Digital Planning Executive

Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the developing digital planning team, part of Sky’s central media planning & investment team. Working across paid social in-house buying and supporting the team on broader social and digital campaign planning for Sky.

What you'll do:

• Responsible for the strategy and creation of media plans for all paid social in-house buying efforts.

• Responsible for the execution of all paid social in-house buying efforts for Sky, including buying paid social across Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, X and YouTube.

• Responsible for all in-house reporting using Excel, wider reporting tools and PCA decks.

• Supporting manager(s) on the expansion and continual improvement of in-house buying efforts to support different areas of the business with the paid social requirements.

• Work closely with Sky's incumbent Media agency to manage the in-house buying finance processes.

• Support the digital planning team on broader campaign media planning across Content and Connectivity.

What you'll bring:

• Demonstrated digital experience working in a media agency, owner or client, ideally in a paid social specialist role.

• Hands-on paid social buying in the ads manager of key social platforms, Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn. YouTube buying experience a plus.

• Ability to produce insights from large data sets of paid social performance

• A detail-orientated approach to paid social planning and buying and willingness to learn and develop.

• A self-starter with proven ability to work in a fast-moving environment, working to tight deadlines, running multiple campaigns and prioritising output.

• Excellent at relationship building, gaining trust and engagement with key internal partners.

Team overview:

The Digital Planning team sits within the central Media Planning, Strategy & Investment team which sits in Consumer Strategy department at Sky. The Media Planning, Strategy and Investment team are the champions of media best practice across the business and help drive efficiency and ROI of our media activity.

In the role you will work closely with many other teams within the Sky business, to support on plans for in-house paid social campaigns. You will also support the Digital Planning team on broader media planning across verticals.

The Rewards:

There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place

• A generous pension package

• Private healthcare

• Discounted mobile and broadband

• Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base:

Osterley:

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.

We are 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 to your recruiter as early as you can.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.

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.