• For experienced TV advertising sales planner
• The primary focus of this position is to increase efficiency from a sales planning and operational perspective in sales services. 
• This sales planner will look at process and maintain a strong attention to detail to improve the sales planning process on a granular level.
• This sales planner will work independently and as a team member on special projects with:
• Network sales executives
• Advertising agencies
• Clients such as P&G, McDonalds, GM and others
• Network traffic, inventory and finance 
• This sales planner will facilitate the selling of advertising to various clients in the Midwest and West Coast regions by providing plans that meet the Network's client's and account executive's needs by being accurate.
• The Network offers real growth, stability, media synergy and strength. 

A person who enjoys planning in an upbeat positive work environment.

Planning

• Ability to quickly review plans prior to being presented to the account manager for submittal to the client/agency.
• Accurately monitoring the reweigh/remix of all Upfront plans.
• Facilitate the distribution of all MSA’s as well as overseeing client receipt of them in a timely fashion.
• Monitoring/approving re-expressions of dollars.
• Monitoring/approving all sell-off requests.
• Monitoring/approving all cutbacks
• Monitoring/approving all planning rates
• Monitoring/approving the distribution of ADU schedules
• Monitor and prioritize workload.
• Providing post summaries of all accounts
• Handling excess inventory and oversell situations
• Consultation and interaction with account executive regarding research material, programming, added-value (vignettes, billboards) advertising needs.
• Interaction with network traffic department to gauge inventory availability, restrictions, specials, etc in determining make-up of proposal.
• Liaison with various departments on client's behalf when requested.
• Keep abreast of industry news via “trades” to increase and strengthen knowledge of position and get a general/broad understanding of what's going on in the industry.
• Resolve order/invoice-billing discrepancies.
• Invoicing: research discrepancy, advise client, management, and finance by correspondence on results and if necessary adjusting.
• Daily review of national missed spot list to modify accounts by either makegoods or clients.

Client correspondence and contact as necessary.  A person who wants a close relationship with the AE's, Clients and Agencies.

• Cable TV Network Sales Planning experience.
• Knowing what it is to improve performance by being involved from the start to the finish of the sales support process.
• A commitment to learn and grow, to the betterment of the Network and the Client.
• A person who enjoys improving process.
• A person who understands the tactical and strategic needs of a TV Network sales organization.
• A person who enjoys being a team player and can also function independently
• A person who wants growth and is preparing for the next step in their career to one day be an account executive.

• Medical Plan (s) 
• Dental Plan 
• Life Insurance 
• Accident Insurance 
• Disability Plan (s) 
• Flexible Spending Account (s) 
• Retirement Plan (s) 
• Savings 
• 401K 
• Stock 
• Direct Deposit 
• Wellness Benefits 
• Family Plan (s) 
• Internal Posting for Promotions and Transfers 
• Company Cafe (s) in all locations 
• Easy Commute 
• Discount Company Products 
• Highly desirable work environment