Podcast Inventory Manager
About The Position
The high demand in Audacy's Podcast business necessitates a dedicated Inventory Manager to support the substantial growth in video ad opportunities including episodic video and audio sales. This role is key to maximizing revenue by managing multiple sales channels that utilize our inventory. We are seeking a high-caliber marketing professional to join our fast-paced, expanding business. This unique position encompasses both pre-sales planning and inventory management, as well as crucial post-sales support. Responsibilities include booking, monitoring, and reporting performance data for digital campaigns to ensure all audio and video executions are successful and run smoothly.
Requirements
- Minimum two years experience working in the podcast industry.
- Experience managing and monitoring digital marketing campaigns.
- Minimum two years experience working in a sales environment.
- Ability to multi task efficiently in a organized, logical, process-oriented manner.
- Professional demeanor; comfortable presenting to and interacting directly with clients.
- Demonstrates ability to successfully collaborate with various team across the company.
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and is able to prioritize accordingly.
- Quick-witted, understanding and offering solutions in regards to various responsibilities.
- Must have a strong attention to detail.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Megaphone is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Provide direction and visibility on inventory and category availability to Audacy’s National (Performance, Enterprise) and Local Sales teams in order to maximize revenue and optimize cpm’s for the most in-demand high profile podcasts.
- Support the expansion of the “high touch” video podcast offering by providing focused attention to help grow this additional revenue stream.
- Work with Sales and Account Managers to ensure date specific Episodic Audio and Video inventory is monitored, and “on HOLD” pending client IO’s, and communicating with Sales on an ongoing basis to fill inventory, and make sure it does not go unmonetized.
- Provide Sales with opportunities to drive incremental podcast revenue from lower sold video and audio inventory.
- Ensure digital campaigns are moving through the fulfillment and revision process, while meeting necessary timelines for both host reads deadlines and client expectations.
- Achieve a thorough understanding of our internal systems so as to effectively and efficiently respond to internal and external requests in a timely fashion.
- Book and manage Partnership campaigns which are growing as part of the Podcast landscape.
- Monitor campaigns to ensure they are hitting the agreed upon goals during their flights.
- Alert appropriate parties of any anticipated problems and be prepared with suggested solutions, and adjust as necessary.
- Prepare and provide performance reporting for digital campaigns and provide results for Sales to provide to the client/agency.
- Assist with ongoing and month end campaign/order reconciliation to verify delivery against monthly billing amount.
Benefits
- Audacy offers employees who are eligible for benefits with a comprehensive benefits package which includes: a health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, mental health, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, disability, life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, paid time off (sick, flex-time away/vacation days, personal, parental, volunteer), 401(k) retirement plan, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, and pet insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
