Job Introduction

The TV Ad Operations Executive is responsible for supporting the fulfilment of advertising on the BBC World News channel. This role will ensure that efficient and effective support is in place to maximise revenues through the execution of customer campaigns for the Global News sales teams.  The TV Ad Ops Exec role is responsible for TV advertising sales operational support, inventory management, and delivers compliance and reporting support for the European region.  The role is an integral operational and technical resource in enabling sales teams to sell compelling advertising campaigns and branded content across the channel.

The position is based in London and will report to the EMEA TV Ad Operations Manager based in the London head office. Additionally, this role will help to establish and develop the necessary systems, processes, and business relationships associated with this objective to support growth in market.

The role requires an ability to work in fast paced environment and have knowledge and confidence to make critical business decisions.  Attention to detail, as well as taking ownership are integral to this role.

Role Responsibility

• Responsible for the efficient fulfilment of customer orders including the trafficking of campaigns and revisions on BBC World News.
• Responsibility for creating and updating deals, campaigns, products, agencies, advertiser, and billing detail in the TV order management system, Mydas.
• Careful management of client clashes between advertisers to ensure maximum capacity.
• Pre-compliance and technical checks on commercial spots, liaising with Global News Europe sales teams regarding checking plans/reporting/rebooking inventory.
• Responsibility for monthly pre-invoice checks, amendments to ensure all customers are invoiced correctly. Responsibility for tracking any loss of revenue due to booking or copy errors and ensuring processes are in place and being adhered to in order to make good any losses.
• Assist the Inventory Manager with Europe inventory optimization to increase yield and accommodate campaign requests for BBC Global News.
• Work cross-functionally to collect editorial insights and collect data to make actionable recommendations to the sales teams

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience in traffic, scheduling, media planning or production management with a media owner strongly preferred.
• Advanced computer skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Additional media software experience helpful
• Ability to work within a team and on own initiative and a flexible and responsible approach to work. Efficient, organised and good attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills and the confidence to liaise effectively, while managing the various relationships with client stakeholders.
• A pro-active approach to problem solving and innovation.
• Ability to multi-task within a competitive sales operations environment.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of television advertising infrastructure and campaign management experience.
• Working knowledge of Airtime-Sales systems.  Wide Orbit or Mydas preferable.
• Experience of VOD, OTT and FAST TV broadcast operations infrastructure an advantage.

Package Description

Band: B
Contract type: 6 month attachment
Location: London

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression â€“ the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities â€“ our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

The situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak is developing quickly and the BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across the BBC, while continuing to protect our services. To reduce the risk access to BBC buildings is limited to those essential to our broadcast output. From Wednesday 18th March until further notice all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

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About the Company

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