Marketing and Strategy Delivery Controller

Client Strategy & Commercial Marketing Delivery Controller

Commercial

Permanent | Full Time

Office location: White City, London | Hybrid

Hiring range: £100,000 per annum plus commercial bonus scheme

For more information please email TalkingCareers@itv.com

The team

This role sits within the Client Strategy and Commercial Marketing teams within the wider Commercial Division, which is responsible for bringing in c£2bn of advertising revenue.

Client Strategy and Planning works with ITV's advertisers to support in the planning, implementation and measurement of their campaigns, across airtime, video on demand and partnerships. The team is responsible for much of ITV Commercial's thought leadership, which is marketed through events / webinars, and through comms channels including our b2b website ITV Media, LinkedIn and trade PR.

As the team's remit has developed so too have the number and complexity of projects with which we are involved.

As Delivery Controller you will be responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of projects across the team. This could involve anything from running the annual budget and planning process to ensuring we have an efficient way to surface client case studies, to delivering a key piece of thought leadership. You will also have direct responsibility for overseeing our commercial marketing team, which comprises 2 marketing managers and a Marketing Assistant and working closely with our Experiences team to deliver key events.

The role

• Lead cross-functional teams from Client Strategy, Sales, Marketing, Pitch Development, Insight and other external and internal partners to deliver key projects including (but not limited to) annual team planning, delivery of thought leadership pieces, KPI tracking and reporting, case study development, development of sales literature/ support for insight and measurement products
• Devise, and oversee successful delivery of, the annual commercial marketing plan including key events, thought leadership, ITV Media website, LinkedIn and other owned channels
• Line management of 2 x marketing managers, 1 x marketing exec
• Work with other senior team members to develop ways of working which streamline project delivery, removing complexity and encouraging working practices that enable things to be done quickly and efficiently.
• Responsible for overseeing budget management across the team - incl business case and tracking of spend - across research, measurement innovation and marketing
• Manage relevant relationships with key suppliers

Skills you'll need (minimum criteria)

• Excellent stakeholder management /relationship building skills - proven at working with a wide range of stakeholders and managing different needs and expectations in a matrixed organisation
• Has experience of working an advertising/media agency with strong understanding of how advertising works to create business outcomes for clients
• Experience of developing thought leadership in marketing/advertising/branding
• Strong line management/ team leadership
• Proven ability to develop effective but flexible ways of working designed to empower teams to deliver to tight deadlines
• Managing budgets effectively

Other things we're looking for (key criteria)

• Experience in TV and / or b2b marketing
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects/campaigns.
• Demonstrates an adaptable approach and is able to flex their style depending on the need.
• Learns quickly from both successes and failures and can pivot and adjust plans to respond.

ITV is for everyone.

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we'll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above).

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com.

Find out more about applying with a disability.

* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.

Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.

ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including

• Flexible working with a range of options to suit everyone
• Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Competitive pension contribution
• Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
• Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life

More about our benefits

Closing date: 22nd October 2024

"Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We'd encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested."]]>