Sales Planner

Job Description

Warner Bros. Discovery Sales Planner Position Description

Position Summary:

The Sales Planner will have a strong understanding of the advertising industry and will be able to work in a fast paced, constantly evolving team environment. The Sales Planner will assist the Account Executive in growing business by developing media proposals, managing delivery for accounts, assisting in client negotiations and generating ideas and concepts to help solve clients and coordinate with Account Management to execute internal goals

Key Responsibilities:
• Build and fully execute media plans across linear networks for their agency list assignments
• Compile advertiser pricing and spending history and work with Account Executive and the Revenue & Operations team to determine pricing & inventory strategy for media proposal
• Provide excellent customer service and develop relationships with agencies
• Assist AE's in negotiations and solution to agency requests
• Work with Agency and Revenue & Operations to ensure that stewardship of accounts are in order and on track to deliver in full, i.e. monitor performance of clients' schedules and prepare make good and ADU schedules.
• Communicate with and support convergent sales support team on shared accounts
• Compile and communicate account detail through options reporting, Posts/MSA's, liability, sales planning cover sheets, etc.
• Support AE in prospecting to expand Warner Bros. Discovery advertiser base
• Liaise with Revenue & Operations, Digital counterparts , Research, Commercial Operations/Clearance and Marketing as needed
• Support Assistants who handle client scheduling, billing, brand allocations, reconciling discrepancies, maintaining client files.
• Mentor new Sales Planners and Assistants. Act as a resource throughout their training and development

Requirements:
• 1+ years related advertising experience
• Strong computer experience (Google Doc/Microsoft Office: Excel, Powerpoint)
• Knowledge of the terminology in advertising sales
• Self motivated, driven and able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Ability to multitask, while staying organized and detail-oriented
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills and have comfort with external and internal interfacing role
• Ability to meet deadline in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• BA in Business, Marketing, Communications or related field or equivalent education and experience

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. $50,400.00 - $93,600.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

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