AddressThis exciting and varied role includes supporting the delivery of content, promotional activity, liaising with third party audio platforms, internal partners and external clients and tracking audience performance.
Day to day you will:
Work in close collaboration with News Broadcasting internal editorial, marketing, commercial, data and technology teams.
Support & develop strong working relationships with News Broadcasting distribution partners such as Acast, Apple and Spotify.
Provide market insight for new commercial campaigns and editorial projects.
Develop audience development strategies for News Broadcasting brands, content and podcasts and share insights on best practice across different audio and streaming platforms.
Stay abreast of platform trends in order to inform the development of content which engages audiences and reaches wide audiences.
Monitor and report on performance of News Broadcasting content across various podcast, streaming and social media channels to ensure we are continuously optimising audience engagement.
Provide high quality operational support for internal meetings.
Exercise a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism at all times
What we’re looking for from you:
Knowledge and passion for broadcasting, podcasts and audio content
Creative, ideas driven approach
Relevant marketing experience is desirable but not essential
Ability to use Photoshop or similar would also be desirable
Knowledge in creating impactful slides and documents
Confidence in handling numerical data
Collaborative team player with an adaptive, can do attitude
Be an effective advocate for News Broadcasting
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. Life sounds good with Virgin Radio - home to Chris Evans at Breakfast. 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. Launched in June 2020 Times Radio brings together the peerless journalistic expertise of The Times and The Sunday Times with world-class broadcast talent including John Pienaar, Aasmah Mir and Michael Portillo.
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
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
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].
