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Yahoo!7 is one of the most comprehensive and engaging online destinations for Australian consumers and advertisers. Formed as a 50-50 partnership between the Seven Network Limited (ASX: SEV) and Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), Yahoo!7 brings together the successful Australian internet business, Yahoo! Australia & NZ, and the online assets and television and magazine content of the Seven Network, one of Australia's leading media companies.

How big can you think?

We face big challenges each and every day. But not only do we work hard, we play hard and don't take ourselves too seriously. It's the Yahoo!7 way.

Big Thinkers Wanted!

Working at Yahoo!7 isn't just a job, it's a better future. Check in frequently for our current available jobs, then submit your resume and we will be in contact from there.

If you don't see your dream career opportunity listed on this page, then please send us your resume anyway. We are always looking for web-savvy thinkers who are ready to make a big impact. Please submit your resume and someone from our Recruitment Team will be in contact.

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Commercial Finance Manager

Role Statement

• To work closely with Sales and Business Unit Heads to provide commercial financial support. This will involve monitoring and measurement of operational performance, detailed revenue analysis including customer profitability analysis, yield and pricing analysis, competitor and market share analysis to support decision making and management of short and long term goals, including the preparation of key business cases to roll-out new and existing product lines.
• Be involved in new business initiatives including product initiatives/ launches and financial involvement in new partnerships
• Working closely with CFO and CEO to drive the business forward

Primary Aim

• Full responsibility for the Commercial Finance function, including the management of three direct staff members who will be performing the traditional Financial Planning & Analysis function, Sales forecasts/analytics as well as acting as a true business partner

Key Responsibilities:

• Considerable ad hoc work including the preparation of business cases and analytics
• Co-ordination of all commercial finance reporting and information requests from both Joint Venture partners - Yahoo! and Channel 7
• Staff Supervision
• Co-ordinating performance for the Yahoo!7 group including operations in New Zealand (Yahoo! Xtra)

Financial Analysis
Considerable ad-hoc work, including

• Preparation and review of BU cases and analytics
• Involved in financial modeling for new content or additional content to the Platform

Reports
Ensure issuance of:

• Monthly Ops Review Pack
• Preparation and Co-ordination of Board documents/reporting
• Production of Monthly/Quarterly Balance Scorecard
• Annual Budgets and Re-forecasts
• Rolling 8 Qtr Forecasts

Business Development
Considerable ad hoc role in finance business case development and matrix within existing businesses and new business opportunities

Staff Development

• Provide coaching and staff development
• Ensure regular monitoring of performance and feedback (weekly 1:1's, quarterly formal reviews etc)
• Develop and monitor career succession planning

Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)

• Ensure Sales revenue is growing at greater than industry growth
• Ensure Yahoo!7 is gaining market share from its competitors
• Maximise Inventory and Yield Management matrix
• Ensure Revenue and EBITDA margins are in line and/or exceed Budget targets/plans

Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Business/Commerce/Economics majoring in Accounting. Additional Finance major desirable
• At least five years post CA/CPA/CIMA Qualified experience
• Media industry experience preferred
• Operations finance experience essential (budgeting, planning, forecasting) as well as new business initiatives and detailed analytics
• Demonstrated Staff supervision skills
• Demonstrated experience in working with "non-finance" people
• A team player and proven success in working across multiple cross-functional teams in order to get the best possible outcomes
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines
• Technically proficient in analysis tools - Access and Excel
• Excellent interpersonal skills and presentation skills
• Experience in and passion for working in a rapidly changing environment
• Someone who challenges the status quo to achieve ground-breaking results

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Software Engineer

Role Statement:

There is now an exciting new opportunity available to join the team at Yahoo!7 and be part of this international online giant!

Our media engineering team works closely with the production and design teams to engineer the media properties that make up the core of Yahoo!7's user-facing services. News, sport, travel, movies, music, video content, TV sites? the list goes on (and on). You will be dealing with feeds, databases, web server-side scripting and batch processing. Expect a varied and entertaining life in this position!

