Digital Account Manager - 12 Month FTC

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Job Description

Digital Account Manager - 12 Month FTC

Your team: You will be joining the team responsible for planning and execution of digital brand partnerships. We work closely with our peers in all parts of the organisation to build world class products and services that our customers love.

Your role: You will be responsible for coordinating and providing best in class management of brand digital campaigns. Reporting directly into the Head of Digital Account Management, you will help us deliver innovative commercial campaigns and maintain a client led service offering. You will be a key stakeholder in leading the delivery of News UK's commercial digital campaigns with the support of the Ozone Project Operations team.

Day to Day:

• Lead the implementation of format campaigns with The Ozone Project.
• Technically support brand partnership briefs and pitches across all media properties, including our ad server, branded content, off platform and social media.
• Compile analysis based on in flight campaigns and post campaign analysis for best in class service for clients.
• Act as primary contact for delivery, optimisation and reporting for all digital brand partnerships., including paid social campaigns
• Give ongoing suggestions, commentary and recommendations to fully achieve campaign KPIs.
• Support commercial strategies, which incorporate goals and objectives that work towards the missions of the business.
• Work in close partnership with the operations hub at the Ozone Project for all digital format deliverables.
• Work closely with the News UK Ad Operations specialist to understand and enforce best practices and processes both internally and externally.
• Manage day-to day relationship with several stakeholders and clients at different levels of seniority
• Support the Head of Digital Account Manager identifying processes to improve and integrate changes.
• Initiate projects that will develop efficiencies for the company and deliver improved customer service
• Together with the rest of the team, act as a centre of competence and expertise for digital expert towards the rest of the organisation

What we're looking for from you:

• Strong analytical, problem solving and project management skill
• Highly competitive mindset & Business results oriented: ability to perform, to budget and manage forecast
• Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Ability to work in wide variety of projects with tight deadlines
• Passion for media, technology and advertising, with experience in ad operations, either at a publisher, agency or ad tech company.
• Knowledge of both organic and paid social programs as well as a technical understanding of how to optimise media
• Advanced technical knowledge of digital formats across display, video and audio
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and reporting experience for digital campaigns (including commentary and optimisation recommendations), as well as Google Analytics
• Solid understanding of both the buy and sell-side media landscape and technologies
• Able to communicate complex technical challenges and solutions to technical and non-technical colleagues

We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, Talk and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual's potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
• 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme
• Access to exclusive events Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you apply for any of our roles please contact us on [email protected].