Sr. Analyst, Yield and Media Operations

About the Role: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. 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.

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.

What We Offer

• 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.

 Who we are: CNET 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. Our Ad Operations team is the engine that supports this mission by ensuring our ad campaigns run smoothly and effectively, allowing us to generate the revenue that powers our content. We foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning, where every team member's contribution is valued. If you are passionate about technology and have a knack for turning data into actionable insights, CNET is the place for you. About our Company: Ziff Davis CNET Group 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. Disclaimer: CNET Group is a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We strongly encourage you to apply if you are from a marginalized or underrepresented group, particularly in the technology industry. Some candidates may see a long list of job requirements and feel discouraged because they don't match every single bullet point - we suggest, please apply anyway. We're flexible on location wherever possible - we are a Work From Anywhere company. We don't believe in a "perfect" candidate because we believe in our core value, "Evolve and Adapt Quickly". If you believe this is a role that you'll be excited to work i