Integrated Sales Planner

This is a Full Time Job

Job Title: Integrated Sales Planner

Department: Sales

Reporting To: Director; Regional Media Strategy & Integrated Sales Planning

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location(s): Atlanta, GA | Chattanooga, TN | Greensboro, NC | Greenville, SC | Philadelphia, PA

Work Arrangement: Remote (Eastern Time Zone Preferred)

Overview:

We are looking for an experienced media professional for a key role in a pre-sales department. The primary responsibilities of this role will be to provide strategic planning, pricing and inventory management. This position also provides support for sales teams incorporating all Digital media tactics Audacy has to offer. The Audacy portfolio consists of streaming, podcast, social, video, OTT, email, search, display and more.

This role will work hand-in-hand with Audacy's Account Executives in designated markets to understand customer objectives and design programs that deliver results. Integrated Sales Planners are pillars to success; acting as internal and external product experts for all of our digital solutions.

Candidates should be proficient in strategy, media planning, and understand how to price media elements that maximize value and profit for the business’s needs while achieving the customer’s budget requirements. This role requires someone who can seamlessly interact cross-departmentally and with sellers and customers. This is a remote position however an ideal candidate would be located in the Eastern time zone.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:
• Proactively create strategic recommendations to develop best-in-class media campaigns leveraging any/all of Audacy's digital advertising portfolio.
• Proficiency in pulling inventory reports and pricing from internal and external systems for all media tactics
• Possess the ability to understand customers and their needs, identify the best solutions to solve business objectives, and build a media plan that is in the best interest of the client, Audacy and our internal teams.
• Collaborate with internal and external clients on media strategy and targeting recommendations.
• Achieve a thorough understanding of internal systems so as to effectively and efficiently respond to sales requests in a timely fashion.
• Ensure campaigns are being executed as planned by providing accurate documentation and working closely with campaign managers and ad operations. Provide input on inventory optimizations when necessary.
• Immerse yourself in Audacy's media tactics and capabilities. Understand how Audacy’s media tactics will achieve the client's marketing goals
• Obtain research and case studies for sales presentations as needed

Qualifications

Required:
• BS/BA degree
• Digital Marketing experience
• Proficient understanding of media math
• Strong attention to detail, organizational and analytical skills
• Proficient in Microsoft office suite with Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Google Suite.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment with revolving deadlines
• Ability to identify and solve problems with innovative solutions.
• Comfortable working independently across multiple systems to build media plans and monitor inventory availability
• Working with internal and external clients with a positive customer service forward attitude.

Preferred:
• 2 years of media experience at a media company, publisher and/or ad agency
• Strong digital marketing experience
• Audio experience a bonus
• Experience with DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) a plus
• Experience with Email Marketing a plus
• Radio background a plus

Additional Information

Pay Transparency:

The anticipated starting salary range for individuals expressing interest in this position is $65,000 to $75,000 annually. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.

Audacy offers employees who are eligible for benefits with a comprehensive benefits package which includes: a health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, mental health, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, disability, life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, paid time off (sick, flex-time away/vacation days, personal, parental, volunteer), 401(k) retirement plan, student loan payment assistance program, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, and pet insurance.

Important Notes:

Please be aware that Audacy will never ask you to send money at any point during the hiring process. Communication from legitimate Audacy representatives will only come from email addresses ending in @audacy.com. If you receive any suspicious requests or communications, please verify their authenticity before responding.