Planner Pricing and Inventory

Paramount•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This NY based, in-office position is under the direction of the Vice President, Pricing & Inventory for the CBS Television Network and is generally responsible for the creation of sales plans for television commercials. Successful candidates for this position must possess advanced project management skills, be able to function in a dynamic environment that is subject to frequent deadlines, be proactive, well-organized and able to perform on one's own with limited direction, and provide assistance to account executives. In addition to building sales plans, specific responsibilities include preparing and maintaining stewardship reports for current network schedules, generating and distributing to management competitive performance reports, assisting with the development of audience estimates and price lists for the Upfront and Scatter marketplaces, and working closely with Sales for ad hoc client requests such as cut-backs, budget shifts, cpm adjustments, etc. Extensive use of multiple currencies including Nielsen, VideoAmp, Comscore, and iSpot. Facility with numerical concepts, attentiveness to detail and presentation of data is essential. Some media research or media planning is strongly preferred. Analytical aptitude and presentation skills are important.

Requirements

1-3 years of TV media sales/planning or agency media buying experience.
Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
Facility with numerical concepts, attentiveness to detail and presentation of data is essential.
Analytical aptitude and presentation skills are important.
Advanced project management skills.
Function in a dynamic environment subject to frequent deadlines.
Must be anticipatory, well organized and able to perform individually with limited direction.

Nice To Haves

Some media research or media planning is strongly preferred.
Four-year college degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Creation of sales plans for television commercials
Preparing and maintaining stewardship reports for current network schedules
Generating and distributing to management competitive performance reports
Assisting with the development of audience estimates and price lists for the Upfront and Scatter marketplaces
Working closely with Sales for ad hoc client requests such as cut-backs, budget shifts, cpm adjustments, etc.