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Trading Manager

  • Sales, Business Development, Business Consulting
  • Marketing and PR, Advertising and Creative Media Jobs
  • Management (incl. project, product management & human resources)

Description

  • Build and maintain relationships with key agency contacts, updating them on their contractual position and providing up to date insight into News UK advertising platforms forms a large part of the role. Collaborating internally with multiple teams across the Commercial Department to gain a wider understanding of our commercial opportunities plays an essential role in driving revenue through the deals.
  • Provide a number of vitally important reports for internal delivery to Sales Groups and external delivery to ad agencies.
  • Conduct analysis to contribute monthly reports for all Classified and Independent Agency Groups e.g. Havas, IPG, Lavery Rowe, Advertising Excellence.
  • Work with the Senior Sales Manager to negotiate Trading Deals across the Classified and Independent portfolio.
  • Take part in meetings held at ad agencies to provide contract delivery status and identify further advertising opportunities across the News UK portfolio.
  • Contribute to the monthly Circulation and Revenue report.
  • Contribute to ad hoc analysis that the Deal Team may require as part of negating processes.
  • Present reports to colleagues across many of News UK’s publishing platforms.
  • Collaborate with other departments e.g. Sales, Bridge Studio, Agency Development.

Responsibilities

  • Experience of using Excel to understand, manipulate and interrogate data.
  • Experience in data analysis.
  • Confident in both building and presenting presentations.
  • Able to building relationships and negotiation at a senior level.
  • Interest in the media industry and commercial trading models.

Hard Skills

  • Data Analytics
  • Advanced Excel Skills (queries, pivot tables, formulas, macros)
  • Data Management
  • Relationship building
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Meeting minutes

Soft Skills

  • Communication
  • Team player
  • Skilled Collaborator
  • Self-motivated
  • Organized

We offer

  • 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.