Programme Lead - Advertising
Programme Lead - Advertising
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Job Description
About us
The Financial Times is one of the worlds leading news organisations globally recognised for its authority integrity and accuracy with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide.
At the FT curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded. Here youre given the chance to reach millions create work that matters and deliver impartial journalism in a polarised world.
In our warm collaborative culture youll connect with a diverse community of experts who support your growth career aspirations and wellbeing.
Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and inspire you. With no fixed path youll discover new skills and forge a career that can take you anywhere.
Build a newsworthy career at the FT.
Our commitment to diversity equity and inclusion
We believe in the power of unique perspectives and want all voices in our organisation to be heard respected and valued. A supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves and operate to their full potential. We are committed to removing barriers for everyone with a focus on addressing those faced by underrepresented groups.
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 .
- Oversee all stages of campaign delivery ensuring on-brand and on-strategy execution.
- Be flexible and adaptive to new technologies and requirements as the teams 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.
- Exceptional stakeholder and client management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships influence strategically and act as a key partner to clients.
- A self-starter entrepreneurial individual able to demonstrate past success in managing innovative projects that meet client needs and generate strong profit.
- 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.
Whats in it for you Our benefits
Our benefits vary by location but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave medical cover inclusive parental leave packages subsidised gym memberships and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.
Weve embraced a 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite) that fosters trust and remote adaptability while encouraging in-person camaraderie and peer learning. Additionally we are open to accommodating specific flexible working pattern requests for all roles where feasible.
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 enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions email and a member of our team will be happy to help.
Further information
At the FT we embrace innovation and the use of technology and appreciate that individuals may leverage AI tools as part of their job application process. Whilst we are happy for you to use AI to assist with your application it is essential that all information provided is authentic and accurately represents your skills experience and qualifications.
Candidates should be aware that the use of AI throughout the application process may be monitored to ensure a fair and transparent hiring process for all.
Please beware of fraudulent job postings and offers claiming to be from the Financial Times. All legitimate opportunities will direct you to apply through the official Financial Times careers site and the FT will never ask for financial information payments or referrals to third parties during the hiring process. If you have any concerns about the legitimacy of a job posting or suspect any scam activity please contact .
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Employment Type
Full Time
