Advertising Operations Coordinator Pittsburg, KS/ Joplin, MO
Pittsburg, KS (Hybrid)
Salary Not AvailableFull time
Posted 4 months ago
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Job Description
About The Role
M-F 8:30am–4:30pm (hybrid in office/remote) As an Advertising Operations Coordinator at KOAM, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our sales and operations teams by ensuring the accurate scheduling and execution of advertising campaigns. You’ll be the go-to person for coordinating commercial instructions and creative assets and proactively resolving issues before they impact airtime. Your attention to detail and coordination skills will directly influence advertiser satisfaction and on-air quality.
About The Company
KOAM is the local news, weather, and sports leader in the 4-States area (Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri). KOAM is owned by Morgan Murphy Media, family-owned and operated since its founding in 1890. Morgan Murphy Media operates television and radio stations, a print magazine, websites, mobile and streaming apps, and a digital marketing agency, across its 11 locations. We offer medical, dental, vision, prescription, life and long-term disability insurance, EAP, flexible spending account, 401(k), paid time off including vacation, sick, personal days, and holidays.
Key Responsibilities
Morgan Murphy Media is an equal opportunity employer.
M-F 8:30am–4:30pm (hybrid in office/remote) As an Advertising Operations Coordinator at KOAM, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our sales and operations teams by ensuring the accurate scheduling and execution of advertising campaigns. You’ll be the go-to person for coordinating commercial instructions and creative assets and proactively resolving issues before they impact airtime. Your attention to detail and coordination skills will directly influence advertiser satisfaction and on-air quality.
About The Company
KOAM is the local news, weather, and sports leader in the 4-States area (Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri). KOAM is owned by Morgan Murphy Media, family-owned and operated since its founding in 1890. Morgan Murphy Media operates television and radio stations, a print magazine, websites, mobile and streaming apps, and a digital marketing agency, across its 11 locations. We offer medical, dental, vision, prescription, life and long-term disability insurance, EAP, flexible spending account, 401(k), paid time off including vacation, sick, personal days, and holidays.
Key Responsibilities
- Enter, maintain, and quality-check advertising campaigns (dates, lengths, programs, restrictions, assets).
- Own the commercial creative/assets workflow: receive instructions, track versions, confirm specs/lengths, and ensure everything is ready by deadline. Ask clarifying questions.
- Keep records organized with consistent naming and documentation. Uphold internal standards.
- Run routine quality checks to prevent errors before campaign goes live (missing files, mismatched lengths, incorrect dates, duplicate/invalid instructions).
- Coordinate schedule and format changes as needed and communicate clear options/impacts to Sales and operations teams.
- Partner with Master Control/Programming/Operations to troubleshoot and prevent missed/incorrect airs.
- High attention to detail and strong follow-through in a deadline-driven environment.
- Clear communicator who can confidently ask questions and protect accuracy when information is incomplete.
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams
- WideOrbit experience a plus but not required; training provided.
- Interest in learning evolving advertising workflows and tools over time (new formats, new systems, changing client needs).
Morgan Murphy Media is an equal opportunity employer.
We are the CBS affiliate in Madison and have served South Central Wisconsin since 1956.NEWS 3 NOW provides news and information on live television for nearly 27 hours a week. You can find continuous news updates 24/7 at our awarding-winning website, Channel3000.com and on our mobile apps. This station is owned by Morgan Murphy Media.
