Promotion Consultant
The E.W. Scripps Company
Job Summary
ION in Atlanta, Georgia, is seeking a Part-time Promotion Consultant to assess, optimize, and recommend improvements to current scheduling, promo planning, and workflow systems. This hybrid role involves analyzing the WideOrbit scheduling environment, identifying operational efficiencies, streamlining workflows, and advising on automation opportunities to enhance organizational effectiveness. The consultant will also evaluate promo scheduling solutions and provide staffing structure recommendations.
Must Have
- Analyze the current WideOrbit scheduling environment and its related processes
- Uncover short-term operational efficiencies that can benefit staff immediately
- Evaluate opportunities to streamline and automate workflows across scheduling and promo operations
- Identify reporting capabilities within current systems and recommend enhancements
- Assess potential promo scheduling solution options and their fit within Scripps Networks' ecosystem
- Facilitate discovery, fact-finding, and alignment meetings with internal stakeholders and external system partners
- Provide recommendations for staffing structure adjustments based on process efficiencies and automation potential
Good to Have
- Highly organized
- Flexible with the ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
Job Description
Are you passionate about transforming operations through strategic analysis and process improvement? ION in Atlanta, Georgia, is seeking a Scheduling and Workflow Optimization Consultant who will assess, optimize, and recommend improvements to our current scheduling, promo planning, and workflow systems. This hybrid role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact by identifying efficiencies, streamlining operations, and advising on automation opportunities that will enhance our organizational effectiveness.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Analyze the current WideOrbit scheduling environment and its related processes.
- Uncover short-term operational efficiencies that can benefit staff immediately.
- Evaluate opportunities to streamline and automate workflows across scheduling and promo operations.
- Identify reporting capabilities within current systems and recommend enhancements.
- Assess potential promo scheduling solution options and their fit within Scripps Networks' ecosystem.
- Facilitate discovery, fact-finding, and alignment meetings with internal stakeholders and external system partners.
- Provide recommendations for staffing structure adjustments based on process efficiencies and automation potential.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
- BS/BA in related discipline or equivalent years of experience preferred
- Generally, 8+ years of experience in related field preferred
WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
- Highly organized and flexible with the ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
- Skilled at recognizing and implementing process improvements
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as ability to lead internal presentations
- Ability to cultivate relationships with employees across departments and functional areas
WHERE YOU'LL LIVE, WORK AND PLAY:
Atlanta is a dynamic metropolis that perfectly balances Southern charm with cosmopolitan energy. As the capital of Georgia and a major business hub of the Southeast, Atlanta offers endless opportunities for professional growth and personal enrichment. The city is home to major corporations, a thriving startup scene, and world-class cultural attractions including the High Museum of Art, Fox Theatre, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
The city's diverse neighborhoods each offer their own unique character, from the historic charm of Virginia-Highland to the trendy restaurants and nightlife of Buckhead and Midtown. Atlanta's extensive park system includes the popular BeltLine, a former railway corridor transformed into a network of public parks, multi-use trails, and transit that connects dozens of neighborhoods. Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy Piedmont Park in the heart of the city or venture to nearby Stone Mountain for hiking and recreation.
Atlanta's rich history, vibrant food scene, professional sports teams including the Braves, Falcons, and Hawks, plus its role as a major transportation hub make it an exciting place to live and work. With a relatively affordable cost of living compared to other major metropolitan areas and year-round mild weather, Atlanta offers an exceptional quality of life in the heart of the New South.
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