[Hiring] Manager, Media Planning @Comcast

Role Description

The Manager leads a high-performing team responsible for delivering strategic, data-driven media plans that drive revenue growth and maximize yield across Comcast Advertising’s portfolio. This role serves as a key partner to Sales, Yield, and cross-functional teams, translating client objectives into scalable, high-impact media solutions. The Manager is accountable for elevating planning quality, driving operational excellence, and ensuring the team executes with speed, accuracy, and a customer-first mindset.

This leader operates as both a strategic thought partner and people leader, guiding the team through a dynamic, evolving marketplace while continuously improving planning workflows, tools, and outputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
• 5-7 Years of Relevant Work Experience
• Adaptability
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Media Planning
• Prioritization
• Strategic Thinking

Requirements

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of senior planners and media planners.
• Oversee the development of strategic, data-driven media plans aligned to client goals, inventory strategy, and pricing/yield principles.
• Partner closely with Sales, Yield, and other internal and external teams to deliver cohesive and competitive proposals.
• Lead the team through ongoing transformation in inventory, products, systems, and planning methodologies.
• Drive consistency and efficiency across planning workflows, tools, and outputs.
• Collaborate to develop best practices across Planning teams.
• Partner with senior leadership to define priorities, track outcomes, and drive results.
• Set expectations for accountability, prioritization, and quality of work across a fast-paced planning environment.
• Work closely with senior manager and partner planning or yield leads on higher-level projects such as new product rollouts, system enhancements, complex pricing analysis, and strategic thought sessions.
• Remain available to sales team and resolve operational questions and issues.
• Create and analyze work performance standards that ensure adherence to policies and procedures in accordance with overall functional strategy.
• Work with leaders to develop and effectively communicate team goals and priorities.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance.
• Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Base pay within the posted range for this role at the time of posting dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience.
• Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan.
• Most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus.
• Best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees.
• Support for physical, financial, and emotional well-being through various options and expert guidance.