Traffic Producer - Union
$33,150–$39,144 year
On-site · Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Job Summary
We seek a Part-Time Traffic Producer who will monitor traffic information from various sources like cameras, scanners, and social media to provide timely updates for commuters. Key responsibilities include entering traffic data into the TTWN database, maintaining deadlines, and collaborating in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate should possess excellent writing skills, strong computer proficiency, the ability to interpret map data, and effective communication skills. Familiarity with traffic patterns and previous experience in media production or public safety dispatch is preferred.
Required Qualifications
- 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
- Ability to handle stress, work calmly and effectively under pressure, and react quickly to changes
Desired Qualifications
- 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
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