Ad Operations Executive, Print

Our Media is a leading special-interest content business, based in the buzzing, creative city of Bristol. We are home to market-leading brands in craft, cycling, science and nature, homes and music. We help our audiences pursue their passions through highly trusted, original content – in print, video and online. Our much-loved brands include BBC Science Focus, BBC Wildlife Magazine, Your Home, Gathered.how, BikeRadar and Cycling Plus.

We also have an award-winning content agency that works with major charities, brands and membership organisations to help them tell their stories and engage audiences better – in print, video, and online.

We’re looking for an Ad Ops Executive (Print) to join the Our Media Studio team and help support the ideation and delivery of commercial campaigns that run within Our Media (OM) and Our Media Agency (OMA). Aligning our creative and operational teams in OM Studio, we have an opportunity to offer market leading campaigns to clients, that we can deliver to our audiences via clear and efficient workflows.

Working across both OM and OMA brands, as the Ad Ops Exec you will be responsible for coordinating the production of advertisements for our portfolio of print and digital publications. You will support the work of our sales’ teams by managing the end-to-end delivery of all campaign assets. The role primarily involves liaising with external clients and other internal departments, and working in accordance with our workflow systems, practices and scheduled deadlines.

Requirements:

• We’re looking for a strong communicator and a team player.
• Experience in an administrative, customer focused role, and a deadline driven environment are good qualities for success within this role.

Essential:

• You are a good planner and organiser, enabling you to meet deadlines and accurately scope out the length and difficulty of projects and tasks.
• You can measure performance against goals and evaluate the results.
• You are engaging, open and can use tact and diplomacy.
• You can communicate effectively one on one, and in various sizes of groups, with peers and management.
• You write clearly and succinctly, ensuring that the message comes across helpfully and as intended.
• You listen well and are sensitive to customer needs and concerns.

Desirable:

• You assume responsibility and can use initiative to step in where necessary.
• You are open to bringing relevant debate to the table.
• You are able to build long term partnerships with customers and peers.

We respect and value differences. We believe that when people from different backgrounds and with different perspectives work together, we can create the most value for our people, readers, customers, and society. If you are excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway, as you may still be a good fit for this or other roles.

We’re striving to create a more diverse and inclusive environment and to ensure our content is representative of all our audiences. We have established five internal D&I network groups to help our people feel supported and included, and to provide an open environment for people to network, mentor and exchange ideas, solutions, and experiences.

If there is anything we can do to make our recruitment process more accessible for you, please do let us know at recruitment@ourmedia.co.uk.

Flexible and hybrid working:

We know we create great things and have fun when we come together in person and collaborate. We also know that working from home brings great benefits in terms of being able to focus on our work, and manage our personal lives around our roles. With this in mind, we have established a hybrid working pattern, with 60% of the working week spent in the office. Our people also benefit from a flexi time policy, and a flexi location policy which gives everyone the opportunity to work from another location for two weeks during the year. We are open to discussion about flexible working requests for any flexibility needs not covered by these policies.

Company Benefits Include:

• Pension contribution matched to 5%
• Season ticket loan
• Hybrid working pattern, flexi start/finish time
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus Christmas closure, plus your birthday off
• Option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday a year
• Social committee, regular in-house learning events
• 4x life assurance

Our values:

We strongly believe that work is not just about what we achieve, but how we achieve it. We want our people to thrive and develop, and we want to effect positive change in the world. To put that spirit at the heart of our business, we co-created a set of values with input from everyone here. Our values are:

• Be kind
• Always curious
• Be the best we can be

We also have a sustainability strategy that is built on five key pillars: Research, Reduction, Recycling, Responsibility, and Reporting. We take pride in our strong partnerships across our complex supply chain to drive emission reductions. Additionally, our office building, Eagle House, is a zero-waste facility powered by solar and renewable energy.

Apply today to take the next step in your career with Our Media - click the apply button below to submit your CV. Please note, we review CVs on an ongoing basis and may close the role early due to high interest. If you’re interested in joining us, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!