Account Coordinator – CBS Television Stations – New York, NY

CBS BUSINESS UNIT: CBS Television Stations

JOB TYPE: Full-Time Staff

JOB SCHEDULE: Full-Time

JOB LOCATION: New York, NY

ABOUT US:

CBS Television Stations consists of 29 owned-and-operated stations, including 16 that are part of the CBS Television Network, eight affiliates of The CW Network, three independent stations and two MyNetworkTV affiliates. Among its stations are WCBS-TV and WLNY-TV (New York), KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV (Los Angeles), WBBM-TV (Chicago), KYW-TV and WPSG-TV (Philadelphia), KTVT-TV and KTXA-TV (Dallas-Ft. Worth), KPIX-TV and KBCW-TV (San Francisco), WBZ-TV and WSBK-TV (Boston), WUPA-TV (Atlanta), WWJ-TV and WKBD-TV (Detroit), KSTW-TV (Seattle), WTOG-TV (Tampa-St. Petersburg), WCCO-TV (Minneapolis), KCNC-TV (Denver), WFOR-TV and WBFS-TV (Miami), KOVR-TV and KMAX-TV (Sacramento), KDKA-TV and WPCW-TV (Pittsburgh), WJZ-TV (Baltimore), as well as WCCO-TV’s satellite stations KCCO-TV (Alexandria, Minn.) and KCCW-TV (Walker, Minn.).

DESCRIPTION:

CBS Local Digital Media, the digital team supporting the CBS Television Stations division, is seeking an Ad Operations Coordinator to support the planning, processing, monitoring and billing of digital advertising campaigns across our branded local news and sports sites and apps. This is a multifaceted opportunity for an energetic self-starter looking to gain experience in the digital media space with a premium publisher. As a member of the Advertising Operations team, you will learn how to implement and optimize video, display, and native advertising initiatives. You will also contribute to ad hoc projects and reporting for our programmatic digital sales. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and capable of prioritizing and executing a high volume of tasks correctly on deadline.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Create and analyze daily, weekly, and monthly reporting related to partner performance, inventory availability, yield management, and site analytics
• Implement direct and programmatic ad campaigns across various partner platforms
• Work with various internal and external teams to onboard clients, troubleshoot technical errors, resolve data discrepancies, and optimize campaigns
• Support Ad Operations team members with various campaign tasks to ensure campaign success
• Participate in sales meetings to identify new business and expand on existing client relationships
• Assist in day-to-day responsibilities for indirect monetization partners and manage billing duties for month-end close
• Validate and implement JavaScript, VAST, or VPAID creatives within Google Ad Manager

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Familiarity with programs such as Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Google Suite equivalents (Sheets, Docs, etc.)
• BA/BS degree or equivalent training and experience
• Digital media experience, especially within ad tech or programmatic sales (including internships) is highly desirable
• An analytical mindset with strong problem solving, critical-thinking and administrative skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to complete work both autonomously and in a collaborative team setting
• Enthusiasm in learning various end-to-end processes within the rapidly evolving digital advertising industry

FUNCTION: Sales

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