Manager, Sports Pricing & Planning at FOX Entertainment

**Who this is for** This role is for an analytical professional with a strong background in media sales strategy, focused on optimizing inventory performance an

Work type: onsite

Location: New York, New York, USA

Salary: $83,000 – $97,000/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

**Who this is for** This role is for an analytical professional with a strong background in media sales strategy, focused on optimizing inventory performance and maximizing advertising revenue. **Key highlights** You will partner with leadership to develop ratecard strategies, conduct yield analyses, and oversee the operational execution of advertising schedules to ensure the highest effective CPM. **You might be a good fit if you...** - Have 3+ years of experience in ad sales operations and possess strong practical mathematical skills. - Are highly proficient in Excel and experienced in managing complex sales inventory systems. - Are an analytical thinker capable of balancing revenue goals with operational deadlines and reporting requirements.

Job Description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Corporation

Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

## JOB DESCRIPTION

The Sports Pricing and Planning Manager will be responsible for supporting the organization's effort to maximize yield. The Manager will work closely with the Director to manage a sport/property, assist in agency and advertiser deal review, ratecard creation and maintenance and ongoing reporting needs.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the review and approval of agency/advertiser media proposals.

• Aid in the development of the ratecard pricing strategy and ratecard creation.

• Conduct analyses and reports to assist in capacity planning and maximizing yield from advertising revenues.

• Track actual sales versus quotas and to ensure accurate reporting to sales management.

• Support advertising sales product decision-making by researching, analyzing and reporting on availability and performance of advertising inventory.

• Establish, modify and enforce operational deadlines. Resolve schedule problems and related issues. Approve and direct the implementation of master advertising traffic schedule.

• Develop new reports/formats as needed.

• Identify problems that impede goal of high(est) effective CPM possible

• BS or BA preferred

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

• Must have at least 3+ years of related experience.

• Strong practical mathematical / media math skills.             

• Excel proficiency; experience with Ad Sales systems, preferably operational & strategic components

• Analytical ability, capable of managing people and processes

• Strong follow through, detail orientation

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