Careers

As a Media Program Scheduler, the primary responsibility is to support the Director of Media Planning in all aspects of the day to day responsibilities of program scheduling. The Media Program Scheduler will actively strive to ensure all programs are optimized, submitted correctly, and follow Best Practices. The Media Program Scheduler will work to develop a greater understanding of all aspects of Cannella Media’s business, and work together with other departments to achieve company goals.

Specific duties of the Media Program Scheduler are:

• Complete all scheduling aspects of the PBM platform – create schedules, send to internal teams on time, maximize revenue and share results.
• Ensure schedules follow Best Practices for optimization and scheduling.
• Distribute schedules in a timely manner with limited errors.
• Utilize platform and competitor monitoring tools to derive insight to drive optimization.
• Monitor and analyze station results via daily and weekly reports; use these results to drive optimization decisions.
• Monitor station and program performance daily.
• Actively participate in weekly conversations regarding show results (written and/or verbal).
• Utilize MediaStar (Cannella Media’s proprietary media system) and MicroStrategy (Business Intelligence Tool) to optimize, review and schedule stations. Find new ways to use current reports, build new reports and share findings with team.
• Ability to manage individual tasks and find efficiencies for self and team.
• Eager and able to learn new tasks.
• Communicate regularly with team.
• Demonstrate a positive, can-do attitude, self-starter.
• Work collaboratively with the team to maximize efficiencies within the department.
• Manage strong working relationships with other internal group members.
• Respond to ad hoc inquiries from internal customers in a timely manner.
• Conduct ad hoc research studies as assigned by PBM management.

Cannella Media is seeking an experienced professional with a demonstrated ability to work quickly and efficiently without making mistakes, proven superior analytical and organizational skills, advanced Excel and Word skills, working with database systems, and a proven track record of identifying fundamental process problems and championing change around solutions.  We are looking for a person who can develop strong internal work relationships, has solid verbal and written communication skills, and is innately inquisitive, a self-starter, and someone who goes the extra step to produce great work.

Qualified candidates should have at least two years’ experience working with data, in a position where strong analysis and organization skills were demonstrated or a BS undergraduate degree in a relevant field of study, and strong business expertise.

Job Focus

Ensure all schedules are created with 100% accuracy and in a timely manner. Ensure all stations are optimized and reviewed daily.

Job Responsibilities

General:

• Complete scheduling aspects in a timely manner with minimal errors
• Utilize internal and external resources and reports to optimize stations
• Ensure directives are being followed
• Monitor performance daily
• Communicate results, findings, ideas with team
• Keep track of own tasks and manage time accurately
• Strong understanding of how to use tools to be efficient

Business stewardship:

• Learn internal department roles and responsibilities
• Help the team accomplish tasks
• Offer constructive feedback
• Be willing to teach others what you know
• Eager and able to learn new tasks
• Ability to manage individual tasks and find efficiencies for self and team

Technical Skills/Qualifications:

• Proven superior analytical and organizational skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, and Excel skills
• Strong written and verbal business communications skills
• Has strong business expertise and relevant math abilities
• Able to work with minimal supervision; able to work independently or as part of a team

Professional attributes:

• Experience working as part of a team, with willingness to pick up work from co-workers and knowing when to ask co-workers for assistance
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, dynamic environment, where change is the norm.  
• Manages personal time efficiently, is highly organized, able to prioritize projects and juggle multiple tasks concurrently
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results on time and task
• Knows when to escalate issues/risks to the company and alerts the appropriate executive in a controlled and concise manner
• Has keen problem-solving skills and can quickly consolidate options into a recommendation
• Accepts accountabilities and is comfortable with making decisions within the latitude given
• Projects a positive attitude, is personable and professional
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic and willing to invest extra time and effort to meet a deadline
• Maintains a high degree of personal integrity and consistently protects confidential information
• Sense of humor and flexibility