Be Part of What's Next
Bring data to the center of smarter advertising decisions. As an Analyst, Pricing & Yield, you’ll transform sales and campaign data into actionable insights that help maximize revenue, improve operational efficiency, and deliver value for both advertisers and Hearst Magazines. Your analysis will directly influence pricing strategies, inventory management, and the overall health of our advertising business.
About Hearst Magazines (Why Us?)
Hearst Magazines’ portfolio of more than 30 iconic brands in the U.S. inspires and entertains audiences across all media platforms. We are a global media company that publishes nearly 200 magazine editions and 175 websites around the world—and together, we are shaping what’s next.
Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)
- Analyze sales, pricing, and inventory data to identify trends, opportunities, and risks that support revenue growth and optimize advertising yield.
- Respond to pre-sale pricing requests by providing media math, pricing recommendations, and guidance that aligns advertiser objectives with company business rules.
- Collaborate with Account Management and Client Success teams to ensure pricing processes, rate cards, and workflows support competitive, profitable deals.
- Review insertion orders and media plans during the approval process to identify potential risks, ensure appropriate inventory reservation, and maintain healthy yield management practices.
- Monitor campaign performance from pre-sale through post-sale, identifying revenue at risk and partnering with Campaign Management and Client Success teams to address delivery challenges.
- Partner with Finance to balance operational insights with financial reporting needs and provide recommendations that support informed business decisions.
- Develop and maintain reporting and dashboards using key data sources, including Salesforce, AdPoint, Google Ad Manager, and other advertising platforms.
- Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders across Revenue Operations, helping drive strategic discussions and continuous process improvements.
Qualifications (What We’re Looking For)
- 1+ year of experience in advertising yield, pricing, analytics, or a related field; experience in media or digital advertising is preferred.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
- Working knowledge of digital advertising, web analytics, audience measurement, and programmatic buying channels.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Salesforce, along with experience using reporting or business intelligence tools.
- Familiarity with advertising platforms such as Google Ad Manager (GAM), AdPoint, or similar order management systems is preferred.
- Experience building media plans and supporting digital advertising campaigns is a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to make complex concepts clear to stakeholders with varying levels of technical expertise.
- A curious, detail-oriented, and adaptable approach, with the ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience is welcome but not required.
- This role is based in New York City and requires working in the office four days per week.
Benefits (What We Offer)
- Work with the Best: Collaborate with top-tier professionals across media, advertising, tech, fashion, lifestyle, and publishing, shaping the future of these dynamic industries.
- Grow Your Skills: Unlock your potential with access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and exclusive industry events.
- Work-Life Harmony: Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work, empowering you to balance professional success with personal priorities.
- Foster Connection & Belonging: Join our Employee Resource Groups and help create a welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.
- Wellness First: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
- Plan for Your Financial Future: Enjoy competitive financial perks, including a 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
The base salary range for this role is $66,000-$80,000. This position is not eligible for bonus or commission compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.
Hearst Magazines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills Required
- 1+ year of experience in advertising yield, pricing, analytics, or a related field
- Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable recommendations
- Working knowledge of digital advertising, web analytics, audience measurement, and programmatic buying channels
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Salesforce
- Experience with reporting or business intelligence tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Curious, detail-oriented, adaptable, and collaborative approach in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in media or digital advertising
- Familiarity with Google Ad Manager, AdPoint, or similar order management systems
- Experience building media plans and supporting digital advertising campaigns
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Hearst Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hearst and has not been reviewed or approved by Hearst.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
Hearst Insights
What We Do
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19 percent of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.
