Brand Director

Location

Cardiff | United Kingdom

Job description

Future’s Technology vertical comprises a diverse set of brands and products that cater for an equally diverse range of consumer technology audience segments – from PC components to hi-fi. Our digital brands include TechRadar and Tom’s Guide, and account for over one billion website visits each year; while our magazine brands include Computeractive, the UK’s best-selling computing title.

We’re looking for a talented business development professional with a passion for tech to help take our market-leading brands to fresh heights. Working closely with the Managing Director of the vertical you’ll own the P&L management and the implementation of our portfolio strategy across digital, print and events. 

What you'll be doing...

Not only will you manage a set of iconic tech brands, but you’ll also lead the editorial teams reporting into you. Strong management skills and a deep understanding of the editorial process will be vital ingredients for success.

You’ll also have a track record of identifying new opportunities for growth and executing on them, with a tireless focus on driving value. Stakeholder management skills are also essential because a key aspect of the role will involve collaborating with internal and external partners to develop the portfolio and achieve revenue and profit goals.

Key responsibilities include;

• Deliver budget and long term revenue and profit targets – P&L ownership, including budget and re-forecasting (in partnership with stakeholders)
• Drive profitability through diversifying portfolio revenues in multiple channels, with a focus on innovation, data and insight
• Continually maximise efficiencies through a ‘business as usual’ approach to cost reduction, streamlined workflows and an ambition to produce cost neutral content
• Partner with internal stakeholders (Advertising, Marketforce, Affiliates etc) to drive incremental revenue opportunities through existing activity areas
• Assist the MD in driving the content strategy for the portfolio, developing brands and services to take maximum revenue from target audience across all platforms

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

• You’ll be a strategic business thinker, with strong commercial expertise and a proven entrepreneurial mindset
• At least three years in a general manager/publisher role with P&L experience/accountability
• Proven leadership and influencing skills, within a matrix organisation, with the authority and credibility to harness/challenge wider company, and a strong desire for change
• A strong understanding of your vertical’s subject matter and associated audiences
• A strong understanding of editorial operations and culture, with ability to positively influence key stakeholders
• Superb managerial and planning skills, with experience of managing multiple brands and people
• In-depth knowledge of all the key content distribution channels
• Excellent communication, presentation and personal skills
• Experience of managing budgets across multiple titles

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 colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal job family level E3

This is a Hybrid role from any of our UK offices (Bath, London or Cardiff), working three days from the office, two from home

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. 

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.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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£31k - £45k per annum