Senior Analyst, Pricing & Planning

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Corporation

Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Analyst of Sports Pricing & Planning is responsible for managing the Pricing & Planning deal maintenance queue. The Senior Analyst, Sports Pricing and Planning will confirm deal inventory has been cleared and work closely with the sales planners and sales assistants to meet client goals while balancing internal network objectives. The Senior Analyst, Pricing and Planning will also develop reports from Fox’s proprietary sales system, reworking them in Excel and distributing them as indicated.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Processing of all change notice requests from the ad sales team.

• Placement of all inventory for clients while balancing internal network objectives

• Producing and/or assisting in the production of analytical reports (e.g. CPM analysis, Remainder Analysis, and Inventory Utilization Reports)

• Preparing analytical reports used by senior management and P&P to analyze network revenue/targets

• Access standard reports from the system (e.g. Network Stewardship Reports)

• Work with the Manager of Pricing & Planning to reconcile programming grids/ sales schedules entered in Ad Sales system and to resolve any resulting inventory conflicts/re-expression

• Ensure that the setup and verification of the programming lineup is published in the rate card for sales and direction on re-expression ensures inventory is placed in available programs

• Participate in ensuring accurate and timely processing of program schedules in appropriate systems

• Provide current information on available inventory to assist sales pricing, packaging, and sales program development

• Develop and maintain information databases that assist the sales function

• Articulate status of current inventory and provide available-to-sell reports

• Assist sales team in identifying over- and under-sold inventory and suggest reallocations

• Develop models for prospective advertising products or packages.

• Communicate sales strategy to planners/assistants

• Special projects as needed

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• 1-2 years of related experience

• Strong communication skills are required, both written and verbal

• Practical mathematical skills

• Excel proficiency

• Must have critical thinking skills, analytical ability, strong follow-through, and attention to detail

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Experience with ad sales systems