Sales Traffic Assistant - London, United Kingdom - AMC Networks Inc.

AMC Networks Inc.

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Description

Who we are:

AMC Networks International (AMCNI), the global division of AMC Networks, delivers entertaining and acclaimed programming that reaches subscribers in more than 130 countries and territories.

AMCNI consists of global brands, AMC and SundanceTV, as well as popular, locally recognized channels in various programming genres.

We value diversity and inclusion because we know that people from different backgrounds with different points of view, working together, is essential to our continued success.

Join us as we look to further our future as the place where the world's best stories are told.

The Role:

You will be working alongside the Sales Traffic Manager to coordinate daily commercial delivery from sales houses, teleshopping clients and creative agencies to ensure daily transmission schedules are completed accurately and by set deadline for all our UK, IRE, EMEA, and Polish Channels.

Always looking to keep commercial airtime optimized and in accordance with Ofcom regulations.

You will attend Sky Media Sales Meeting to get an overview of channel performance from the Ad sales perspective.

As well as meeting regularly with the Director of Research to discuss updates on sponsorship deals, commercial impacts and Sky Media CPTs.

You will provide an on-call service for any commercial related issues that might jeopardise smooth channel transmission

Our offering:

This role is based in the UK and working from our offices in Soho (2 days per week) and remotely from home for 3 days.

We offer a supportive work environment, private medical & dental insurance, 25 days holiday and a generous pension scheme. Our offices have an on-site gym, free snacks and a great location in the centre of London.

Main Responsibilities:

Coordination of onair commercial activity across all relevant channels transmitted from Globecast (UK, EMEA and Ireland) in accordance with Ofcom regulations
Liaison with sales houses in regards to commercial delivery of both Provisional & Final spot files
Daily coordination of commercial delivery from sales houses and creative agencies to Globecast playout via Adstream, IMD and Honeycomb
Liaison with 3rd parties for teleshopping (requesting new copy, monthly schedules / copy rotations)
Ensuring all the copy is logged and sent to playout for ingest in a timely manner
Scheduling of Teleshopping for UK channels
Prioritize and manage commercial traffic copy for both longform and shortform
Importing and generating daily as run reports for the sales houses
Assisting with sponsorship deals for the UK channels
Sales Meeting update of CPT's from previous month and forecast for upcoming month, channel performance and sponsorship updates.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

Experience in Sales Traffic preferred
An understanding of sales related Ofcom regulations
An understanding of the Presentation Department workflow and the key onair teams
A selfmotivated and reliable individual who can show good time management skills in order to meet tight deadlines
Ability to show high degree of accuracy and thoughtfulness in scheduling airtime
Ability to deal with day to day problems quickly and efficiently, and work well under pressure especially in an emergency situation
Excellent written & verbal communication and computer skills, knowledge of Excel an advantage
Knowledge of Provys scheduling systems an advantage
Knowledge of file formats an advantage