About this role
Sky News is a world-class news service with a spirit of innovation and a fresh approach to story-telling. Our aim is to be the best and most trusted place for news, reflecting the diversity of our audience. Made by people who dare to challenge. Made for people who want clarity in an uncertain world.
This is a Junior Digital Project Manager role within the digital production team, supporting the delivery of best-in-class creative across Display, Social, OLV and PPC for a range of Sky products and industry-leading content across the UK and ROI.
The Junior Digital Project Manager supports Producers on larger campaigns while taking ownership of smaller digital projects from brief through to final delivery. Working closely with Design, Copy, Development and QA teams, they help coordinate the production process, manage stakeholder feedback and ensure work is delivered accurately, efficiently and in line with agreed processes.
The role provides broad exposure across digital production and the opportunity to build knowledge and experience across multiple disciplines. It requires a highly organised, detail-oriented and proactive approach, with strong communication and collaboration skills, a problem-solving mindset and the confidence to manage multiple priorities.
What you’ll do:
- Support Digital Producers with the delivery of larger and more complex digital projects and campaigns.
- Independently manage smaller digital projects from brief through to final delivery, liaising directly with marketing stakeholders and advising on digital best practice.
- Work across a range of digital deliverables, including Social, OLV, Digital Display and PPC.
- Set up and maintain projects within our internal workflow tool, ensuring briefs, timings, resource requests and project information are accurate and kept up to date.
- Review, develop and write clear creative and technical briefs for internal studios and production teams.
- Coordinate internal and external meetings throughout the production process, ensuring actions and next steps are clearly captured and followed up.
- Manage creative through design, build, review and approval stages, helping to keep projects on schedule.
- Maintain accurate team documentation, including resource, project status and delivery trackers.
- Present work to stakeholders, capture and consolidate feedback, and manage amends through to approval.
- Escalate risks, delays or production issues to the relevant Producer when required.
Essential Criteria:
- Relevant experience working within a creative agency, digital production or similar environment, with exposure to digital deliverables including Social, OLV, Digital Display and PPC.
- A good working understanding of digital production processes and the technical requirements associated with different digital formats.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, projects and deadlines at the same time.
- Excellent attention to detail, with a focus on maintaining accurate briefs, project information and documentation.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to work collaboratively with creative teams, production teams and marketing stakeholders.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to identify issues and seek support or escalate when required.
- Experience working with Google DoubleClick and/or Innovid, or similar digital ad-serving platforms, for display delivery
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 Sky TV or 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:
At Sky, we want to be a community that thrives by being together. Flexible working remains a key part of that. We want our people to have the best of both worlds – time working at home, as well as time in the office.
The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 in the office per week.
Your office base:
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.