Revenue Operations Manager

Job Description

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. 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. Life sounds good with Virgin Radio - home to Chris Evans at Breakfast and Ryan Tubridy at mid-mornings. Times Radio brings together the peerless journalistic expertise of The Times and The Sunday Times with world-class broadcast talent including John Pienaar, Kate McCann and Andrew Neil.

Octave: A premium, data-fuelled video and audio monetisation business, leveraging world class talent, brands, rights and content from News Broadcasting across multiple platforms. Octave is powered by Nucleus, News UK's award winning next generation data platform connecting brands with their audiences in premium environments delivering market leading results.

Your Role: Reporting into the Head of Programmatic & Operations, this role will drive forward programmatic revenue across our digital audio products. The role will work across all News Broadcasting brands including talkSPORT, Virgin Radio, Times Radio and Talk.

Day to day you will:

• Ensure the correct set up and smooth running of all programmatic audio campaigns.
• Proactively work with the wider sales team to identify areas of opportunity.
• Closely monitor campaign delivery to ensure smooth revenue flow.
• Troubleshoot any campaign issues that arise and arrive at a timely resolution.
• Work alongside the Head of Programmatic & Operations to develop and implement programmatic agency strategies.
• Liaise with the Head of Commercial Product to understand new products that can be taken to market.
• Create commercial conditions conducive to trading with agencies, trading groups, and clients direct.
• Liaise with the Insights and Data teams to help construct robust, bespoke brief responses.
• Be the programmatic champion within the wider Operations team.
• Keep abreast of market trends affecting the industry at a macro level.
• Liaise with agency teams to ensure Octave is front of mind for their briefs and budgets.

What we're looking for from you:

• Proven experience in a digital operations and/or programmatic role.
• Technical understanding of the programmatic advertising ecosystem, systems and digital inventory management.
• Experience working in an Adserver and SSP.
• Commercial drive, with the ability to build strong relationships both internally and externally with key strategic partners/clients.
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and programmatic performance.
• Experience in monetisation partners and inventory management.
• Effective verbal and written communicator.
• Strong organisational, time management skills to ensure briefs are responded to sufficiently.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit and are driven and passionate.
• Wider knowledge of other media channels and their value within the digital sphere.

At News UK, we know the value of working together, which is why we operate a hybrid working policy with a minimum of three days a week in the office. Being in the office allows us to collaborate, innovate, and thrive as a team in our vibrant and dynamic workspace. Some roles may require more office-based days depending on the nature of the position, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter to learn more about what's required for your role.

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 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.

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