Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fox Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S. and is hiring a Program Coordinator to manage the lifecycle of television programming across multiple markets. The role involves maintaining complex program schedules and contracts, serving as a liaison between syndicators and local station departments, and ensuring operational success.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain network and syndication schedules in program management systems
- Maintain syndication information in internal programming databases
- Act as the primary point of contact for syndicator portals, distributing critical metadata—such as formats, feed times, and episodic schedules—to engineering, master control, traffic, and creative services
- Assist Program Managers with schedule distribution to external listings services and station personnel
- Notify the group regarding changes to network or syndication schedules and maintain market-specific program change distribution lists
- Enter new syndication contracts into program management systems and monitor program usage
- Provide local markets with necessary programming data for FCC Quarterly Issues and provide E/I usage reports for annual FCC filings
- Assist with data maintenance and best practice reviews within various industry software applications
- Serve as a backup resource for the Program Manager team
Skills
- Technical Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Experience with (or ability to learn) program management systems and listings guides for linear/streaming
- Meticulous attention to detail with the ability to enter and maintain data accurately across multiple systems
- Excellent communications skills with a strong ability to coordinate between group-level management and local station departments
Benefits
- Medical/dental/vision
- Insurance
- A 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
- Other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents
- Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
Company Overview
Fox Television Stations is a group of television stations located within the United States. It is a sub-organization of 21st Century Fox. It was founded in 1986, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.foxcorporation.com/businesses/fox-television-stations/.