Sr/ Analyst/ Yield and Media Operations
Description Position at Consumer Tech The Opportunity: CNET Group, a division of Ziff Davis, is seeking a highly motivated Sr Analyst, Yield and Media Operations to join our Ad Operations and Yield Analytics team. This role is critical to ensuring that our advertising inventory is optimized, revenue opportunities are maximized, and stakeholders across the business—from editorial to engineering—are aligned on how media capacity drives results. As a Sr Analyst, you will combine deep analytical expertise with strong business acumen to forecast, report, and communicate inventory availability and performance across multiple revenue streams. You’ll play a pivotal role in connecting the dots between operational efficiency and revenue growth, regularly advising senior leadership with proactive insights. This role, offers the opportunity to directly impact the growth and monetization strategy of CNET Group’s media operations. A collaborative culture that values innovation, data-driven decision making, and clear communication. Exposure to senior leadership and the ability to influence high-level strategic planning. Key Responsibilities • Forecasting & Capacity Planning: Evaluate capacity needs, consumption trends, and inventory availability to ensure accurate forecasts and business readiness. • Cross-Business Understanding: Develop a strong understanding of how product, site engineering, and editorial strategies influence inventory supply and yield. • Revenue Stream Insights: Analyze and articulate performance across multiple revenue sources including onsite advertising, offsite monetization, and 3rd-party partnerships. • Reporting & Communication: Deliver clear, concise reporting to senior management on inventory availability, risks, and opportunities. • Operational Excellence: Partner with Ad Operations, Sales, and Product teams to ensure inventory is leveraged effectively to meet business goals. • Proactive Insights: Surface opportunities and risks through data analysis, delivering actionable recommendations to drive yield optimization. Job Qualifications: • Minimum 5+ years of experience in media operations, ad operations, yield analytics, or related field. • Strong technical skills with SQL, BigQuery, Looker, and Tableau (or similar BI/analytics tools). • Proven ability to develop, manage, and present forecasts to senior leadership. • Strong business acumen and ability to understand the interplay between product, engineering, editorial, and monetization. • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into actionable insights. • Proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. About CNET Group: CNET Group, a division of Ziff Davis, is the world's leading technology and consumer electronics media brand, with a mission to empower people with the knowledge they need to make smart buying decisions. It is a trusted global marketplace that connects technology buyers and sellers with the most actionable and precise intent data. We are uniquely positioned to offer tech brands unmatched visibility into accounts and buyers that are truly in-market, by leveraging our scale, quality and diversity of data. With unparalleled access to the world’s most influential technology buyers through a combination of first party (Community, Tools, Editorial) and data, CNET Group is a leader in demand based, intelligent, omnichannel marketing. About Ziff Davis: Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, health, cybersecurity, and martech. Today, Ziff Davis is focused on seven key verticals – Technology, Connectivity, Shopping, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cybersecurity and Marketing Technology. Its brands include IGN, Mashable, RetailMeNot, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Spiceworks, Ookla (Speedtest), RootMetrics, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, Moz, iContact and Vipre Security. Our Benefits: CNET Group offers competitive salaries in addition to robust, health and wellness-focused benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as life and disability benefits. Our employees enjoy Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), a 401(k) with company match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. We are committed to work-life balance with Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off, and paid holidays. We offer family building and caregiving support and generous Family Care and Parental leave, when you need it. We also provide Fitness Reimbursement and access to wellness programs, ensuring our team stays healthy both physically and mentally. At Ziff Davis, we remain dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We offer Employee Resource Groups, company-sponsored events, and regular opportunities for professional growth through educational support, mentorship programs, and career development resources. Our employees are recognized and celebrated through employee engagement programs and recognition awards. If you're seeking a dynamic and collaborative work environment where you can see the direct impact of your performance and thrive both personally and professionally, then CNET Group is the place for you. Compensation Range: Ziff Davis provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The salary compensation for this role is $115,000 to $125,000. Individual pay within the compensation range for this business unit specific role is determined based on a variety of factors including experience, scope of the role, capabilities to perform the role, education and training, as well as business and company performance. Ziff Davis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At Ziff Davis, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has always been about fairness, equal opportunity, and belonging. DEI enables us to attract and retain the best talent, regardless of background or circumstances, while enabling our thousands of employees worldwide to thrive. Original job Sr/ Analyst/ Yield and Media Operations posted on GrabJobs ©. To flag any issues with this job please use the Report Job button on GrabJobs. Apply tot his job