Campaign Management Lead (Maternity Cover)
Campaign Management Lead (12 Month FTC - Maternity Cover)
Group Marketing
12 Month Fixed-Term Contract | Full Time
Office location: White City, London | Hybrid | 2-3 days in office a week
Hiring range: £70,000-80,000
Your work matters to millions.
Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it's not surprising that you'll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we're at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution.
When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact's felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.
Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don't just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.
The team
ITV Creative is the in-house agency for ITV, sitting within the Marketing function, responsible for delivering 360 campaigns to promote ITVX and ITV content, as well as the entire ITV brand portfolio.
ITV Creative Commercial is a team of Campaign Managers, Creatives and Producers, plugged into our wider ITV Creative team, dedicated to bringing commercial brands into ITV's world. We work with many of the UK's biggest brands and their agencies to unlock creative opportunities and media-firsts across our network.
The role
The Campaign Management Lead is a senior role within our Creative Commercial team, responsible for managing the Campaign Management team to drive excellence in creative development and campaign delivery, overseeing the operational and strategic direction of the Creative Commercial team as a whole.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Managing the Campaign Management team, providing excellence in creative client and stakeholder management.
2. Managing all incoming briefs into ITV Creative Commercial, interrogating the briefs, assigning the best team and setting them up for success.
3. Supporting the Creative Director on our response to briefs, pushing for more and going beyond the status quo.
4. Being the escalation point for any issues relating to ITV Creative Commercial, with a view to resolving any creative conflict for the better of the work, relationships, our reputation and future opportunities.
5. Working with ITV Creative Commercial and BE Studio to propose ideas and budgets that maximise revenue opportunities whilst balancing the quality of creative production.
6. Developing and driving targets for the ITV Creative Commercial team that support our creative and commercial objectives.
7. Upskilling the ITV Creative Commercial team on key priorities and objectives as well as wider ITV activity that could influence the work.
8. Refining ways of working to drive greater profitability, efficiency and success across the development and production of creative campaigns.
9. Fostering deep relationships across the whole of ITV in order to unlock opportunities for success.
10. Championing ITV Creative & BE Studio's creative credentials with external clients, agencies and stakeholders.
11. Pushing for and championing potentially award-winning ideas in the pitch process and production.
Skills you'll need (minimum criteria)
* Extensive experience working in an advertising account management role, or commercial or UK broadcast equivalent.
* Solid experience managing a team of account managers or equivalent.
* Proven experience helping to shape and deliver outstanding creative work from brief through to production.
* Advanced knowledge of the TV advertising production process.
* Experience managing complex stakeholder groups and characters, balancing conflicting objectives with creative ambition.
* Highly effective at managing upwards.
* Solid understanding of the media, partnerships and advertising landscape, a strong interest in TV and an understanding of the current competitive landscape.
* Effective communication skills - extensive experience writing decks, confidence presenting in-person and excellent written skills.
* Experience managing the finances of an account or team, with some understanding of revenue and finance terminology.
Other things we're looking for (key criteria)
* Ability to cope under pressure, multi-tasking, prioritising workloads and problem-solving to make the impossible possible.
* Ability to assess incoming briefs, feedback and the needs of the team, with the confidence to push back where necessary.
* Ability to galvanise a team of producers and creatives to get to the best work.
* A collaborative, agile and adaptable approach, willing to bend ways of working to the needs of the project, team or stakeholder.
* Ability to negotiate with and influence stakeholders.
* Is perceptive and empathetic, able to read stakeholders and detect potential issues before they are raised, responding accordingly to get to the best outcome for the team.
* Ability to understand the broader business perspective and identify the key people required to input / solve issues.
* Ability to identify and drive process development in a continually evolving creative environment.
* A positive outlook and inquisitive nature, always looking for the opportunity rather than the barrier, with a willingness to ask for help when needed.
ITV is for everyone.
ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we'll guarantee to take you to the next stage.
We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com.
Closing date: Thursday 16th January 2025
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