Come join a dynamic new national media powerhouse focused on the over-the-air TV consumer. The Scripps Networks (a growing portfolio of entertainment and news networks) provides absorbing entertainment and objective, intelligent news as we use our own distribution platforms to serve this unduplicated national audience. We meet the audience where it is with the programs it wants.

The Director, Ad Sales Reporting & Analysis is responsible for general market and direct response ad sales revenue projections and analysis across all Scripps national networks. Directs the front-end evaluation of Ad Sales’ booked, working, pipeline business, inventory projections and other revenue projections and associated key metrics.  

What You Will Do:

• Evaluate and update ad sales revenue projections for General Market and Direct Response for all entertainment and news networks. 




• Work directly with Sales, Planning, Pricing & Planning, other operational teams and use WON to gain insight into sales channels performance and support and evaluate inventory management optimization across all brands.




• Develop and produce KPI metrics / dashboard.  Conduct pricing / revenue analysis around KPIs (price, ratings, volume) to understand trends and variances




• Partner with operations to support continuous improvement of processes and controls to support the businesses rapid growth. Identify and implement ways to further simplify, automate and standardize processes across areas.




• Identify ways to improve and streamline existing reporting to provide better analytical tools for both Sales and Divisional Finance teams.




• Partner directly with Divisional Finance to support all key financial forecast cycles (e.g. monthly forecast, annual budget, and Long Rang Plan)




• Perform ad hoc analyses, providing insights into channel’s sales performance




• Develop an in-depth knowledge of Sales and supporting systems, including WON 

What You Will Bring:

Education & Experience/Certifications

• Four-year degree in Business; MBA Preferred




• 6+ years of progressive experience with inventory and / or sales planning experience and 3+ years of leading staff




• Experience with Sales system (WON preferable)

Skills & Abilities

• Strong process thinker and analytical skills




• Continuous improvement attitude, ability to seek-out and implement internal and external best practices




• Excellent organizational skills and proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment




• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written) with senior management.




• Accuracy and attention to detail and deadlines

SCRIPPS’ COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:
At Scripps, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that reflects the communities we serve. We are intentional about creating an environment where employees, our audiences and other stakeholders feel valued and inspired to reach their full potential and make authentic connections. We foster a workplace culture that embraces each person’s diversity, including the extent to which they are similar or different. Scripps leaders believe that an equitable and inclusive culture is not only the right thing to do, it is a business imperative. Read more about our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion at scripps.com.

ABOUT SCRIPPS:

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As the nation’s fourth-largest local TV broadcaster, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of 61 stations in 41 markets. The Scripps Networks reach nearly every American through the national news outlets Court TV and Newsy and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Grit, Laff and Court TV Mystery. Scripps is the nation’s largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, “Give light and the people will find their own way.”

As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.