Manager, Account Planning, Paramount Pictures

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Overview:
The Account Planning team at Paramount Home Entertainment supports our Global Digital Sales group with strategic insights that drive revenue, market share, and profitability across key transactional platforms. As Manager, Account Planning, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the digital business by delivering performance reporting, promotional value analysis, and forecasting that support both territory and account-level decisions.

This role partners cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Insights teams to develop actionable strategies backed by sharp financial analysis and clear storytelling. Your day-to-day will focus on core goals such as net sales, margin control, market share performance, and promotional efficiency, helping to make sure we hit both short-term goals and long-term growth targets.

Success in this position requires strong analytical thinking, communication skills, and a collaborative approach. You should be someone who thrives on data, adapts quickly to change, builds positive relationships, and isn't afraid to push for smarter, more effective solutions.

If you’re passionate about the digital entertainment space, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now and join us!

Responsibilities:

• Conduct detailed quantitative analysis to support business growth and improve profitability across global OTT and MVPD accounts
• Support the design and development of reporting and dashboard tools to deliver regular performance updates at both the territory and key account levels, including future performance forecasts
• Evaluate promotional performance, effectiveness, and ROI—considering factors such as promotion size, duration, frequency, price/discount, title strength, SVOD/AVOD availability, competitive forces, and merchandising
• Deliver actionable insights and recommendations to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate potential challenges
• Evaluate the performance of priority acquisition titles (including competitive titles), considering media spend, merchandising over time, and other factors; offer suggestions to improve future outcomes
• Provide analytical support for the development of Joint Business Plans with key digital accounts
• Track and report on account teams’ progress toward sales goals
• Assist with planning and development of future promotional initiatives
• Use Tableau to report sales performance and key drivers, enhancing existing tools and creating reports as needed
• Support additional tasks and projects on an ad hoc basis

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of professional experience, including at least 3 years in sales planning, retail analysis, and/or financial planning
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong ability to “tell a story” with data—effectively shaping opinions and promoting ideas through clear, persuasive communication

Additional Qualifications:

• Highly numerate, analytical, and commercially astute
• Experience in the Entertainment or Consumer Packaged Goods industries preferred
• Proficiency with business intelligence tools (e.g., MicroStrategy, Tableau)
• Skilled in SQL and/or Python
• Experience working with digital retailers preferred; international experience a plus
• Strong planning, organizational skills, and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Time management skills with the ability to prioritize effectively

Founded in 1912, Paramount Pictures works with talented filmmakers to produce and distribute entertainment around the world. The film studio’s iconic logo has opened some of the most successful and beloved films in cinematic history, including timeless classics such as The Godfather, Chinatown, Forrest Gump and Titanic; and blockbuster franchises such as Star Trek, Transformers, Mission: Impossible and Sonic the Hedgehog. Recent, innovative, break-out films such as The Wolf of Wall Street, Arrival, Rocketman, and A Quiet Place have added to Paramount’s film legacy. With a beautiful 65-acre lot in the heart of Hollywood, a worldwide network of offices and a culture of engagement, Paramount Pictures’ passionate employees ensure the studio continues to deliver creativity and innovation to a dynamic industry. Paramount Pictures controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, and Paramount Players. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group. Paramount Pictures is a subsidiary of Paramount, which connects with billions of people worldwide through its global brands including MTV, CBS, Paramount Network, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET and streaming service Paramount+.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $86,000.00 - 96,000.00. 

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.  The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable,  as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.  

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here: https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits
• Generous paid time off.
• An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams.
• Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
• Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.
• Explore life at Paramount: https://www.paramount.com/careers/life-at-paramount

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

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