Sales Planner
BET
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 1/18/2017 8:18:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
Overview and Responsibilities
Sales Planner
The Sales Planner is the primary contact of the Sales Planning department to the Account Executive regarding all assigned accounts. The Sales Planner also works with the Sales Assistant, as a team, to ensure all maintenance associated with accounts runs as ordered and that all client guarantees are delivered.
Responsibilities
• Prepare and revise sales plans using Dealmaker system to be presented to clients/agencies.
• Daily monitoring of the Account Executives on air schedules. Working directly with Sales Assistant to ensure schedule runs as ordered.
• Manage liability and prepare post analysis. Actively track liability and arrange for under-delivery schedules to air.
• Prepare Change Notices for spots that have been missed or changes requested by agency.
• Manage internal program changes and notification to clients.
• Monitor account status after each change by checking the account totals in billing (Orion).
• Resolve account discrepancies and prepare correspondence in a timely manner.
• Perform any additional duties assigned by management.
• Dealmaker and Orion system experience is a plus.
Basic Qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• Sales planning or advertising agency buying/planning experience.
Additional Qualifications
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Media Math skills required.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high pressure environment.
• Attention to detail a must.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be organized, efficient, team player and strategic thinker.
• Occasional overtime required especially during Upfront season.
About BET Networks
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.