Commercial Operations Director

Nova Entertainment, the vanguard of the audio environment, invites you to join our team as we redefine the future of audio advertising in Sydney and lead the way as thought leaders for our agency & client partners.
ABOUT NOVA:
NOVA Entertainment is one of Australia's leading entertainment companies with a strong portfolio of audio brands across live and on-demand.
Including the Nova Network, smoothfm Network, Nova's Red Rooms, Coles Radio and Nova Podcasts.
Nova Entertainment has the ambition to create and share great experiences for our people, our audience and our partners, and it's our love of audio that drives everything we do.
In 2024 we want to become our agency and client's partner for performance across All of Audio.
Our values are integral to who we are.
We believe in creating and working in an environment that supports Unwavering Unity, Relentless Curiosity and Radical Empathy.
THE ROLE:
Nova is looking for an experienced Commercial Operations Director to consolidate support functions and lead the business through a period of exciting change.
Leading a team of 20 people who support Nova's Commercial activity, this role has a broad remit across pricing, trading, airtime systems, operations and data analysis.
The role will work closely with senior stakeholders across Sales, Create, Digital, Finance and Technology to create future workflows and supporting technology while maintaining a centre of excellence in each department pillar.
What you will be doing and what skills you may have:
With a view to enhancing and improving Nova's All of Audio future, this role will evolve the current systems and processes to create a seamless end to end campaign workflow.
This will include; • Working with the CEO, CFO and Group Exec to identify future requirements, opportunities and create strategies to support • Working with Technology to identify and develop technology to automate processes and connect disparate systems • Working with Sales and Finance to create workflows that reduce manual effort and risk, putting time back into sales hands • Clearly communicating the strategy to the business and maintaining connection and communication throughout implementation In addition, this role will provide leadership and guidance to their teams of specialists to ensure they continue to deliver; Mentor and develop experts in the Pricing and Inventory, Trading, Operations and Analysis teams Provide guidance and decision making on key commercial deals Oversee revenue and yield management strategy Oversee analysis of revenue, inventory and market data, trends and insights Ideally, to be successful in this role you will bring with you:
10 years in media owner and/or agency operations Evidence of working in a fast paced, disrupted business that can identify but also respond quickly to market trends and changes Demonstrable experience leading a business through transformation Evidence of advanced analytical skills and decision making in a data led environment Experience extracting, manipulating data and generating insights In depth understanding of Audio and industry trends Evidence of working with media systems and tools eg RCS Aquira, Triton, Adquest, eRAM, Neilsen CMV Experience working with tech suppliers To support & reward your success in this role we will offer the successful candidate:
A highly engaged and collaborated Commercial Business that is committed to being present and in-house 5 days a week.
We are able to offer workplace flexibility pending business needs and capacity Exclusive early bird access to the biggest events & concerts across Australia Additional leave days:
Anniversary & Loyalty leave, Give back Leave, Mental Wellbeing days Access to Learning and Development programs & internal opportunities - all staff have access to LinkedIn Learning as well as other in-house training days.
All our roles are advertised internally FIRST - due to our passion for internal career development, many of our roles are NEVER advertised externally.
Access to health and wellbeing initiatives (Nova's Life & Employee Assistance Program, mental health training programs) Amazing employee benefits from a huge variety of partners nationally (we don't want to boast, but it is a lot) Frequent staff lunches & survey celebrations (2024 is already shaping up to be a BIG year with some BIG wins) This is a full-time, on-site position located in our Pyrmont studios.
Our Commercial teams are dynamic, engaged and highly collaborative and being on-site will ensure your personal and professional career development.
Depending on the needs of the business we welcome the opportunity to explore flexible work options where appropriate.
Nova Entertainment Diversity & Inclusion Commitment:
The Aim:
Promote a diverse workforce that invites people of all backgrounds to work and grow with us in their own unique way.
How we do it:
Providing a work environment that embraces and values Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - we have an active and ACRA Award-Winning D&I Committee that is passionate about ensuring Nova Entertainment supports and welcomes people from all abilities and all walks of life.
This extends to our community work and sustainable charity initiatives.
Supporting candidates that may have diverse needs by providing reasonable adjustments ensuring each candidate can put their best efforts into their application.
By being allies of the LGBTIQA community and members of the Welcome Here initiative Best utilising our membership and guidance of the Diversity Council of Australia welcomehereproject FollowTheRainbow ACONWelcomeHere What's next? PLEASE ATTACH YOUR RESUME AND A COVER LETTER STATING WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS OPPORTUNITY Successful applicants will be contacted within 5-10 working days.
Our interview process will involve a telephone interview initially followed by up to 2 face-to-face interviews that may involve a panel and a prepared presentation Police Checks may be required.
Please reach out during the application process if you think you may require any considerations for the recruitment process.
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