Job Description

** Role Summary**

Responsibilities of the Syndication Ad Sales Finance team is to support revenue across the First Run, Off Net and 3rd Party titles as well as Branded Entertainment.

Ad Sales Finance supports all aspects of budgeting and reporting of Advertising Sales revenue. The Director, Syndication Ad Sales Finance is responsible for analyzing and overseeing financial reporting, Executive leadership communication and Forecasting for the Syndication properties.

In this role you will be a key part of Ad Sales Finance team that supports Syndication leadership. There is cross functional exposure to Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Corporate Finance. There is the opportunity to grow in this role and to gain exposure across the portfolio.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead Executive presentations for leadership & perform ad hoc analyses, providing insightful views into financial performance
• Leverage aggregate sales data to aid in forecasting estimates, budgets, and long-range plans
• Effectively communicate variance analysis, root cause exploration, and forecast scenarios
• Work closely with portfolio and entertainment groups to report trends, variances, and ad-hoc analysis
• Evaluate multiple Pro-forma scenarios to discover profitable program mixes
• Coordinate and assist Sales and Finance teams to set up Upfront materials, assumptions, and operations
• Support Direct-to-Scale leadership team with weekly revenue trends
• Train, develop, and oversee one direct report

Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements

English/Spanish required; both written and verbal
•Bachelor s degree in Communications/Journalism related field
•Minimum 5 years working in newsroom, reporting and/or anchor experience
•Solid news judgment, strong writing and research skills
•Experience in a variety of anchor/host scenarios, including studio, remotes, specials, etc.
•Experience in a variety of on-air reporting functions including anchoring, investigations, and franchises.
•Very strong speech skills with the ability to ad-lib effortlessly in various types of situations, particularly breaking news
•Strong understanding and demonstration of editorial judgment and journalistic ethics, including a current knowledge of laws of libel, slander and applicable FCC rules and regulations
•Demonstrated ability to solve problems, prioritize decisions, and successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently in a high pressure, breaking news environment
•Active engagement in Social Media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
•Effective self-starter with the proven ability to generate and produce news stories
•Proficiency delivering enterprising stories
•Experience being actively engaged in editorial processes and meetings
•Understanding of emerging news production techniques and technology, with a pioneering spirit with desire to learn emerging technologies and invent the future
•Good collaborative and interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels
•Must be willing to work in Salt Lake City, Utah
•Willingness to travel and work overtime, and on weekends with short notice
•Must have the ability to work any of a 24 x 7 shift
•Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
•Must be able to work any shift, including weekends and holidays
•Must be 18 years or older

• Must have a valid driver's license.

•Interested and qualified candidates must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com

Desired Characteristics

•Experience as a News Anchor
•Excellent writing skills as well as very strong speech skills (English/Spanish)
•Strong live reporting skills
•Able to handle working under the pressure of intense deadlines
•Has the ability to work effectively with others in a team environment
•Demonstrated ability to enterprise, research and plan stories
•Demonstrated experience generating and producing news stories
•Prior experience delivering taped and live reports
•Can act decisively under stress and tight deadlines
•Ability to work flexible hours (including weekends) and to return to work in emergencies depending upon news coverage

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