Sponsorship Activation Manager - 12 months FTC

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, 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.  

The Activation team sits within Sky Media’s Planning Division and is responsible for the creation, sale and account management of over 100 cross-platform sponsorship and contextual advertising partnerships a year across Sky’s “wholly-owned” channels (including Sky One, Sky Atlantic, Sky Documentaries, Sky Cinema, Sky News and Sky Sports). Sky Media is seeking a Sponsorship Activation Manager (12 months FTC) to manage their relationship with the EFL and other key sponsorship projects on Sky Sports.  

What you’ll do: 

• Lead Sky Media’s relationship with the EFL’s commercial team, managing the sales process and delivery for sponsorship of EFL competitions on Sky Sports.  
• Manage and support other live sponsorship projects on Sky Sports channels. 
• Oversee the sales asset creation, creative and compliance approvals, contracting, campaign monitoring and optimisation alongside campaign reporting and activation.  
• Build and maintain key internal relationships at Sky to ensure optimal flow of information, setting of expectations and delivery of sponsorship deals. 
• Take the lead, alongside the dedicated Activation Executive/Assistant to deliver excellence in account management, ensuring sponsorship deals are trafficked and delivered at an operational level, managing sponsors, media agency and creative agency stakeholders, to ensure Sky Media exceeds expectations. 
• Support, and where relevant manage all deal admin that pertains to your allotted channels and platforms. This includes but is not limited to internal comms, pricing, contracts, invoicing, deal tracking and reporting.

What you’ll bring: 

• Experienced within the media, sports or entertainment industry, at a media owner or agency.  
• Knowledge of Sky’s broadcast channels, platforms and an understanding of the sponsorship marketplace from event sponsorship assets to media sponsorship.  
• Proven account management skills – a track record in building and developing long-term relationships with key senior clients, rights holders and media agency decision makers/stakeholders. 
• Effective communication, numerical, analytical and presentation skills. 
• Excellent project management and prioritisation skills to deliver on multiple projects, often working to tight deadlines.  
• Experience in managing and developing direct reports. 
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Ability to use Landmark and TechEdge is desirable.  

Team Overview:

Sky Media 

Sky Media is the advertising sales arm of Sky, offering businesses of all shapes and sizes an exciting array of opportunities on TV, online and on the go. Reaching over 95% of the UK population, Sky Media represents all of Sky’s channels and sites including Sky Sports, Sky News, Sky One, Sky Cinema, Sky Arts, Sky Atlantic and Sky Witness. Sky Media also sells on behalf of a range of renowned broadcasters and channels including Channel 5, Discovery, National Geographic, MTV, FOX, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. 
 

The Rewards:

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

• Access to free NOW, for streaming all your favourite shows  

• A generous pension package  

• Private healthcare  

• Discounted mobile and broadband    

Where you’ll work:

Osterley, London (3 days a week in the office)

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:

Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky.

And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you. 

Why wait?

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

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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.