Programme Lead - Advertising

About Us
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Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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The Role
As a Programme Lead - Advertising, you will play a strategic role in managing cross-departmental commercial campaigns for the FT Group. This role ensures a joined-up approach from RFP to campaign delivery, focusing on seamless collaboration, efficiency, and client satisfaction across advertising, research, thought leadership, and events. This role focuses on delivering impactful outcomes through collaboration and cross-functional engagement, rather than direct line management responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Guide teams through integrated delivery processes, ensuring efficient project management and outstanding client service.
  
  
• Lead sophisticated, multi-platform campaigns across FT Group from pre-sale to execution.
  
  
• Act as primary client contact, offering strategic advice and project updates.
  
  
• Facilitate coordination across internal stakeholders and ensure alignment on deliverables.
  
  
• Drive innovation in process and delivery, challenging legacy workflows.
  
  
• Maintain project timelines, risk management and deliverables tracking via tools including Monday.com.
  
  
• Oversee all stages of campaign delivery, ensuring on-brand and on-strategy execution.
  
  
• Be flexible and adaptive to new technologies and requirements as the team’s activities evolve into new spaces.
  
  
• The position may occasionally require working outside regular hours to support global team goals and project deadlines.
  
  

Required Skills and Experience

• A solid track record of managing integrated campaigns in media or agency environments.
  
  
• A self-starter, entrepreneurial individual, able to demonstrate past success in managing innovative projects that meet client needs and generate strong profit.
  
  
• Strong stakeholder and client management skills with proven strategic influence.
  
  
• Expertise in cross-functional project leadership and delivery.
  
  
• High-level understanding of digital, editorial and content marketing.
  
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
  
• Strong problem-solving, time management and organisational skills.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience within the publishing sector.
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to lead innovation in commercial campaign delivery.
  
  

What’s in it for You?
Our benefits vary by location but include generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships and community engagement opportunities. Learn more here.

Accessibility
We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.
Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to attend an interview. Email talent@ft.com for support.

Further Information
At the FT, we embrace innovation and value authenticity in the hiring process. Use of AI tools to support your application is welcomed, provided all submitted information reflects your true experience and skills.

 

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