The Software Engineer is responsible for turning the design and vision of a potential site into a reality that forms part of the world-class site that is Yahoo!7. You will be responsible for the project plan, design, development, testing and maintenance of some of these key properties.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Designing, developing and/or deploying software components in an efficient, secure, and sustainable manner
2. Managing projects from inception to completion, keeping to strict timelines
3. Writing clear and concise documentation
4. Working with yahoos from across the company including production, customer care, marketing, and sales to provide technical input, understand requirements and generally ensure the appropriateness of any technical solutions
5. Liaising with regional & global counterparts in order to minimise duplication of efforts
6. Platform product APIs are efficient to use, and documentation easy to understand
7. Maximal re-use of platforms where appropriate, or alternatively, minimised duplication of effort across the broader engineering team
8. High quality work delivered on time and on specification

Skills/Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• 2 years work experience on software engineering projects, preferably Internet/web related
• Solid understanding of the operating environment, programming languages and protocols that are used day-to-day include PHP, Unix, Apache, MySQL, HTTP, TCP/IP
• Skills that will be considered an asset (but not essential): Perl, C, C++, FreeBSD
• Demonstrated communication & teamwork abilities
• Ability to work under pressure and multi-task effectively

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Ad Technology Specialist

Role Statement:

Support of the AU/NZ Ad Technology Manager in running rich media campaigns and developing Rich Media opportunities on the Yahoo!7 and Yahoo! Xtra network. Supporting the Sales Operations team with delivery, creative and ad systems issues.

Primary Aim:

To provide redundant support for all rich media campaigns, to ensure that the calendars and specifications are maintained, to manage the system bugs and enhancement requests, to process all rich media vendor creative, to assist the Ad Technologies Manager with Ad Tech issues.

Key Responsibilities:

Managing tickets in the Ad Tech queue and escalating issues requiring the attention of the Ad Technologies Manager.

Assist in the development and implementation of new online ad technologies.

Managing and maintaining the Homepage and rich media calendar and sending out weekly emails on avails and creative receipts to the Sales team.

Homepage Gatekeeper and Champion:

• Ensuring all scheduling is approved for the weekend
• Ensuring all scheduled prices meet ratecard
• Feedback to Sales team on underutilized / available homepage spots

Rich Media Implementation and development for:

• Homepage executions
• Non-standard ads
• Testing of Rich media vendor supplied creative

Helping Sales Ops with all Rich Media ad formats, including:

• DHTML
• Javascript
• Flash

Upkeep of Yahoo! Ad Tools and point of contact for bugs and issues regarding:

• Ad Trait - Ad Inventory Management tool.
• Ruby - Ad scheduling tool
• Ad Stats - Ad campaign performance tool
• IMS - Inventory Forecasting tool

Helping Sales Ops with delivery requirements and issues including:

Troubleshooting delivery issues

New Profile creation within 4 hours of request

Assisting the Ad Technology Manager in Rich Media Training for:

Sales

Sales Ops

Other rich media stakeholders

Troubleshooting / implementing:

3rd party vendors

Iframe / external ad calls

Skills/Qualifications:

• Demonstrated proficiency with Javascript, Flash, and HTML. CSS, XML and other web technologies appreciated.
• Have a curiosity and appreciation for the online environment including aspects of design, technology, and user experience.
• At least one years' experience in online sales operations or digital agencies. Creative agency experience is a plus.
• Deep knowledge of sales and sales operations processes.
• Well organized with the ability to priorities multiple tasks.
• Possess a proactive and analytical approach.
• Be a highly motivated team player and a strong verbal communicator.
• Degree preferred.

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Agency Account Manager

Role Statement:

Yahoo!7 is making waves online and our vision is to make the internet entertaining and valuable for everyone. Did you know that more than 5 million people visit Yahoo! 7 every month. Here is the opportunity to come and join us at the forefront of online innovation and be part of something big!

We are looking for a Senior Sales Executive to Support the Group Sales Manager in achieving set sales targets in accordance with the corresponding media agencies your team has been assigned.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the GSM and manage the follow on outcomes as a result of the sales attainment process.
• Manage the client communication protocol in the absence of the GSM for both short and long periods.
• Be capable of presenting to a client in a competent and professional manner and be able to close the relevant deal.
• Facilitate cross-platform and integrated sales solutions through your intrinsic understanding of Seven's partner businesses and the relevant contacts within those businesses.
• Drive engagement and education to facilitate online media investment through your significant relationships within media agencies.
• Undergo required training and induction throughout employment to increase skill base and client relationship and engagement.
• Follow the required sales procedures and protocol which measures sales targets and effectiveness.
• Manage and train junior sales staff in accordance with their function and role

