[Remote] Traffic Producer - Full Time (Union)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. iHeartMedia is the number one audio company in America, reaching 90% of Americans every month. They are seeking an experienced Traffic Producer to monitor traffic information and provide accurate and timely updates to commuters, while maintaining crucial deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Monitor all traffic cameras, scanners, maps, social media, and other resources for traffic information
• Enter that information into the traffic database and assist anchors
• Collect and input traffic data into the TTWN database for the on-air reporters to accurately deliver traffic reports to our many affiliates in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
• Provide accurate, useful, and timely traffic information to commuters by utilizing external sources and inputting them into the data system. Sources may include but are not limited to cameras, police scanners, tip-line phone calls, two-way radios, DOT websites, emails, X, and more
• Maintain crucial deadlines to provide constantly up-to-date traffic information

Skills

• Ability to understand and interpret map data, including flows and directions of travel
• Excellent writing and editing skills; proficient in grammar
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with social networking platforms
• Adept at working in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented, 'newsroom-like' collaborative environment
• Excellent communication skills, complemented by diplomacy, empathy, and patience
• Strong attention to detail and ability to plan and organize, set priorities, and multitask
• Confidence and tenacity to build rapport in order to pursue information, overcome obstacles, and draw information from people
• Knowledge of geography and roadways within the local coverage area, including general traffic patterns and mass transit
• Previous experience as a television producer and/or public safety dispatch
• College degree or certificate preferred. Fields of study including communications, television, media production, or broadcast journalism are a plus

Benefits

• Employer sponsored medical, dental and vision with a variety of coverage options
• Company provided and supplemental life insurance
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid company holidays, including a floating holiday that enable our employees to celebrate the holiday of their choosing
• A Spirit day to encourage and allow our employees to more easily volunteer in their community
• A 401K plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost – services include telephonic counseling sessions, consultation on legal and financial matters, emotional well-being, family and caregiving
• A range of additional voluntary programs, such as spending accounts, student loan refinancing, accident insurance and more!

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