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About the Role

This 12-month Fixed Term Contract role involves owning Sky Media's editorial voice as an 'in-house journalist'. You will transform audience data, effectiveness evidence, and market understanding into thought leadership, insight reports, case studies, and narratives to promote Sky Media's offerings. You will collaborate with Marketing Program Managers to ensure timely and effective content delivery aligned with objectives.

Responsibilities

Help deliver the Sky Media editorial strategy through written content.
Establish and enforce tone of voice and editorial standards across all written Marketing content.
Maintain a rolling content plan that serves multiple marketing programs and holds a coherent narrative.
Write and edit thought leadership, insight reports, case studies, narratives, award entries, scripts, event content, and executive communications.
Work with insight and research teams to turn data into narratives.
Commission, brief, and edit external writers (PR agency) and uphold their delivery standards.
Collaborate with multiple Marketing Program Leads to deliver the content element of their plans.
Work with a Digital Manager on distribution, search performance, and content performance data.
Partner with Creative Directors to ensure written and visual output are conceived cohesively.
Build relationships with external PR agencies to support their workstreams and identify opportunities.
Work with a Project Manager to manage capacity, volume, and flag issues in advance.

Requirements

Strong editorial and writing experience in a business-to-business, media, or journalistic environment, with a portfolio.
Media, advertising, or adtech sector knowledge.
Exceptional accuracy and self-editing skills.
Ability to transform data and research into a genuine argument with a point of view.
Experience owning a content plan across multiple audiences and channels.
Commissioning and editing experience with external writers or agencies.
Experience with thought leadership or research-led content programs.
Understanding of search and content performance measurement.
Experience working alongside a PR agency on a shared narrative.
Appropriate right to work in the UK.
Must not require sponsorship for this position.

Skills

Editorial strategy
Tone of voice establishment
Content planning
Content production
Writing
Editing
Data interpretation
Narrative development
Commissioning external writers
Briefing external writers
Matrix working
Stakeholder management
Distribution strategy
Search performance analysis
Content performance analysis
Visual content collaboration
PR agency relationship management
Capacity management
Volume management
Issue flagging

Location

Osterley

Work Type

Fixed Term Contract
Hybrid

Experience Level

Mid-level

Benefits

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
Dental insurance
Discounts on Sky products (Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass, Sky Protect)
Sharesave scheme
Tech scheme
Sky VIP rewards and experiences

About the Company

Sky is a leading media and entertainment company connecting millions with entertainment, sports, news, and arts through innovative products and services.
Working at Sky means bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day, to do better and deliver better for customers, colleagues, and society.

Equal Opportunity

Sky is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.
Sky is a Disability Confident Accredited Employer.
Sky welcomes and encourages applications from all candidates.
Sky will ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates where appropriate.
Candidates should flag any adjustments needed as early as possible.