Job Information
News UK Marketing Communications Manager in London, United Kingdom
Marketing Communications Manager
Location:
London
Department:
Times Media
Salary Details:
Not Specified
Advertising End Date:
24 Jul 2024
Job Description
Your team: The Times and Sunday Times are two of the most respected and trusted news publications in the world. Our mission is to deliver quality journalism and information to our readers, while fostering a deep understanding of the world around us.
Your role: We’re looking for a Marketing Communications Manager to play an important role in developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies to drive brand awareness, customer acquisition, and revenue growth. You will be an experienced marketer with good creative and commercial instincts who canwork collaboratively with the Customer team to create innovative campaigns that align with The Times and Sunday Times' values and objectives.
Day to day you will:
Work closely with the Senior Marketing Communications Manager and the Head of Marketing Communications to devise and deliver campaigns across owned, earned and paid channels that drive brand, reputational and commercial growth.
Foster strong relationships with internal and external agencies to develop the communication materials for multi-channel marketing strategies, enhancing presence, increasing readership and driving new subscriptions.
Ensure creative briefing and execution is best in class, bespoke to the marketing platform and set up to drive optimal performance.
Monitor and analyse the performance of marketing campaigns, using data-driven insights to optimise tactics and improve ROI.
Ensure all campaigns adhere to brand guidelines and are consistent across all elements.
Collaborate closely with editorial, commercial and product teams to ensure cohesive messaging and alignment of marketing efforts.
What we’re looking for from you:
Progressive experience in marketing, with a focus on communications, ideally within the media/publishing industry.
Good understanding of digital marketing, social media platforms, analytics tools, and emerging trends in the media landscape.
An understanding of The Times and Sunday Times brand, tone of voice and style of writing.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Creative thinker with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
Ability to use data and insight to inform solutions.
Ability to manage time, workload and projects - to hit budgets and deadlines.
High energy and creative.
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 ourDiversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy (https://www.news.co.uk/more-than-the-news/diversity-inclusion/) , 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 have12 employee led networks and groups (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCi-KiMlL4&t=2s) that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.
Benefits
Some of our benefits include:
Maternityleave up to 18 weeks full basic salary &paternityleave up to 2 weeks
Wide range oftrainingavailable, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
Private medical insuranceincluding 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 towellbeing benefitssuch as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
A generouspensionscheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
25 daysholiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4volunteeringdays 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] .