Manager, Media Operations

This is a Full Time Job


It's the magic of immersing yourself in a motion picture masterpiece, or a new track from your favorite band, or the spectacle of a live Broadway show. It's hard to define and even harder to create, but that's what we do at The Walt Disney Studios. Ours is a culture of innovation, collaboration and creativity. We raise the bar, then step over it, blazing trails through the production and distribution of world-class entertainment around the globe. If you want to help tell compelling, enduring stories through movies, music or stage plays, then we want to hear from you.

Our team delivers excellent plan stewardship by interacting with strategy, creative, digital and other marketing team members. In this role, you will work closely as the liaison with our agencies and integrated planning and creative management teams to ensure financial plan objectives are met, updated as direction changes and executed. To be successful in the role, you must possess flexibility and be willing to assume challenges and increased responsibility, as well as ways to improve workflows/increase efficiency, etc. You hold a strong desire to grow within the position, and learn more about Studios Marketing key initiatives and businesses.

Responsibilities:

• Manage linear and digital media ad placement inventory across Disney Studios' campaigns, including the production of all supporting documents and communication to applicable teams. Document Special Event / Sports campaign allocation charts and commercial pod recommendations.
• Work with Theatrical and Disney Finance to coordinate monthly and quarterly spending accruals and consolidated budget documents.
• Collaborate with Theatrical and Disney Procurement teams to reconcile overall monthly budgets and any outstanding invoices.
• In partnership with Sourcing, manage agency audit process and deliverables.
• Partner with Corporate Controllership on ongoing projects and out of state tax implications.
• Manage high level, overall inventory media pacing delivery and under-delivery needs for both Theatrical and Disney contracts (TV, FEP, Digital reserve direct placements, etc).
• Prepare weekly Media Highlight reports for distribution across leadership teams.
• Organize Studios out of home perm inventory allocations across campaigns and proactively anticipates release date shift effects on the schedule.
• Coordinate legal document needs by campaign and on-going redline legal schedule across both direct contracts and tech/data MSAs.
• Occasional PowerPoint/Keynote document preparation.

Basic Qualifications:

• 3-5 years Media and/or Advertising experience.
• Basic knowledge of media deadlines, high level budget management, and other media activation processes.
• Media finance and billing experience (agency or client side).
• Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple project streams across many campaigns simultaneously.
• Detail oriented with superior organization skills.
• Proficient/Advanced in MS Office – specifically in Excel & PowerPoint and/or Keynote

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with both linear and digital media platforms is a great asset.
• Tableau experience preferred.

About The Walt Disney Studios:

For over 95 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today it brings quality movies, episodic storytelling, music, and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. The Walt Disney Studios encompasses a collection of respected film studios, including Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures. It is also home to Disney Theatrical Productions, producer of world-class stage shows.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Pictures, which is part of a business segment we call The Walt Disney Studios.

Walt Disney Pictures is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.