AddressProduct Manager - 12 Month FTC
The Times Travel
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Your Role:
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Product Manager to join our team. As a Product Manager at The Times Travel, you will be responsible for driving the development and growth of our travel products and services.
Reporting to the Head of Partnerships, your role is responsible for a portfolio of travel categories that includes, product development, campaign management (across Print and Digital channels) account management of third-party partners, ownership of revenue and performance targets, as well as, supporting the development and growth for direct-to-consumer travel revenues for The Times & Sunday Times Travel.
Day to day you will:
Be responsible for sourcing appropriate travel product aligned with editorial content, market insight and audience preferences to sit within print, digital and email platforms; with CTA which drives through to a sale
Build and maintain strong relationships with travel partners, devise and negotiate campaign proposals, hold regular trading meetings and continuously monitor performance to hit revenue targets and grow partnerships
Use booking data and market insight and liaise with partners regarding the best product to feature to maximise revenues and range for readers across all distribution platforms, tailoring for each channel accordingly
Manage the end to end process for digital and print marketing including booking space, briefing designers, sourcing and approving offers from partners as well as setting up phone and url tracking, checking copy, submitting assets within deadlines and analysing campaign results
Full responsibility for the management of relevant products within the CMS. Ensure all relevant products are merchandised online alongside relevant content via trip cards and affiliate links with the support of the Merchandising and Affiliate Executives.
What we are looking for from you:
Experience within a product or trip creation role within the travel industry (tour operations) to include negotiation and product development
Understanding of the travel market with experience within the travel online environment and a knowledge of domestic and international travel trends
Strong commercial acumen, highly analytical
Driven and results orientated
Strong organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines (and to ensure others do).
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We take pride in looking after our amazing talent at News UK supporting the Health and Wellbeing of our staff. Some of what we offer includes:
A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;
25 days holiday and up to 4 volunteering days per year;
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 covering pre-existing conditions
Discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes
‘Bikes for Work’ scheme
Access to wellbeing benefits such as physio/massage and counselling
We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.
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