Traffic Coordinator, 12-month Fixed Term Contract, Virgin Media Television

About Virgin Media:

Virgin Media is the leading connected entertainment cable and broadcast business in Ireland. Every day we deliver connections that really matter for Irish Consumers and Businesses with multi award-winning services including broadband, TV, mobile and home phone. Our Virgin Media Business division provides the fastest broadband speeds and connectivity solutions for entrepreneurs, businesses and the public sector.

Virgin Media Television, our broadcast division, is Ireland’s number one commercial broadcaster offering four free-to-air channels: Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Virgin Media Three, Virgin Media Four as well as Virgin Media PLAY. We are a significant investor in home produced content, including news, current affairs and drama, as well as offering the best in international programming including extensive sports coverage across the UEFA Champions League. Our advertising sales agency, Virgin Media Solutions, creates unique, innovative campaigns for our business and for third party clients across the UK and Ireland.

Virgin Media is part of Liberty Global, one of the world’s leading converged video, broadband and communications companies, with operations in six European countries. Liberty Global is a founding member of the European Green Digital Coalition and is included in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Following the challenges brought about the global pandemic, the power of connectivity to deliver positive, meaningful change to people’s lives has never been clearer. Our inclusion in these prestigious indices for the ninth year running attests to our long-standing commitment to the importance of sustainability and ensuring that we are strong corporate citizens as well as responsible stewards of the environment across the markets in which we operate.

For further information please visit: www.virginmedia.ie

About the Role:

The Virgin Media Television Traffic team, report to the Traffic Supervisor. The Traffic team plays a key role in supporting the Commercial, Scheduling and Transmission teams by building commercial breaks across our four channels, assigning commercials to scheduled spots, and producing accurate commercial schedules for final transmission.

Specific Tasks and Duties:

• Ensure the correct assignment of commercial copy to booked airtime to protect revenue and campaign delivery.

• Process and apply advertising agency copy instructions accurately and on time.

• Manage late bookings, copy changes, clashes, and category restrictions to maintain schedule integrity.

• Quality check advertising copy for technical compliance and adherence to Coimisiún na Meán advertising standards.

• Coordinate with Transmission, Scheduling, and Content teams to ensure commercial material is delivered and broadcast correctly.

• Calculate and monitor daily commercial airtime limits to ensure regulatory compliance.

• Verify and submit daily commercial logs to Nielsen for VMTV Broadcast Channels.

• Work with the Presentation team to ensure schedules are completed and delivered to Transmission on time.

• Act as the primary point of contact for advertising agencies, Sales, and Commercial teams on campaign requirements and commercial queries.

• Coordinate agency deadlines and closedown arrangements for bank holidays, Christmas, and other peak periods.

• Liaise with IMRO regarding commercial music rights and usage reporting.

• Communicate programme and advertising break changes to Commercial Operations to support accurate audience ratings and reporting.

• The above list of duties is not exhaustive. You are expected to remain flexible and undertake additional responsibilities as required, adapting to evolving role demands and supporting the broader business objectives of the company.

Skills & Expertise:

• Prior experience working in a media environment is advantageous

• Third level qualification in Marketing, Communication Studies or Business Studies

• Experience working in a sales/client facing role is advantageous

• Technically strong – comfortable with learning new systems

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other data management tools, with experience generating clear reports for multiple stakeholders.

The Person:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multitask and work under pressure

• Excellent attention to detail, someone who cares about quality in everything they do

• Flexible approach applying a can-do attitude to daily tasks and project work

• Organised and excellent time management, ensuring deadlines are always met

• First-class problem-solving skills who gets to the heart of the matter

• Excellent communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders

Virgin Media is an equal opportunities employer. Having a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business.