Strategic Media Sales Planner

Dow Jones Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Commuter Transit Program

Education Benefits

Family Care Benefits

Job summary

Dow Jones Media Sales is seeking a solution-driven Sales Planning professional to join the New York team. You will partner with the sales group on RFPs, manage inventory, and support campaign launches with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery and pricing integrity.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years in advertising operations or media planning, experience with ad servers (Google Ad Manager, OperativeOne), and strong analytical, communication, and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of working with an advertising operations or media planning team, preferably in a client-facing role
• 2-4 years of experience
• Experience using one or more ad serving and/or order management systems (i.e. Google Ad Manager, OperativeOne, etc.) preferred
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast paced environment while managing multiple projects and tight deadlines
• Detail-oriented and highly motivated with proven analytical, strategic, and creative problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in person, over email and virtual meeting spaces with the ability to articulate complex scenarios to clients and internal teams effectively
• Advanced computer applications skills (Excel, Word, Google Suite)
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Partner with the sales team on RFPs to provide proposal ideas and inventory solutions that best meet the client expectations and proposal objectives while maintaining pricing integrity and inventory package strategy
• Produce sales proposals in order management system leveraging yield tools required (does not include creation of client presentations) and reserve inventory once deal is approved
• Work directly with advertisers or media agencies to collect campaign assets and communicate across internal teams for a successful and timely launch
• Monitor and optimize campaigns so that revenue is maintained and balanced with client goals
• Solid understanding of Dow Jones product offering and operational capabilities
• Analyze user data and audience metrics via advertising tools
• Assist Senior Planners and Planning Managers by utilizing historical data to support strategic decision about new media sales initiatives

Skills

Ad operations

Media planning

Client-facing

Analytical

Time management

Communication

Team collaboration

Excel

Google Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Google Ad Manager

OperativeOne

Job description

Dow Jones Media Sales is seeking a solution-driven Sales Planning professional to join the New York team. You will partner with the sales group on RFPs, manage inventory, and support campaign launches with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery and pricing integrity.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years in advertising operations or media planning, experience with ad servers (Google Ad Manager, OperativeOne), and strong analytical, communication, and project management skills.