Skills/Qualifications:

• Typically has 3-5 years minimum proven experience in advertising sales and relevant contacts within the industry is preferred
• Have a clear understanding of online advertising and how it correlates to traditional media.
• Possess and intrinsic understanding of the sales process
• Relevant tertiary qualifications preferred
• Ability to hit revenue targets
• Ability to acquire new business within targeted agencies.
• Consultative selling skills, define targets, work on prioritising relationships by listening and responding - able to build thorough knowledge about allocated key agencies and their clients.
• Proven ability to develop relationships at multiple levels and multiple departments through establishing trust and reliability.
• Industry and competitive knowledge.
• In depth understanding of online advertising and is able to develop partnership with agencies to increase spend.
• Proven ability to develop relationships at multiple levels and multiple departments through establishing trust and reliability

Competency	Description
Technical Know-how	Technical understanding of online advertising and user interface.
Accountability/Responsibility	Is accountable for their performance and demonstrates responsibility to ensure individual and team goals are achieved
Initiative	Realises the need for change when required and seeks feasible solutions. Takes action to achieve favourable outcomes for the business, seeks opportunities to improve work procedures.
Communication Skills/Style	Effectively communications an idea or details of events in a way that enhances relations in the environment. Listens effectively.
Customer Focussed	Makes customer needs a primary focus. Develops sustainable and productive customer relationships. Takes action to accommodate customer needs whenever possible.
Team Spirited	Shares success and responsibility and demonstrates openness and trust in their approach to work. Foster inter-group cooperation.
Agile	Embraces change and seeks new opportunities for growth with energy and adaptability
Attention to Detail	Accomplishes tasks by considering all areas involved. Accurately checks processes and tasks. Is mindful or appropriate time frames. Follows procedures. Ensure high quality output.
Time Management	Is attentive and punctual at all times. Plans and prioritises workflow to complete assigned tasks to quality and time requirements

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Media Marketing Executive

Role Statement:

The purpose of the role is to manage the marketing requirements for the Lifestyle portal, and to provide marketing support for other products in the Media business unit.

The role will be involved in the major projects of the marketing team, and will take on responsibilities as appropriate.

The role will provide marketing support to the media marketing manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Marketing support for the media marketing function - Tasks will encompass end to end project management for online campaigns, including post campaign analysis; budget tracking and management; compiling competitive reviews; agency liaison.
• Own the marketing requirements for the Lifestyle Portal - including liaison with marketing associates for SEM/SEO, Research and Analytics, and Network Integration opportunities.
• Ensure marketing campaigns are managed to time, with strong ROI, within budget.
• Develop a deep understanding of the products and desired audience and use these insights to drive strategy and marketing recommendations.
• Strong awareness and knowledge of competitive landscape.
• Work closely with the Lifestyle product managers to assist them in meeting the business objectives of their products.
• Own, develop, manage and report on marketing campaigns for the lifestyle products.
• Identify ways to continually improve processes
• Provide general marketing support on major promotions.

Skills/Qualifications:

• 2-3 years online marketing experience, with a desire to further their marketing career.
• Able to demonstrate specific case studies of past marketing campaigns the candidate has driven.
• Good communication: the role requires excellent written and spoken communication skills for campaign briefing, debriefing and close-out reporting.
• Project Management: with multiple projects running at one time, the role requires excellent budget, and time management.
• Relationship management: to forge strong working relationships with the marketing team, product teams, agencies, and partners.
• Creative flair for brands and advertising. Must have the ability to come up with new ideas and creative problem solving.

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Broadband Manager

Role Statement:

The Broadband Manager is primarily responsible for the delivery of the services to Telecom New Zealand as part of the Yahoo!7 and Telecom New Zealand Closed Portal Agreement. The role requires directly managing complex projects on a case by case basis, working closely with the other internal stakeholders (End to end PM. Finance, Marketing, Customers Care, Network Operations and Head of Mobile and Broadband) and, importantly, closely managing the Telecom NZ counterpart. The success of the role will be measured in terms of meeting and exceeding roadmap goals and the successful delivery of the premium services to Telecom NZ.

The role has a very strong product focus. As such the Broadband Manager will need to have a very good understanding of the status of the product related projects and processes.

