Podcast Inventory Manager

Job Title: Podcast Inventory Manager 

Department: Digital 

Reporting To: Vice President Rev Operations and Planning

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Hybrid in New York City 

The anticipated starting salary for individuals expressing interest in this position is $70,000.00/Yr. 

Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.

Audacy offers employees who are eligible for benefits with a comprehensive benefits package which includes: a health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, mental health, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, disability, life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, paid time off (sick, flex-time away/vacation days, personal, parental, volunteer), 401(k) retirement plan, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, and pet insurance.

Overview:

The high demand in Audacy's Podcast business necessitates a dedicated Inventory Manager to support the substantial growth in video ad opportunities including episodic video and audio sales. This role is key to maximizing revenue by managing multiple sales channels that utilize our inventory.

We are seeking a high-caliber marketing professional to join our fast-paced, expanding business. This unique position encompasses both pre-sales planning and inventory management, as well as crucial post-sales support. Responsibilities include booking, monitoring, and reporting performance data for digital campaigns to ensure all audio and video executions are successful and run smoothly.

What You'll Do:

• Provide direction and visibility on inventory and category availability to Audacy’s National (Performance, Enterprise) and Local Sales teams in order to maximize revenue and optimize cpm’s for the most in-demand high profile podcasts.
• Support the expansion of the “high touch” video podcast offering by providing focused attention to help grow this additional revenue stream. 
• Work with Sales and Account Managers to ensure date specific Episodic Audio and Video inventory is monitored, and “on HOLD” pending client IO’s, and communicating with Sales on an ongoing basis to fill inventory, and make sure it does not go unmonetized.
• Provide Sales with opportunities to drive incremental podcast revenue from lower sold video and audio inventory.
• Ensure digital campaigns are moving through the fulfillment and revision process, while meeting necessary timelines for both host reads deadlines and client expectations.  
• Achieve a thorough understanding of our internal systems so as to effectively and efficiently respond to internal and external requests in a timely fashion.
• Book and manage Partnership campaigns which are growing as part of the Podcast landscape.

Post Sale Support:

• Monitor campaigns to ensure they are hitting the agreed upon goals during their flights. 
• Alert appropriate parties of any anticipated problems and be prepared with suggested solutions, and adjust as necessary.
• Prepare and provide performance reporting for digital campaigns and provide results for Sales to provide to the client/agency.
• Assist with ongoing and month end campaign/order reconciliation to verify delivery against monthly billing amount.

More About You:

Required:

• Minimum two years experience working in the podcast industry.
• Experience managing and monitoring digital marketing campaigns.
• Minimum two years experience working in a sales environment.
• Ability to multi task efficiently in a organized, logical, process-oriented manner.
• Professional demeanor; comfortable presenting to and interacting directly with clients.
• Demonstrates ability to successfully collaborate with various team across the company.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and is able to prioritize accordingly.
• Quick-witted, understanding and offering solutions in regards to various responsibilities.
• Must have a strong attention to detail.
• Experience with Megaphone is a plus.

Please be aware that Audacy will never ask you to send money at any point during the hiring process. Communication from legitimate Audacy representatives will only come from email addresses ending in @audacy.com. If you receive any suspicious requests or communications, please verify their authenticity before responding.

Audacy is a leading audio content and entertainment company. As champions of audio, we connect with people in the moments that matter — delivering trusted local news, passionate sports and your favorite music across 220+ radio stations, premium podcasts, live events and digital experiences that reach more than 200 million listeners every month.

We create compelling content, foster deeply engaged audiences and deliver outcomes that matter for advertisers. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com and join the conversation on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.

Audacy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Audacy affords equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, religion or religious creed, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Consistent with our commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Audacy, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call 1-610-660-5614. Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.