Job Description
Your Team:The Activation Team is an integral part of the News Broadcasting sales division, transforming sold commercial partnership deals into branded content and radio executions across our social, digital and radio platforms. We ensure clients' expectations of delivery are met and work closely with News UK brands on joint campaigns. You will join a collaborative team of 10 Project Managers and Assistants, reporting to the Head of Activation.
Your Role: We are hiring a Commercial Project Assistant, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the Activation Team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will support the team in activating commercial partnership campaigns for a range of clients across on-air, social, and digital platforms.
Day to day you will:
1. Help to script and proofread on-air competition scripts and live reads
2. Track branded content campaigns to ensure successful delivery
3. Liaise with competition winners
4. Clip and edit audio content to share with our clients
5. Source and distribute prizes for competition winners
6. Assist with the smooth running of location shoots and outside broadcasts
7. Collaborate with Programming, Creative, and Social teams across all our brands
8. Manage small to medium projects independently
9. Provide essential administrative support to the wider team
What we're looking for from you:
10. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
11. Fantastic organisational abilities with exceptional attention to detail
12. A proactive work ethic and a willingness to go above and beyond
13. A quick learner who is adaptable and enjoys solving problems
14. Creative thinker
15. The ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
16. Familiarity with project management or working with external stakeholders
17. Previous experience in media, broadcasting, or commercial environments
If you think you have what it takes but don’t tick every requirement on the list, please do apply. We recognise that considering someone’s potential as well as their experience is a great way to hire. We want to hear from people who have a passion to learn and develop.
News UKis 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 and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local 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 multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.
At News UK, we embrace a hybrid work model, currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. This approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and team spirit within our workspace. Certain roles may necessitate additional in-office days; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements.
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.
We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.
At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.
Benefits
Some of our benefits include:
18. Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
19. Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes
20. ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
21. Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
22. Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
23. 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
24. Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
25. A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
26. Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
27. 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 to apply for any of our roles please contact us on careers@news.co.uk.
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