7 and 9. With the ability to reach 95% of the population through our Radio, TV and Digital channels, our mission is to Entertain, Inform & Inspire all Australians Anytime. Anywhere!

In 2021 we launched LiSTNR, a curated and personalised Audio-On-Demand destination. It is home to the Hit & Triple M networks, 25 music stations and over 500 podcasts. LiSTNR is Australia’s #1 podcast network reaching more than 6.2 million monthly listeners.

What’s on offer for you?

• Permanent position based out of our vibrant Canberra office.
• Training and development opportunities, health and wellbeing initiatives, birthday leave, volunteer leave, concert tickets, footy tickets, social events – PLUS much more!
• Industry leading, gender neutral Paid Parental Leave Policy, offering 20 weeks paid parental leave for the primary carer.
• Award-winning, highly supportive, and creative culture that enables you to be your best unique self!

About the role:

We’re on the hunt for a TV Traffic Coordinator to join our team based in Canberra. You will be responsible for the day to day compiling of commercial and program data in on-air schedules for the Southern Cross Austereo television markets and for maximising client results by ensuring all client commercials and station activity is aired correctly.

This entry level position has been the starting point for many of our most highly successful team members and can provide you with the opportunity to build a career in media. We will train you to be part of a large team of commercial airtime professionals who work at the TV centre Monday to Friday. 

What you'll be doing:

• Preparation of daily channel transmission logs to final download for Playout Presentation
• Duties may include but are not limited to placement of commercials, promotional spots, billboards, community service announcements, news updates, program fillers, consumer advice disclaimers, on-air supers, watermarks, station identifications.
• Ensuring correct program feeds are allocated from the Network(s) or that material that is placed into the schedule and played off SCA content playout servers is scheduled correctly.
• Correct timing out of the 24-hour schedule of each channel log.
• Forward preparation of logs as required.
• Ensuring SCA adheres to the Commercial Television Industry Annotated Code of Practice.
• Filling and conflicting commercials daily as required.
• Responding to schedule irregularities provided by Playout Presentation.
• Archiving of schedules.

Experience we’re looking for:

• Excellent communication skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to prioritise tasks based on importance.
• Basic computer proficiency, ideally having used Microsoft Windows & Outlook.
• The ability to show us you can be a pro-active and productive member of our team.
• A positive attitude with resilience and the ability to work well in a team!

We are values driven at SCA - if you align with our core values, you’ll be a great addition to the team:

• We’re Better Together
• People are our Power
• Always Curious
• We Push Doors Open
• Be Genuine

Still not convinced?
Head to our TikTok, Life@LiSTNR, for a sneak peek into some of the fun we have at SCA!

Interested? Apply now by submitting your resume via our Careers Page. Even if you don't tick every single box on this ad, we still want to hear from you! 

Hot tip: Make sure you download and sign up to LiSTNR – you may be asked about your listening experience throughout the interview process!