Digital Sales Manager (12 month FTC)

Digital Sales Manager (12 month FTC)

2026-08-07T00:00:00

South East England

GB

KT19 8GY

Any

2026-09-06T22:38:48.203

The Digital Sales team is responsible for the successful monetisation and ongoing revenue growth of all digital advertising opportunities at Sky Media. This team must manage and grow existing revenue lines as well as outperforming the market in key growth areas such as digital video and social monetisation. The team is also responsible for the successful go-to-market process & monetisation of new products, platforms and emerging revenue streams.

What you'll do

Reporting to the Digital Sales Controller, the Digital Sales Manager is responsible for delivering direct online and programmatic revenues, and must successfully navigate, and lead where possible, changes underway in the digital advertising world.

• Proactively pitch for new revenue from non-spenders and create reactive proposals in response to advertiser briefs, ensuring response to brief is timely, creative, innovative and effective.


• Develop market knowledge and sales skills in selling third party platforms including YouTube, X, TikTok & Meta.


• Delivering an on brand, high standard of sales collateral and brief response.


• Develop good working relationships with all relevant Sky and Sky Media teams to assist in the selling of digital ad opportunities amongst relevant teams and pitch other products in the Sky Media portfolio where relevant.

What you'll bring

• Secure Digital revenue generation across Sky's and Sky partners' digital estates across web and app.


• Intelligently articulate all digital ad opportunities available and oversee the selling and administration of relevant non-spot ad revenues


• Develop a team of Sales Execs and Assistants to ensure best in class representation and service to our customers in order to maximise digital ad revenues for Sky Media


• Out-perform revenue targets - manage pipeline, accurately forecast.


• Grow revenue from new and existing digital advertisers and drive multi-platform usage


• Excellent sales skills


• Experience of delivering against revenue targets


• Significant proven experience within the digital media industry


• A desire to understand future technologies and commercial opportunities


• Good understanding of the media planning and buying process


• Ability to develop relationships with key decision makers and influencers both within clients and agencies


• Ability to manage targets and to monitor and deliver against them


• Proven experience of delivering creative solutions


• Relevant work experience


• In depth knowledge and understanding of Online media sales.

About Sky Media

Sky Media is the advertising arm of Sky; offering brands an exciting array of channels and platforms as means of reaching existing and future customers. Sky Media represents all of Sky's channels and sites, including Sky Sports, Sky News, Sky 1, Sky Movies, Sky Arts, Sky Living, Sky Atlantic and Sky.com. Sky Media also sells on behalf of a host of other famous and renowned brands, including Discovery Networks, Viacom, Fox and NBC Universal.

Sky Media offers many ways of connecting with consumers, whether at home or on the move. From traditional spot ads and sponsorships to advertiser funded content and product placement - all on an ever-increasing array of offline and online platforms.

Why work with us

We're Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you'll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.

Perks

• Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema


• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution


• Private healthcare with mental health support


• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance


• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect


• Sharesave and Tech schemes


• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week.

Your office base

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there's plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations.

Plus, there's free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

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The Digital Sales team is responsible for the successful monetisation and ongoing revenue growth of all digital advertising opportunities at Sky Media.This team must manage and grow existing revenue lines as well as outperforming the market in key growth areas such as digital video and social monetisation. The team is also responsible for the successful go-to-market process & monetisation of new products, platforms and emerging revenue streams.What you'll doReporting to the Digital Sales Controller, the Digital Sales Manager is responsible for delivering direct online and programmatic revenues, and must successfully navigate, and lead where possible, changes underway in the digital advertising world.Proactively pitch for new revenue from non-spenders and create reactive proposals in response to advertiser briefs, ensuring response to brief is timely, creative, innovative and effective.Develop market knowledge and sales skills in selling third party platforms including YouTube, X, TikTok &
Meta.Delivering an on brand, high standard of sales collateral and brief response.Develop good working relationships with all relevant Sky and Sky Media teams to assist in the selling of digital ad opportunities amongst relevant teams and pitch other products in the Sky Media portfolio where relevant.What you'll bringSecure Digital revenue generation across Sky's and Sky partners' digital estates across web and app.Intelligently articulate all digital ad opportunities available and oversee the selling and administration of relevant non-spot ad revenuesDevelop a team of Sales Execs and Assistants to ensure best in class representation and service to our customers in order to maximise digital ad revenues for Sky MediaOut-perform revenue targets - manage pipeline, accurately forecast.Grow revenue from new and existing digital advertisers and drive multi-platform usageExcellent sales skillsExperience of delivering against revenue targetsSignificant proven experience within the digital media
industryA desire to understand future technologies and commercial opportunitiesGood understanding of the media planning and buying processAbility to develop relationships with key decision makers and influencers both within clients and agenciesAbility to manage targets and to monitor and deliver against themProven experience of delivering creative solutionsRelevant work experienceIn depth knowledge and understanding of Online media sales.Sky Media is the advertising arm of Sky; offering brands an exciting array of channels and platforms as means of reaching existing and future customers.Sky Media represents all of Sky's channels and sites, including Sky Sports, Sky News, Sky 1, Sky Movies, Sky Arts, Sky Living, Sky Atlantic and Sky.com. Sky Media also sells on behalf of a host of other famous and renowned brands, including Discovery Networks, Viacom, Fox and NBC Universal.Sky Media offers many ways of connecting with consumers, whether at home or on the move. From traditional spot ads
and sponsorships to advertiser funded content and product placement - all on an ever-increasing array of offline and online platforms., We're Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you'll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here's a taster:Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky CinemaPension package with up to 9% employer contributionPrivate healthcare with mental health supportAviva Digital GP and dental insuranceDiscounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky ProtectSharesave and Tech schemesA range of Sky VIP rewards and experiencesHow you'll workWe've adopted a
hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week.Your office base Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there's plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations.
Plus, there's free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles. #J-18808-Ljbffr