Digital Branded Content Manager

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Job Description

Digital Branded Content Manager

We are News Broadcasting: Driving digital innovation, our people create award-winning national and local radio and podcasts which are must-listens for millions across the UK, Ireland and beyond. talkSPORT, the world's biggest sports radio station, delivers the very best live sport and analysis and is truly powered by its millions of fans. Life sounds good with Virgin Radio - home to Chris Evans at Breakfast and Ryan Tubridy at mid-mornings. Times Radio brings together the peerless journalistic expertise of The Times and The Sunday Times with world-class broadcast talent including John Pienaar, Kate McCann and Andrew Neil.

Your Role: This is an exciting role within News Broadcasting's Commercial team to drive the Branded Content offering across our unique suite of digital platforms. Reporting to the Head of Digital Branded Content, this role will focus on driving revenue growth across social, CTV and website. The role will work across all News Broadcasting brands including talkSPORT, Virgin Radio, Times Radio and Talk.

Day to day you will:

• Work with the Head of Branded Content to implement a sales strategy that maximises branded content revenue from agencies and clients directly.
• Create collateral and branded content sales opportunities for the wider sales team to deliver to market.
• Respond to briefs through innovative ideation across all brands whilst working with internal production teams to deliver solutions.
• Work with agency hub teams to determine target clients and categories, whilst ensuring branded content is included where relevant in wider News Broadcasting solution responses.
• Develop relationships with key digital agency contacts and clients directly.
• Develop a close relationship with social platforms to maximise off platform revenue opportunities.

What we're looking for from you:

• Good knowledge of media, agency and client processes and business objectives.
• An interest in and knowledge of the UK media industry with a passion for social media.
• Demonstrable experience of working on partnership deals with creativity and a personal drive to create award winning work.
• Proven track record of building and nurturing relationships across a wide spectrum of agency disciplines.

At News UK, we know the value of working together, which is why we operate a hybrid working policy with a minimum of three days a week in the office. Being in the office allows us to collaborate, innovate, and thrive as a team in our vibrant and dynamic workspace.

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.

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
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Access to exclusive events 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

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