Sky Media Marketing Executive - Events (12 Month Fixed-term Contract)

Role overview

This is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract for ‘Marketing Executive – Events, Sky Media’. Sky Media is the advertising sales arm of Sky, and the Marketing team is responsible for setting and delivering Sky Media's marketing strategy across the advertising industry.

As ‘Marketing Executive – Events’, your role is to help deliver owned and third-party events where Sky Media interacts with the industry, including: industry and trade marketing events, hospitality, client dinners, briefings, up fronts, showcases and more. In a relationship business, these are among the most visible and important moments of connection between Sky Media and our target audience – media agencies and brand clients.

The role covers the full event lifecycle from concept and budget through to delivery and evaluation. You will work in close partnership with Marketing Program Managers who will set strategy and requirements for multiple marketing plans and you will ensure events required within that activity are delivered in a timely, efficient and engaging way that delivers on clearly set objectives. You will leverage internal capabilities – creative, content, social, project management – as well as working with external event production companies.

The role requires someone who is all over the detail, capable of running multiple event projects at the same time and who is excellent with time management and communication, and who always delivers.

What you'll do:

Delivery

• Run events end-to-end alone or in collaboration with Marketing Program Managers to cover: concept, budget, venue, production, content, guest management, on-site delivery and follow-up.
• Brief and manage external suppliers where required, holding them to scope, budget and standard.
• Work with Creative Directors on branded elements and collateral and with Content Manager on stage content and speaker material as required.
• Manage guest lists and invitations with the commercial teams so the right people are in the room.

Risk, compliance and budget

• Own a single consolidated Sky Media event calendar across all marketing programs, and protect it from collision.
• Own event risk assessment, health and safety, insurance, accessibility and licensing.
• Ensure compliance with Sky policy on hospitality, gifts, anti-bribery and data protection.
• Budget, forecast accurately and reconcile promptly.

Evaluation

• · Define what success looks like before each event and evaluate against it afterwards.
• · Feed results and learning back into the Marketing Program Manager and the wider Marketing function.

What you'll bring:

Essential criteria:

• Experience delivering business events end-to-end, including large-scale showcase or client-facing events.
• Strong budget management with accurate forecasting and reconciliation.
• Supplier and production partner management.
• Practical command of event risk, health and safety, accessibility and licensing.
• Composure and judgement under live delivery pressure.
• The organisation to hold a full-year calendar across multiple Marketing programs.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Media, broadcast or advertising industry event experience, including upfronts or equivalent trade showcases.
• Experience of the UK media industry event calendar.
• Familiarity with event technology for registration, guest management and evaluation.

Benefits and perks:

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Free NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema

• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution

• Private healthcare with mental health support

• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance

• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect

• Sharesave and Tech schemes

• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you’ll work:

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week.

Your office base

Osterley:

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. Plus, there’s free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

Who we are:

We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.

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