Senior Strategy Associate

Effectv, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, helps local, regional and national advertisers use the best of digital with the power of TV to grow their business. It provides multi-screen marketing solutions to make advertising campaigns more effective and easier to execute. Headquartered in New York with offices throughout the country, Effectv has a presence in 66 markets with nearly 35 million owned and represented subscribers. We’re dedicated to helping our clients meet their business goals by connecting them with their customers through multiscreen television advertising. Working with companies from local startups to nationwide corporations, we provide support to help each business reach its target customers. By applying data to television advertising in new ways, we’re able to bring our clients the best of digital media, coupled with the power of TV. To learn more, check out www.effectv.com.

Job Summary

Responsible for supporting the Advertising Strategy Team’s efforts in identifying, analyzing, and developing a point of view on key advertising industry trends and growth initiatives including business case creation and operational requirements (eg. trial, deployment). Additionally, tracking the life cycle of products; develops, extracts, analyzes and reports data and feedback to determine growth and profitability. Conducts various forms of difficult research related to the strategy and growth of the company including environmental scans and organizational positions analyses. Communicates results effectively, translating data and feedback into actionable insight. Integrates knowledge of business and functional priorities. Acts as a key contributor in a complex and environment for the Comcast Advertising businesses across Effectv and Freewheel.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Develops and recommends options related to strategy changes and future strategies based on thorough research and analysis
• Creates and maintains reporting systems and databases
• Collects and analyzes data from internal and external sources to forecast and quantify business impacts and make data driven recommendations
• Performs economic analysis, financial modeling, organizational positioning analysis and other analyses related to strategic planning as assigned
• Leads special project teams and provides expertise and skills in areas of strategic planning.
• Creates & maintains collateral for reporting on initiatives to executives
• Consults with other Specialists and senior management across several business units within the organization and collaborates on special projects
• Analyzes data and feedback throughout the lifecycle of a product and analyzes final data results to determine business impact
• Performs business analysis key to determining profitability and strategy (such as forecast analysis and cash-flow analysis) and reports results to senior management
• Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences
• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers
• Drive results and growth
• Respect and promote inclusion & diversity
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities

Qualifications:

• Strong quantitative skills
• Genuine interest in Advertising and all things data and technology
• Ability to communicate and socialize complex ideas in a clear and concise manner
• Willingness to adapt and work in an evolving environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Background in Telco, TV/Video, Data or Advertising corporate strategy, corporate finance, or consulting

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

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Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

5-7 Years

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