Commercial Operations Coordinator

Job Description

Commercial Operations Coordinator (6 Months Fixed Term Contract)

WBD is looking for an energetic coordinator to join the Australian Commercial Operations team looking after the Discovery Channel Group.
The coordinator will be responsible for day-to-day commercial operations, overseeing commercial break and minutage availability, and ensuring the right spots and campaigns go to air across our networks in Australia.
They will work closely with our local Ad Sales partner, Foxtel Media (FM), and our Traffic and Transmission Operations (TTOps) team, based in Singapore.
Reporting to the Manager of Business Operations, this role requires excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail and time management skills, problem solving skills and the ability to multi-task to handle a diverse workload.

Key Responsibilities:
• Manage all aspects of commercials bookings, ensuring they are processed accurately in a timely manner.
• Oversee inventory usage to maximize revenues in partnership with our advertising sales house.
• Maintain relationships between stakeholders, both internal (Traffic, Media Planning, Media Prep, Marketing, Programming, Finance) and external (Foxtel Media, IMD Media)
• Selected key tasks:
• Prepare programs and breaks from TTOps and ensure break and minutage information is up to date
• Ensure sponsorship information for FM is accurate
• Import and process commercials bookings into IBMS
• Monitor creative material delivery from ad clearing house, IMD Media
• Process monthly Invoices
• Work alongside creative teams to deliver new and innovative ad sales sponsorship and client solutions deals
• Work with the necessary teams to action any occasional after hours issues
Qualities Required:
• Numerate degree and min 2 years' experience in a media operations environment
• Strong numerical and problem-solving skills with great attention to detail
• An appetite for process improvement
• A strong communicator and team player
• Experience in MS Office applications
• A keen interest in the media industry and focus on its future

Additional Information
On June 9, 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies, Warner Bros. and Discovery Global, with an expected completion in mid-2026. For more details, including leadership appointments and information on individual brands, please visit our newsroom here. Although you will be hired by Warner Bros. Discovery, upon the planned separation in 2026, your employment likely will transition to Discovery Global. During this period of transformation, you'll have an exciting opportunity to lay the foundation at one of the world's premier entertainment brands.
Discovery is at its best when bringing the world a little closer together.
Discovery is dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment that is deeply rooted in our core values, supports employees and social justice, and drives an award-winning culture. #Diversity, #Equity and #Inclusion are embedded at our core, underpin the impactful stories we tell and drive our passion to make a difference.
We want our teams to reflect communities from all parts of the world, and remain committed to a culture of belonging and empowerment for all. It is the diverse minds, voices and perspectives of our people that fuel our most innovative ideas, deliver our greatest moments and push us forward to achieve more.
Our Guiding Principles define the character and spirit of our employees and how we operate: We are... One Team, Creative Dreamers, Doers, Consumer Obsessed, Global, Quick and Agile, Purposeful, and We Do the Right Thing.
We are here today because we value the different experiences and therefore different perspectives in our teams and that is what makes us formidable. Discovery is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to affirmative action.
We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, nationality, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions) sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, or political views.

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
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