Brand Director, The Week and The Week Junior

The Week and The Week Junior exist to help adults and children alike with ‘Making Sense of the World’. We publish magazines and digital products in the US and UK that reach hundreds of thousands of paying subscribers and millions more digitally.

As Brand Director, The Week and The Week Junior you will join the senior leadership team for the news vertical at Future with responsibilities spanning US and UK, print and digital. You will report to and support the Managing Director in developing and delivering the growth strategy on these powerhouse brands working closely with editorial leadership and a wide range of internal partners from subscriptions marketing, advertising, events, production and others.

What you'll be doing...

We are looking for a natural collaborator and brilliant communicator who is highly organised and comfortable working across multiple important projects at the same time. You will be a strategic thought partner for the MD, and ensure that projects and initiatives get done. You will relish thinking, talking and building a brand. You will be commercially savvy, data driven and highly numerate.

• Act as ‘Chief of Staff’ for the News vertical, ensuring that the MD and other stakeholders are aware of and focusing on the big strategic priorities
• Manage strategic projects through excellent organisation and collaboration skills - ensuring the right people are having the right conversations at the right time with actions documented and followed up on
• Own the cross-brand meetings, reporting and business information the MD requires to run the business and report up to the Executive Leadership team

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve...

• Excellent communication, organisational and time-management skills
• Project management/leadership experience
• Data driven and highly numerate
• Track record of success in previous commercial, consumer facing roles, e.g. brand marketing
• Knowledge of and experience in media and publishing (print and/or digital) preferred but not essential

What's in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every member of staff joins our profit pool bonus scheme.

Internal job family level E3

Please note, the salary for this position is up to £80,000

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.

Want to know more… https://youtu.be/xxfSvjPuZd

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness. Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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