Overview
The Senior Manager of Awards will lead on individual title awards strategy, submissions, campaigns and event management across Sky Original Series (Scripted, Entertainment, Arts, Factual, Kids) & Film. The role reports to Head of Awards within a dedicated team of three and is a highly cross-functional role within the organisation. This job would suit someone from an Awards and/or publicity background and is a great opportunity to work on ambitious Sky Originals, as well as the broader range of content on Sky.
This is a fixed term contract starting April 2026 and running through 2026/7 Awards season. While the role sits across Film & Television Awards, we are looking for candidates who have experience of leading and executing Film awards campaigns. Some ad hoc weekend, evening work and travel will be required.
What you'll do
* Awards Strategy & Submissions: Work with the Head of Awards to devise individual Awards strategies for priority titles throughout the year. Lead on the day-to-day submissions process for major and regional Film and TV awards, including BAFTA Film, BAFTA TV, RTS, Grierson's and UK craft guilds, collating and seeking sign off on submission materials from producers and internal commissioning teams.
* Event Support & Management: Oversee awards ceremony logistics, including talent travel, scheduling and hospitality, and deliver Sky's presence at Award ceremonies, programming industry events to engage voters, including screenings and panels, and delivering Sky's sponsorships.
* Relationship Management: Collaborate cross-functionally with partners within Sky (Publicity, Marketing & Social) to deliver Awards campaigns and maximise opportunities for every show across their lifecycle, including capturing on-set assets, junket requests/activity, photography. Liaise with co-production and international partners on FYC activity and hold relationships with awards bodies and guilds in the UK.
What you'll bring
* Experience working within the UK Awards space with knowledge and existing relationships to the role. Critical skills include strategic communications, creative campaigning and an ability to understand editorial from page to screen, with a proactive and can-do mindset, strong project management, event management and operational expertise.
* A natural ability to build trusted relationships with on and off-screen talent and the agility to work in a complex, matrixed organisation with multiple stakeholders.
Team Overview
We want to make Sky famous for exceptional content and a place where Europe's top creatives want to do their best work. We're agile, seeking out untold stories while working in creative partnership with today's best writers, producers and on-screen talent — bringing viewers content they wouldn't find anywhere else.
What it's like to work with us
Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe's leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work - a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine. There are perks including Sky Q, Sky Glass, pension, private healthcare, discounts, and Sky VIP rewards and experiences.
How you'll work
We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We’ve adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You’ll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.
Your office base
Osterley: Our Osterley campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. You can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury, Acton Town and Ealing Broadway tube stations. There’s also parking, bike shelters and showers. On campus you’ll find six subsidised restaurants and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Inclusion
We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation. We’re happy to discuss flexible working and will support you during your application. If you need adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team.
Why wait? Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you. To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A note: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check, and depending on the role and any prior convictions we may withdraw the offer.
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