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Carmichael Lynch

Talent/Traffic Assistant

MNFull-time

8mo

What We Believe

We believe that when the best of strategy and creativity come together, brands stand apart.

Our Hiring Philosophy

Carmichael Lynch is committed to creating a diverse, safe and welcoming workplace with opportunity for all. We strive for inclusion, equity and diversity in both our words and actions. BIPOC, women, marginalized communities, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. To learn more, please visit: https://www.carmichaellynch.com/about/

What's In It for You*

  • Professional Development (performance reviews 2x annually, training opportunities related to your field of development, one-on-ones with managers, etc.)
  • We offer competitive, equitable salaries (reviewed annually to ensure equity and competitiveness)
  • A strong, vibrant, continually-evolving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion belief (in thought and action), encompassing our agency and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Recognizing the voices that need to be heard.
  • Competitive, company and employee sponsored benefits, including: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k (company matched 50% of first 6%), PTO (vacation/sick time) allowance, 18-week maternity leave, 12-week parental leave, 19 paid company holidays, Family Building Benefit (adoption, surrogacy benefit), tuition reimbursement and much more.
  • Please note that these benefits only apply to full time roles

Role:

We are seeking an entry-level Talent / Traffic Assistant to join our team!

Areas of Focus:

Hybrid position involving learning both Talent Payments and Traffic Management

  • Talent Payments: Assist Senior Talent Specialist with daily talent payments.
  • Includes learning to estimate talent, pay talent use, create talent contracts, and manage talent residual budgets and track talent use payments.
  • Work with Account team to secure answers for talent payments and holding fees. Will learn the ins and outs of SAG-AFTRA union rules and guidelines.
  • Maintain talent payment trackers in spreadsheets to track against estimates and for use of Account teams.
  • Assist Producers and Business Affairs to best identify talent estimate approach for projects.

Traffic Management: Assist Senior Traffic Manager with daily traffic duties.

  • Includes generating and disturbing traffic instructions for broadcast including TV & Radio.
  • Assigning Ad-ID's for broadcast and social deliverables.
  • Sending materials to Networks for national clearance. Updating and managing the internal Ad/ID database.
  • Collaborating with Media, Account, and external vendors to deliver accurate traffic based on media buys and allocations across clients.
  • Collaborate with Talent Specialists to make timely talent payments for use on various platforms.
  • Assist Account teams in estimating trafficking costs and making timely payments to external vendors

Qualifications/Traits:

  • Organized
  • Able to multi-task
  • Detail oriented
  • Numerate
  • Able to meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy
  • Team player and collaborative
  • Responsible and trustworthy
  • Positive attitude
  • Solid communicator
  • Not afraid to ask questions