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Job Title: Business Analyst – Ad Sales Systems

Location: Midtown, NYC
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 12+ months

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

• The Business Analyst, Ad Sales Systems will be responsible for analyzing and documenting user requirements, problem solving, application support and project management efforts to offer new solutions or enhancements to customers, automate processing or to improve existing business processes and associated information systems for the Ad Sales teams.
• The Business Analyst, Ad Sales Systems will work closely with the Ad Sales Management & Planning client users and IT solution delivery team in providing system solutions for Cable Ad Sales and Traffic.

Major Activities:
Business Analysis (60%)

• Gathers business requirements through interviews, workshops and/or existing systems documentation or procedures.
• Provides analysis of business requirements, processes and workflows with suggestions for improvement. Identifies areas where technology, development of new systems or enhancements to existing systems and/or integration solutions can lead to increased efficiency and productivity.
• Understands the functions and processes provided by the current systems. Understand and accommodate the requirement constraints imposed by the current systems.
• Provides detailed analysis resulting in clear, concise and unambiguous system requirements. Documents detailed use cases that cover all alternate and exception flows. Supplements use cases with real world scenarios.
• Provides mock-ups of user interface. Leads design discussions and identifies design options.
• Develops test schedules, reviews testing plans, tracks and documents the development and results of these plans.
• Provides user documentation for the system. Creates curriculum and provide classes for user training.
• Ensures requirements are understood, agreed to and signed off at the appropriate early stages in a project.

Application Support (20%)

• Work closely with development IT team in providing application support for current systems.
• Provide solutions to ensure that repeat defects, break fixes are minimized.
• Focus on analysis of issues and provide recommendation for avoiding common defects.

Project Management (20%)

• Ensure that programs, initiatives and project tasks are delivered on-time. Manage risks appropriately & plan proactive mitigation
• Regular status reporting, including but not limited to project & support status, to IT leadership and business stakeholders.
• Alerts manager to potential risks and issues of importance.

Specialized or technical knowledge & skills:

• Strong knowledge of Ad Sales operations within the Cable industry, understanding of pricing, estimates, planning, sales, inventory management, stewardship, and master data management.
• Experience with WideOrbit, Gabriel, Invision, Sintec, Broadway Systems or other Ad Sales Systems
• Excellent analytical, communication (both verbal and written), facilitation/organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional business and technical teams
• Demonstrated business acumen and the ability to apply technology solutions to solve business problems
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and persuade at all management levels
• Highest level of ownership, accountability & integrity
• Exhibits, models & promotes vision of the IT team
• Being able to question, evaluate and make decision on technology platform
• Excellent understanding of project management principles and experience in managing multiple projects

Desired Skills:

• Understanding of Business Intelligence related Reporting Tools, Visualization, Analytics, Dashboards, KPIs, Scorecards, Modeling and Predictive Analysis through tools and technologies such as Microsoft Business Intelligence.
• Experience working with Nielsen, Arbitron, and other industry research sources a plus.
• Knowledge of SQL is a plus

Kind and length of experience:

• 5+ years of IT Business Analysis and 2+ years of Project Management experience.

Education:

• Undergraduate degree