Campaign Manager, Financial Times
$60-62.4k
+ Quarterly commission
2+ days a week in office
Global business publication
Be an early applicant
Global business publication
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$60-62.4k
+ Quarterly commission
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
The FT has an uncompromising mission: delivering independent, quality information, news and services to individuals and companies around the globe. It’s the cornerstone of our reputation and the heart of our ambitions for the future.
Role
Who you are
- 1-2 years of experience in ad operations or campaign management
- Familiarity with ad tech systems (e.g., GAM, DCM, Sizmek) and evolving technologies
- Strong attention to detail, communication, and analytical skills
- Comfortable with Google Docs, Excel, and basic coding for debugging
- Ability to prioritize and work under deadlines
- Proactively seeks opportunities for success and values collaboration
- Strong interest in media, news, and advertising
- Independent with the ability to escalate or collaborate when needed
- A desire to contribute to the bigger picture of the organization
What the job involves
- The Campaign Manager will be responsible for managing and optimizing digital ad campaigns, working closely with Sales and Client Success teams.
- They will oversee the entire campaign process from planning to execution across multiple channels, including direct, programmatic, and automated guaranteed.
- The role requires tracking key performance indicators and ensuring campaigns meet client goals
- The Campaign Manager will report into the Regional Head of Campaign Management and work closely with Sales, Client Success, Audience Marketing, Project Management teams
- Collaborate with Sales and delivery teams to recommend products and segments based on campaign value
- Receive and confirm orders, manage inventory, and coordinate sponsorships
- Test and schedule creative assets, ensuring campaigns are ready for launch
- Liaise with content teams and ensure contracts are signed, and campaigns are properly booked
- Work with various teams to ensure campaign elements (e.g., tags, segments, reports) are in place
- Monitor campaign performance, provide updates to clients, and suggest optimizations
- Manage delivery confirmation, invoicing, and provide campaign performance reports
Our take
Founded in 1888, the FT has grown into one of the world's biggest online and broadsheet economics and business news providers. It has a strong focus on financial journalism and economic analysis, and provides this essential analysis to companies and individuals across the world.
As well as economics and business, the FT also offers sections on opinion, life and arts, how to spend, and more. In 2022, six of its writers won awards in science, data and investment categories, illustrating the breadth and quality of the FT’s journalism.
The company adapts well to changes in the market to maintain its readership. For example, it recently launched a digital hub and weekly newsletter called Cryptofinance to shine a light on the digital asset industry and how innovations are rippling into mainstream finance.
The FT Group employs more than 2300 people worldwide, including 700 journalists in 40 countries. It includes the FT, FT Specialist, and a number of services and joint ventures. FT's focus on providing impartial, high-quality content has gained it a record-paying readership of over a million, three-quarters of which are digital subscriptions.
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52% female employees
23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- A range of training courses as well as confidential career coaching and mentoring
- Flexibility - working from home, job sharing, compressed weeks, and flexible working hours
- Enhanced parental leave, flexible leave allowance and paid volunteer leave
- Pension contribution
- Local health coverage plans
- Gym memberships and healthcare schemes, professional counselling sessions, 24-hour employee wellbeing helpline, weekly meditation classes
- Financial wellbeing products and services
Company values
- Ambition
- Curiosity
- Integrity
- Trust
- Inclusion
- Subscriber focus
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
John Ridding
(CEO)After studying for a degree in PPE at Oxford, John worked as Chairman of Pearson Asia, as well as editor of the FT in Asia. In 2006, he was appointed CEO of the FT Group.
Roula Khalaf
(Editor)Following a degree at Columbia University and four years at Forbes, Khalaf joined the FT in 1995 as Associate Editor and Middle East Editor. Since January 2020, she has served as Editor.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Financial Times
Yasir Mirza (Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion)
- D&I annual report
- Reporting pay gaps
- Next generation board
- Employee networks, including Proud FT, FT Embrace, FT Women, FT Families, FT Sustainability, FT Mental Health and FT Access,
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