Ad Sales Executive (Maternity Cover)

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Ad Sales team as an Ad Sales Executive, supporting the commercial operations of the business across the UK, International and Global markets. The role will have responsibility for maintaining accurate revenue and performance reporting, supporting forecasting and business planning, coordinating sponsorship and partnership activity, and producing clear commercial materials for internal and external stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, detail-oriented and confident working with numbers and Excel. They will be able to look beyond the data, identify what the numbers are showing, and proactively highlight risks, opportunities and areas that require further investigation. The role requires someone who can work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced environment, manage competing priorities and take ownership of their work while collaborating effectively with colleagues and partners.

This is a 13 month fixed-term maternity cover position. The role will be hybrid based in the London office, working on exciting, award-winning brands like Sky HISTORY and Crime+Investigation.

Key responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate commercial trackers across UK, International and Global markets, ensuring data is complete, up to date and delivered to agreed deadlines.

• Prepare regular reporting, including revenue, conversion, pricing and performance analysis, and support month-end, forecasting and budget processes.

• Review and interpret commercial data, highlighting material variances, risks, opportunities and trends for further investigation and decision-making.

• Support the preparation and coordination of monthly strategy meetings, business reviews and leadership updates by managing timelines, gathering input and producing clear presentation materials.

• Support sponsorship and partnership campaigns from activation through to post-campaign reporting, coordinating deliverables, monitoring media plans and broadcast schedules, and tracking performance against agreed requirements.

• Support in the preparation of sales presentations, partnership proposals and other commercial materials for pitches and client or agency meetings.

• Work with Sales, Finance, Research, clients, agencies, local media sales houses and other internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate information, effective communication and timely delivery of commercial activity.
  

To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following key competencies:

• Analysing and Interpreting Information

• Planning and Organising

• Taking Initiative and Ownership

• Working with People and Communicating

Essential Skills / Knowledge:

• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and translate findings into clear commercial insight.

• High level of attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when working with revenue, performance and financial information.

• Confident Excel skills and the ability to build, maintain and quality-check trackers and reports.

• A basic understanding of business financials, including revenue, forecasting, variances and performance against targets.

• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Proactive approach, with the confidence to take ownership, ask questions, follow up on outstanding actions and identify issues early.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly to different stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across multiple teams and building positive working relationships.

Desirable Requirements:

• Previous experience in television, media, advertising, partnerships or a related commercial environment.

• Experience with commercial, audience or market data tools such as TechEdge or GWI.

• Experience supporting advertising campaigns, sponsorships, media planning or sales operations.
  

About Us

At Hearst Networks, we share stories that matter, inspiring and exciting our audiences with hit US franchises (The Curse of Oak Island, Pawn Stars), must-see docudramas (Royal Kill List and Colosseum), and original commissions (Sex: A Bonkers History with Amanda Holden, Royal Autopsy, Cops Gone Bad with Will Mellor). Over the past few years, we’ve championed our own original programming and relished in the successes of recent series’ such as The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd, Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Royal Mob.

We welcome talented candidates with infectious enthusiasm and creativity, who love what they do, and are ready to learn, develop and thrive. Here you’ll find a community of innovative, collaborative and inspiring people who aren’t afraid to embrace responsibility and try new things together, as a team.

We are a certified Great Place to Work® with a motivated and supportive culture that believes in working to live, not just living to work. Every employee has a voice and is encouraged to be themselves and be ambitious. With offices in Rome, Madrid, London, Warsaw, Munich and Johannesburg, we are a truly international organisation that celebrates difference and diversity.

As an inclusive employer, we value the diversity of our teams and want our workforce to reflect our wider society. We encourage and welcome applications from people from under-represented backgrounds and are keen to make sure we are inclusive and accessible to all. Please do let us know if you require any adjustments or assistance for meetings and communications with you when you apply for a role with us.

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