The day to day relationship is focused on the delivery to Telecom NZ of a portfolio of existing and to be developed services offered to Telecom NZ ISP customers as a value added service. The Broadband Manager will need to closely work alongside the end to end product manager to ensure the successful delivery of the premium services.

Central to the role is the task of confidently and successfully interact with two "external" stake holders. With Telecom NZ the Broadband Manager will be required to carefully manage the valuable partnership, to manage the partner's expectation and overdeliver on such expectations. In doing so the Broadband Manager will also need at times to prioritise, pressure test and if appropriate push back on certain Telecom NZ requests.

The role will also require the smooth operation of the product related governance processes such as Product summits. The Broadband Manager will also be point of escalation for any issues that the other teams are unable to resolve.

With Yahoo! Inc the Broadband Manager will be need to keep the awareness high of the Telecom NZ relationship amongst the Product support team within Corporate Partnership Team. The role will also require making sure Yahoo!7 maximises leveraging the experience, best practices and resources to bring value to the Telecom NZ partnership.

In working alongside the End to End PM, the Broadband Manager will need to ensure the End to End PM is empowered to execute on product related initiatives and support the End to End PM hands-on on a as needed basis.

Internally within Yahoo!7 the Broadband Manager will be the TNZ "hero" ensuring high awareness of the TNZ relationship and needs with the view of securing the required resources and generally support. This will require to interact with different business units: a) network and customer care team to make sure they are informed and can plan against product roadmap b) the dedicated Marketing to make sure the team is empowered to develop and execute on the marketing plan based on product roadmap, c) the Head of Mobile and Broadband to provide regular reports on the performance of the alliance.

Finally, as Yahoo!7 broadens its partnerships with other telcos locally, the Broadband Manager's responsibilities will extend to these new partnerships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the TNZ relationship as it pertains to the product services commitments.
• Be the TNZ "Hero" within Y!7 by successfully negotiating internally on behalf of TNZ for prioritization and allocation of resources and support.
• Define the TNZ product strategy in consultation with internal and external key stake holders.
• Be the direct counterpart of the TNZ Head of Broadband Product: project prioritisation, expectation and conflict management.
• Be responsible for the successful development and delivery of the TNZ product roadmap.
• Communicate and engage the other core internal business units (PR, Marketing, Customer Care and Network Operations) on all TNZ product aspects and implications.
• Oversee and be accountable for all major product and project launch (redesigns, new product launch).
• Proactively explore within Y!7 for new areas of differentiation.
• Develop and negotiate with third parties the provision of additional VAS for TNZ (premium services, content acquisition etc.)
• Provide Head of Broadband with regular executive reports.
• Support Head of Broadband on the broadening of the TNZ partnership.
• Manage new services and products that will get launched outside of the existing relationship.

Skills/Qualifications:

1. Minimum of 7 years experience as an online Product Manager or Product Marketing Manager
2. Demonstrated success defining product strategy and launching products
3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
4. Bachelor's degree
5. Project management experience
6. Ability to work well within a cross-functional team environment
7. Ability to manage direct reports
8. Ability to manage complex projects with different stakeholders
9. Experience in successfully managing important and demanding clients.
10. Ability to operate autonomously.

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Client Services Executive

Role Statement:

