Junior Creative Lead – 12 Month FTC

The Team: The creative lead team is made of editors, creative producers and journalists who think up and deliver the best blend of editorial, branding, social sharing and interactive content for News UKs commercial clients.  Our team is truly multi-disciplined with expertise across digital, video, print, radio, events and social. We pride ourselves on our editorial and commercial expertise and diversity of skill sets that gives our Studio teams the ability to find and present the most compelling stories.

Your Role: The Junior Creative Lead will work across multiple campaigns and partnerships across The Sun, The Times and Sunday Times and is responsible for generating and executing brilliant ideas that bring an advertiser’s brand story to life for our audiences.

Sitting within a team of senior and mid-weight Creative Leads, this is an opportunity for a newly graduated or first job creative to develop their career with the opportunity to work across multiple brands from multiple disciplines whilst under the banner of some of the world’s greatest newsbrands.

Day to day you will:

• Generate, develop and produce original ideas and content strategy to client and agency briefs
• Be truly platform agnostic when developing content ideas with the ability to make content work cross platform with due consideration for both commercial brand effectiveness and audience user journey
• Work with data and insight teams to build a strategy for why a creative idea will work and deliver for clients and brands
• Be client facing, attend client pitches and contribute to building strong client and agency relationships together with Project Management and Sales.
• Determine the best ideas/stories/angles to deliver the needs of each campaign and establish the correct tone of voice for engaging the target audience
• Commission writers /creatives, negotiate and secure talent contracts
• Take responsibility for editorial costs budget for campaigns and report regularly to Project Management
• Build successful relationships and gain the respect and trust of clients & internal stakeholders

What we are looking for from you:

• Excellent storytelling ability to generate and develop ideas that work cross platform for brands and resonate with mass audiences
• Proven ability in managing and shaping a brief from conception to execution.
• Good copy writing skills
• Experience of training in a creative discipline;  editing, producing, writing and commissioning content and talent for print, video, digital, social and other platforms
• Excellent communication skills – the ability to explain a concept or idea clearly and succinctly to clients and internal/external stakeholders
• Have a solid understanding of the commercial content market and how to produce content for commercial brands, clients and agencies
• Be well versed in social media-specific concepts with an understanding of execution formats and creative best practice for social media networks; Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, LinkedIn and YouTube

If you believe you have the skills and passion to succeed, even if you don’t meet every requirement on the list, we encourage you to apply. We value potential just as much as experience and are eager to hear from individuals who are enthusiastic about learning and growing with us.

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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