Product Manager Times Travel – 12 Month FTC

Job Description

The Times Travel

We are News UK: One of the leading media companies in the UK and Ireland. Our brands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The TLS, talkSPORT, Times Radio, TalkTV, Virgin Radio UK, and various local radio stations. Our brands deliver news, analysis, opinion, and entertainment to nearly 40 million people monthly across multiple platforms. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

Your Role:

We seek an experienced Product Manager to develop and grow our travel products and services. Reporting to the Head of Partnerships, you will manage a portfolio of travel categories, oversee product development, campaign management across print and digital channels, manage third-party partnerships, and support growth in direct-to-consumer travel revenues for The Times & Sunday Times Travel.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Source travel products aligned with editorial content, market insights, and audience preferences for print, digital, and email platforms, with calls to action leading to sales.
2. Build and maintain strong relationships with travel partners, negotiate campaign proposals, conduct trading meetings, and monitor performance to meet revenue targets and expand partnerships.
3. Utilize booking data and market insights to select and feature products that maximize revenue and cater to audience interests across channels.
4. Manage end-to-end digital and print marketing processes, including booking space, briefing designers, sourcing offers, setting up tracking, reviewing copy, submitting assets, and analyzing campaign results.
5. Oversee relevant products within the CMS, ensuring online merchandising alongside related content via trip cards and affiliate links, with support from Merchandising and Affiliate Executives.

Qualifications and skills required:

1. Experience in travel industry product or trip creation roles, including negotiation and product development.
2. Understanding of the travel market, online travel environment, and domestic/international travel trends.
3. Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills.
4. Results-driven and proactive attitude.
5. Excellent organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.

Life at News UK: We value our people and support flexible working arrangements. We promote diversity and inclusion through various initiatives and employee networks. Our benefits include pension contributions, holiday entitlement, volunteering days, parental leave, training access, private medical insurance, gym discounts, wellbeing benefits, and more. We are committed to creating an accessible and inclusive workplace for all candidates and employees.

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