Manager, Multiplatform Sports Scheduling

Job Description

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Job Description
The Multiplatform Scheduling Manager will support the overall media planning strategies and help generate brand awareness by ensuring that Sports priorities are being effectively promoted, with a focus on NBA. They must be skilled in organizing and planning with the ability to hit hard deadlines, troubleshoot, and pivot at a moment's notice.

Responsibilities:
• Help maximize viewership by strategically planning marquee sports campaigns including the NBA, Olympics, Sunday Night Football, College Football, PGA TOUR, Kentucky Derby, etc.
• Collaborate with the Multiplatform team to develop premiere plans, rollout, and stunt strategies based on programming and company priorities
• Oversee Sports and NBA Owned Media plans within the promo optimizer system and analyze data to ensure all campaign goals are met
• Manage NBA game inventory, overseeing promotional logs scheduled within live games
• Ensure data is accurate and constantly maintained up to date in on-air scheduling system by the full team
• Account for broader company priorities, including regular Film, Peacock, and Entertainment, campaigns
• Communicate closely with counterparts across the Media team, relaying promo priorities and scheduling nuances
• Ensure needs are communicated to Brand and Creative teams so all necessary campaigns and creatives are developed to fulfill plans across the portfolio
• Troubleshoot and problem solve, working with all teams to investigate and resolve format discrepancies
• Assist with compiling and reconciling on-air schedules for post campaign analysis to ensure campaign goals were achieved
• Collaborate across multiple teams, staying up to date with everchanging priorities in a fast-paced environment and updating all respective documents and teams as needed
• Manage, guide and develop the skills of entry-level team members on the Multiplatform Planning team
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in communications, science, research, film, television, or related field
• 3-5 years' experience working in Multiplatform Media Planning and/or Paid Media
• Excellent computer skills, proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint
• Outstanding attention to detail, organizational skills, and communication skills
• Ability to multitask and adapt to changes
• Ability to work in multiple timelines concurrently
• Ability to problem solve and find solutions to timely issues
• Self-starter, proactive, resourceful

Desired Characteristics:
• Minimum 1 year of production experience or marketing experience in a TV setting preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills and entrepreneurial spirit
• Detail oriented
• Ability to multitask and prioritize assignments under high pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to follow direction and work independently when necessary
• Interest in daytime talk TV
Additional Requirements:
• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-23op32-18-97-14-80-42 in your application.