ViacomCBS

Analyst, Digital Account Planning

Posted on: 1 Apr 2021

Hollywood, CA

Job Description

About The Brand

Founded in 1912, Paramount Pictures works with talented filmmakers to produce and distribute entertainment around the world. The iconic Paramount logo has opened some of the most successful and beloved films in cinematic history, including timeless classics such as Sunset Boulevard, The Godfather, Forrest Gump and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and blockbuster franchises such as Star Trek, Transformers, and Mission Impossible. Recent innovative break-out films such as Interstellar, Arrival and A Quiet Place have added to Paramount's film legacy. Paramount Pictures Television's 13 Reasons Why, The Alienist and Jack Reacher have also been thrilling audiences. With a beautiful 65-acre lot in the heart of Hollywood, a worldwide network of offices and a culture of engagement, Paramount's passionate employees ensure the studio continues to deliver creativity and innovation to a dynamic industry. Paramount is a subsidiary of ViacomCBS, which reaches 700 million global subscribers through MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET and other media networks.

Overview and Responsibilities

We are looking for an Analyst, International Digital Account Planning to use their quantitative and analytic abilities to develop sales and retail account forecasts, inform strategy, and help manage top line and bottom line growth for our business with digital accounts including Apple, Amazon, Sky, and others!

This position requires cross functional interaction with Sales and Marketing, and the successful candidates will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a passion for entertainment products, and strong written and verbal communication skills. This individual must be able to analyze large amounts data to assess and review performance of our products. They must be well organized, detail oriented and perform a variety of tasks under time pressure and strict deadlines.

Responsibilities Include, But Not Limited To:

* Maintain forecasting models for all Paramount lines of business with key accounts and across multiple countries or regions
* Regularly report performance against plan at both a territory and key account level
* Evaluate promotional performance, effectiveness and Return On Investment - taking into consideration variable factors including promotion size, duration, frequency, price, strength of titles, and merchandising support
* Analyze customer profitability drivers, identify emerging trends and propose improvement opportunities across customers and countries
* Assist in the preparation of regular account business reviews to highlight performance trends and identify areas for improvement
* Other tasks as needed on an ad hoc basis

Basic Qualifications

* Bachelor level degree required, in business, finance, economics or mathematics preferred
* 1+years of sales planning, strategic analysis, and/or financial planning experience

Additional Qualifications

* Excel & PowerPoint skills
* Experience with Microstrategy, Tableau, or other business intelligence platforms
* Passion for working with business partners to find opportunities, innovate, and deliver results
* Prior experience analyzing customer profitability and promotional efficiency preferred
* Comfortable with ambiguity, a fast pace and changing priorities
* Enthusiasm and aptitude for working in a fast-paced, collaborative corporate environment but with a start up mentality: highly self-directed, results-oriented and able to work at both strategic and tactical levels

ViacomCBS is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At ViacomCBS, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. ViacomCBS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

Job Locations US-CA-Hollywood

Brand Paramount Pictures

Function Business Intelligence & Data

Job Type Full-Time Staff

iCIMS ID 2021-15997

ViacomCBS

Manhattan, NY

ViacomCBS Inc. is an American multinational mass media conglomerate based in New York City. The corporation was formed via the merger of CBS Corporation and the second incarnation of Viacom on December 4, 2019, which were created from the split of the first Viacom in 2005. The company has interests in film, television, publishing and digital media.

The company's main assets include the Paramount Pictures film studio, CBS Entertainment Group (consisting of CBS-branded properties including the namesake CBS network, CBS Television Studios, CBS Television Stations, CBS Interactive and a 50% interest in The CW), domestic networks (consisting of U.S.-based basic and premium-tier cable television networks including MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, Comedy Central and Showtime), international networks (consisting of international versions of domestic ViacomCBS networks as well as region-specific networks including Channel 5 in the UK, Network 10 in Australia and Telefe in Argentina), Global Distribution Group (consisting of CBS Television Distribution and CBS Studios International) and publishing company Simon & Schuster.

Headquartered at One Astor Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, the company operates approximately over 170 networks and reaches approximately 700 million subscribers in approximately 160 countries.