About the Role
Disney Ad Sales’ Revenue Management division is seeking a Sales Planner to join our dynamic Planning team. We are looking for a strong communicator focused on building and maintaining impactful relationships, both internally and externally, in a results-based, fun, sales environment. This role requires a detail-oriented and organized individual to collaborate cross-functionally across Sales and Operations teams, supporting a dedicated book(s) of business and managing the RFP process from proposal generation to order entry across assigned Disney brands and business verticals.
Responsibilities
- Partner internally with Sales and Revenue Management to implement packaging and pricing strategy.
- Manage daily maintenance of active deals and build media plans for Upfront and Scatter deals.
- Maintain the pipeline in collaboration with your Sales team.
- Execute budget revisions including incremental spend, optimizations, makegoods, and cancellations.
- Provide account and planning subject matter expertise on advertisers’ specific preferences.
- Collaborate with internal and external teams to accomplish client needs and meet/exceed internal goals.
- Analyze campaign delivery and assign make-good inventory.
- Partner closely with Account Management to execute campaigns, maximize delivery against contracted goals, and address client reporting needs.
- Communicate effectively with agency contacts to address RFP deliverables and ad hoc requests.
- Manage priorities autonomously and effectively across multiple internal stakeholders and books of business.
- Support a dedicated book(s) of business, managing the RFP process from proposal generation to order entry through liability satisfaction and deal closure.
- Provide customer service across the life of the deal as a key contact for external clients.
- Partner closely with AM and Ad Ops teams to ensure clean campaign execution.
- Update agency partners on delivery against contracted goals, unit changes, and address client reporting needs.
- Apply business direction from internal constituents in response to the RFP ask across assigned Disney brands and business verticals.
- Collaborate with internal departments from Research to Solutions to Traffic and Finance to ensure deal preferred handling/satisfaction.
- Identify means to best satisfy agency needs and maximize opportunity for DAS.
Requirements
- 2+ years of professional experience.
- Media sales planning and/or buying experience strongly preferred.
- An excitement to work in a collaborative Ad Sales team environment.
- A positive demeanor and approach when handling day-to-day tasks.
- An ability to effectively problem-solve and multi-task.
- Strong attention to detail and robust organizational skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Embodies an eager-to-learn attitude with a drive to take on new responsibilities.
- Experience working across Microsoft Suite, with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint required.
- Proficiency in media math and terminology is advantageous.
- Familiarity with sales systems.
- Employees must be onsite four days a week.
Skills
- Microsoft Suite
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Media math
- Media terminology
- Sales systems
Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Santa Monica, CA
- Burbank, CA
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full time
Experience Level
- 2+ years of professional experience
Salary/Compensations
- New York, NY: $68,400 to $91,700 per year
- Santa Monica/Burbank: $63,500 to $87,500 per year
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided.
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
About the Company
- Disney Ad Sales’ Revenue Management division
- Disney Advertising
- Sports & Entertainment RYM
