Coordinator - Digital Yield & Planning

Job Description

Overview:

As a team member within Discovery Digital Yield and Planning team, the Coordinator, Digital Yield and Planning is responsible for a broad range of inventory and revenue analysis and reporting across the entire portfolio of Digital properties. Supporting the Vice President, Digital Revenue & Sales Strategy, t his Coordinator will also need to produce ad hoc reports and interact regularly with a cross-functional team of internal stakeholders, including the Ad Sales, Ad Operations and Finance & Accounting.

Responsibilities:
• Create and manage daily sellout reports across the multiple properties and platforms, providing an overview of monetization opportunities across a convergent sales team.

• Compile daily fill rate reports across all Digital inventory types; Identify and communicate opportunities/risks as needed

• Review and approve Ad Sales campaigns in order management system; ensure accurate pricing and inventory allocation across digital platforms.

• Conduct audits and analysis of Ad Sales campaigns for primary business and market classifications (ie, upfront/scatter).

• Present recommendations on ad server changes to maximize campaign delivery; advise Director and Analyst on potential inventory optimizations

• Manage advertiser/category spending reporting to inform future pricing/sales strategy

• Ad hoc reporting and analysis for over-arching team on an ongoing basis

Requirements:
• A minimum 1yrs experience in online media environment with strong working knowledge of online advertising industry

• Passion for Digital Media and the online advertising business

• Bachelor's degree required

• Quick learner, as candidate will require a mastery of our System(s) and processes within a few months of hire

• Comfortable communicating on phone and in email with Sales and Management staff members

• Expert at manipulating, analyzing and reporting on large data sets using a multitude of disparate data sources and tools

• At ease working in fast-paced, rapidly changing environment

• Ability to prioritize workload and meet tight deadlines

• System Knowledge:

• Microsoft Excel (essential); G-Suite preferred.

• Digital Ad Servers and Order Management Systems (Operative, Freewheel, DFP)

• Comscore, Nielsen DAR, MOAT, Google Analytics, and/or other 3rd party measurement platforms

Nearest Major Market: Chicago

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3v86q-18-222-119-148-42 in your application.