To manage, retain, grow and satisfy Yahoo!7's most critical business relationships, those customers will be designated by the Sales Director and Head of Sales Ops and Client Services.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Client Service Executive will actively participate in and coordinate our pre-sales efforts, including collaborating with the Sales Team on proposal development, presentations and media planning offering creative thinking and insights to the process.
• The Client Service Executive will take the lead role in the contracting and committal process for all insertion orders and agreements; this may include the negotiation of the terms and conditions for advertising.
• The Client Service Executive will coordinate and oversee the execution of all campaigns, including, program launch, media delivery, optimization and campaign reporting.
• The Client Service Executive will assist the Head of Sales Ops and CS with the month and quarter close revenue recognition process by proactively tracking and managing campaign delivery and trouble shooting discrepancies and variances from bookings as they arise.
• The Client Service Executive will provide campaign wrap-up reporting that will offer the client insights and recommendations developed in conjunction with Sales.
• The Client Service Executive will aid in trouble shooting all aspects of a client's campaign to ensure customer satisfaction. This will include but not be limited to: resolving billing and delivery discrepancies, working with third and forth party technology and research vendors, working with credit, finance Business Development, and Business unit personnel.
• In conjunction with the Sales Team and the Head of Sales Ops and CS the Project Manager will communicate and help enforce all of Yahoo!7's policies including; ad specifications, bundling requirements, pricing guidelines, turnaround times and general advertising terms and conditions.
• Travel to client location as needed.
• Program execution and client satisfaction are the two main areas of accountability. This will be measured on client satisfaction ratings for Sales Directors book of business, accuracy of delivery, and renewal rate.
• Focus on client retention, growth, renewal, and client satisfaction. Co-owns success of the account with the Sales Team.
• Has excellent ability to manage multiple tasks, client expectations and people in order to lead implementation and help drive the Directors book of business to meet revenue targets.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Candidate must have strong oral and written presentation skill. The ability to learn and operate a number of internal computer programs and systems.
• Candidate must be self-motivated but able the work with a team. Candidate must be able to apply creative thinking and exceptional problem solving skills. Candidate must be able to use research and analysis to measure success of programs and to make recommendations to improve existing programs and to develop ones.
• Candidate must be client centric in their approach to their business but capable of communicating and meeting Yahoo!'s business requirements.
• 4 years of related work experience, 2-3 years in the online media business, and experience in managing complex executions. A Bachelor's degree required.
• English language skills required

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Ad Operations Executive

Role Statement:

Yahoo!7's Ad Operations Representative will work closely with the Sales and Client Services Teams to ensure and execute successful advertising programs on the Yahoo!7 Network. We're looking for a candidate who will provide world class service to external customers and internal counterparts. He/She will understand the sense of urgency and attention to detail inherent in delivering successful media campaigns at Yahoo!7.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advertising campaign execution and management are core responsibilities of this position. He/She will review and enter contract information into systems, obtain creative materials, and coordinate the scheduling and launching of advertising campaigns.
• This individual will work closely with sales and client services teams on campaign execution and management, as well as the scheduling of creative for advertising campaigns.
• The Ad Operations Representative will provide troubleshooting assistance and guidance for testing and scheduling advertising campaigns, as well as troubleshooting creative and operations-related issues for all campaigns under his/her management.
• The Ad Operations Representative is expected to provide the highest standard of accuracy and quality of work generating the best possible experience for internal and external customers.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Language Skills: English language skills required
• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, along with 2+ years of project management, marketing and/or media experience.
• This individual must be a self-starter.
• Solid knowledge in back-end Yahoo!7 Systems (Ruby, IMS, Y!AC, and Joliet) is also highly desirable, but not required.
• HTML knowledge required.
• This resourceful user advocate must be detail-oriented, customer service focused, highly-organized, able to calmly perform under a high stress/deadline-driven environment, and exude a strong sense of urgency.
• He/She will possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and documentation skills.
• A positive attitude and professional demeanor is essential, along with the flexibility to work in a rapidly changing team environment.

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Platform Manager - Video (1 year full-time contract)

Role Statement:

We are seeking a Platform Manager for Yahoo!7 Video. The Video Platform Manager is responsible for planning, implementation, reporting and maintenance of global and local video initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Day to day contact for Yahoo! Inc (US) Video (specifically the US streaming Team & Player Teams as well as keep across the Video Product & Content Teams).
• The point person for all live streaming activities
• Management of hosting and video delivery platforms
• Go to person for Yahoo!7 Engineering team
• Development of video concept proposals (planning and development of new products)
• Support the Product Manager to roll-out video strategies and projects across all Business Units.
• Carry out QA/testing for smooth delivery of content
• Setup of internal/external partner video content across the Yahoo!7 Networks
• Liaise with AU/NZ video content providers, ensuring feeds are to spec and to requirement
• Work closely with PMs/producers to ensure provider contracts include appropriate feed specs
• Train Producers and 3rd party providers in the use of admin tools (XML & CMS tools) associated with the media platform

Skills/Qualifications:

• Knowledge of video encoding specs, ability to adjust specs depending on type of content
• High standard of knowledge of video formats (wmv, Quicktime, Flash)
• Working knowledge of XML
• Knowledge of new and emerging media technologies
• Video encoding knowledge
• Driven team player
• Ability to prioritise and manage time

Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)

• Feedback from Yahoo!7 Business Units re: effective trouble-shooting of video issues
• Increase in video streams across Yahoo!7

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