INVENTORY ANALYST

Tennis Channel/NYC, NY

The ideal candidate for our Inventory Analyst at Tennis Channel is a highly proactive individual who is willing to take initiative, can work both independently with minimal supervision and collaborate as part of a team seamlessly and has exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills. Strong functional knowledge of media ad sales planning and traffic and is required. This individual will work in our NY City office.

Daily Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

Work with the inventory and sales teams to help maximize the use of Commercial Inventory

Identify premium program opportunities and create packages to monetize high rated inventory

Generate and distribute inventory reports

Review daily reports to follow daily/weekly trends of pacing vs budget

Work with Planners to track delivery of all deals. Work with Planners and Sales Assistants on ADU packages.

Deal Maintenance: work closely with Sales and Commercial Ops to manage all schedules. Handle Ad schedule changes, both internal and external, including follow-up with agencies.

Manage inventory demand, monitor reports to ensure all contracted dollars are booked and all un-schedulable units are placed.

Partner with Commercial Operations and Ad Sales to identify and implement improvements to business process.

Act as a liaison with Commercial Operations to resolve any traffic issues and reconcile discrepancies

Candidate Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or 2+ years of Network ad sales or media buying experience 

Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Strong analytical skills and ability to be flexible in a changing sales environment

Excellent interpersonal skills as well as written and verbal communication

Eagerness to learn and grow

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

About Tennis Channel

Tennis Channel is a twenty-four-hour television network, online streaming service and national print magazine circulation dedicated to the sport and its unique lifestyle. The tennis-media hub is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. Tennis Channel is carried nationwide by every one of the top ten pay-TV service providers.

About Us

Make your mark in Media with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country. In addition, we have affiliations with all of the major broadcast networks, own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital media platforms. We also recently launched a free TV streaming service called STIRR. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our winning team!

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.