• Job Description

  Req#: JR032695

  Scripps Networks is currently seeking a high-energy, multi-tasking Sales Planner to join the sales team in our New York office. In this role, you’ll be responsible for overall sales support to the sales staff, which includes developing strategic sales plans and packages for clients, administering existing deals, coordinating pending deals and facilitating the sales process by providing plans that meet the needs of the network, clients, and sales staff.

  What You’ll Do

  • Build, revise and maintain sales proposals. Compile proposal requests and reweights as needed.
  • Liaise with Sales, Pricing & Planning and Commercial Operations to ensure sold schedules run as ordered, including all media elements.
  • Assist in the compilation and enhancement of upfront and scatter planning: reweight charts, RFP’s and etc.
  • Work with Inventory for approval of re-expressions, movement of dollars and ADU/Recap offers.
  • Interact with Account Executive regarding proposed programming sponsorships & added-value initiatives.
  • Foster key relationships with clients and agency contacts.
  • Interact with network’s traffic department to gauge week of inventory availability, restrictions, and separation requirements, securing traffic instructions & creative, etc.
  • Monitor on-air schedules, manage changes and coordinate with traffic to ensure schedule airs as ordered.
  • Manage all aspects of added value to secure materials, work with Creative Services on production and submit completed creative to clients for approval. Ensure proper scheduling.
  • Provide post summaries of account delivery and provide client correspondence as necessary.
  • Support/cover the Sales Assistant, who handles client scheduling, billing, brand allocations, reconciling discrepancies, maintaining client files.
  • Work with the Sales Assistant to resolve order/invoice-billing discrepancies.
  • Keep abreast of industry news via “trades” to increase and strengthen knowledge of position and get a general/broad understanding of what's going on in the industry.

  What You’ll Need:

  • College degree preferred.
  • 2+ years of industry related advertising experience.

  What You’ll Bring:

  • Knowledge of the media terminology and procedures within advertising sales.
  • Must understand and be willing to efficiently perform duties from the start to finish of the sales proposal to properly maintain and steward client schedules.
  • Be able to work independently, as well as part of a team. Willingness to help others and be a team player.
  • Ability to multitask, while staying organized and detail-oriented.
  • Strong written and verbal communication and customer service skills.
  • Understanding and experience with research sources (Nielsen, MRI).
  • Understand the tactical and needs of our clients and goals for the networks TV Ad Sales Department.
  • Knowledge of Wide Orbit is a plus.

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  COMPENSATION RANGE:

  Annual Salary: $67,000.00 - 72000

  
  

  Pursuant to state and local salary transparency laws, the salary range posted is specific to candidates who will perform this work in New York.

  
  

  ADDITIONAL BENEFITS:

  • A career path to grow your professional experiences

  • Full medical, dental and vision benefits, as well as certain other health and wellness benefits

  • Retirement savings plan with company match

  • Other key company benefits include disability accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, life insurance, AD&D, ID protection, pet discount program, and employee assistance program. More details about timing and conditions of benefits eligibility and other plan terms and conditions will be provided upon hire.

  SCRIPPS' COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:
  At Scripps, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that reflects the communities we serve. We are intentional about creating an environment where employees, our audiences and other stakeholders feel valued and inspired to reach their full potential and make authentic connections. We foster a workplace culture that embraces each person’s diversity, including the extent to which they are similar or different. Scripps leaders believe that an equitable and inclusive culture is not only the right thing to do, it is a business imperative. Read more about our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion at scripps.com.

  ABOUT SCRIPPS:

  The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of more than 60 stations in 40+ markets. Scripps reaches households across the U.S. with national news outlets Scripps News and Court TV and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery and Laff. Scripps is the nation’s largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps’ long-time motto is: “Give light and the people will find their own way.”

  As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.

• About the company

  The E W Scripps Company is an American broadcasting company founded in 1878 as a chain of daily newspapers by Edward Willis "E W" Scripps.

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