Digital Sales Planner

Title: Digital Sales Planner (Media Planning, Sales Enablement, Digital Media Experience, Advertising Operations)

Location: New York NY (4-days Onsite/week)

Duration: 08-months contract

Max pay rate: $49.00/hr (Only on W2)

Top Skills:

Digital media experience, Microsoft productivity tools, media planning, account management, sales enablement

Duties:

Collaborating with internal partners.

Supporting major team projects and broader company initiatives.

Project tracking, including monitoring where different workstreams stand.

Gathering agenda items and preparing for meetings.

Sending meeting/project recaps.

Developing supporting documentation and training materials.

Helping coordinate system and process rollouts.

Eventually leading smaller meetings or working sessions after becoming comfortable with the organization.

Providing general project/program management support.

Potentially submitting project-intake or workflow tickets when necessary.

Summary

Seeking an Associate Manager, Sales Enablement for the following role -

Responsibilities

Collaborate with internal partners and functional leadership to influence and develop the addressable advertising product roadmap and consult on core platform.

implications. Ensure accountability and delivery on new features and functionality.

Partner with a leader to effectively manage partnerships between Advertising stakeholders and Ad Platforms on intake projects, product roadmap development progress, prioritization, key issues and user feedback.

Establish and maintain strong relationships with all levels of the organization (senior management, functional leadership, staff and contacts in other TWDC segments) to achieve objectives on time, within budget and to specifications.

Plan and execute implementations for new business processes within the toolsets.

Develop, design, track, test and report progress against plans for all technical components of the advertising technical ecosystem, including requested improvements, customizations, integrations and/or platform driven releases for Operative, IFP, Google Ad Manager, Ad Server, Mission Control and other internal/external solutions.

Manage the prioritization, scope of work, objectives, quality of deliverables, and other activities of large, complex releases and/or multiple small releases, including cross platform implications, new technical solutions, and continuous business process improvements from start to finish.

Track progress/dependencies, communicate objectives/status, identify and escalate roadblocks, continuously assess risk factors, and recommend appropriate mitigation actions/strategies.

Impact the business through effective delegation and accountability while also delivering results as a “sole contributor” where/when necessary to get the job done.

Submit intake tickets from Advertising stakeholders and attend regular meetings with Ad Platforms to review intake projects and status.

Partner with Advertising stakeholders to capture needs, light requirements, and prioritize improvements.

Plan and facilitate training, and partner with Portfolio Support, lead material creation and lead sessions as applicable.

Basic Qualifications

2+ years of experience in Product Management, Advertising Operations, Media Planning and/or Sales Enablement

4+ years business and digital experience

Fluent or very familiar with all aspects of Addressable media within the advertising business

Functional understanding of the roles and technologies in the ad delivery cycle

Experience with advertising platforms, order management, forecasting, ad serving and creative trafficking tools; Operative, Google Ad Manager and/or Salesforce.com systems integration and/or implementation experience a plus

Proven track record of managing business needs against technology requirements

Prior experience with system migrations planning, testing and training a plus

Demonstrated ability to take concepts from definition to development and launch

Experience managing multiple projects at one time, in various phases of development and managing diverse workloads on a daily basis

Ability to articulate and communication user issues to a variety of audiences including business leaders, project teams and management

Experience partnering with sales, operations and technology organizations

Experience with coordination and collaboration with cross-functional teams

Exceptional written, verbal, interpersonal and problem-solving communication skills

Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

Highly skilled at relationship building at multilevel levels of leadership, across a wide span of functions

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Ability to work under tight deadlines with a sense of urgency and strong follow-through.

Self-motivated, results driven, proactive and dedicated

Exceptional attention to detail, organization, time management and follow through

A passion for the media business

Strong respect for a team environment

Education

Degree in Business Management, Product Development or related field desired; MBA or equivalent a plus