Sponsorship Assistant

ITV Commercial 

12-month Fixed-Term Contract / Full Time 

Office location: White City, London | Hybrid

Hiring range: up to £30k + 20% Bonus

Your work matters to millions.

Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it’s not surprising that you’ll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we’re at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution.

When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact’s felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people. 

Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don’t just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.

Your impact sends ripples

The role

The primary function of the Sponsorship Assistant is to assist the Sponsorship team, ensuring the smooth running of both general team activities and Sponsorship deals, whilst successfully managing and communicating our inventory. The Assistant is a key member of the team, with everyone relying on excellent standards of reporting and attention to detail.

Responsibilities will include supplying reports and information to the Sponsorship team, as well as the day-to-day management of the team’s administration, such as organising meetings, arranging couriers and liaising with other Departments on the team’s behalf. 

This is an excellent entry-level role into the commercial side of the media industry.

As the Sponsorship Assistant you will be expected to provide market-leading customer service to maintain ITV’s reputation and help aid repeat business. You may also need to assist in managing conversations with clients & agencies, with the support of your line manager. 

This role will also require you to be the central point of contact and information source across the ITV Commercial team, in order to aid and support the sales process. 

 Responsibilities:

• Complete general administration duties for the team to include raising POs, booking couriers, maintaining shared drives and organising team events.
• Own and manage sponsorship inventory and how it is communicated both internally and externally.
• Support the Sponsorship Managers in their day to day account management of the partnerships for example, but not limited to, reporting, spreadsheets, ad hoc tasks & queries, input into presentations. 
• Build an in-depth knowledge of all sponsorship deals both past and present.  Ensure you are able to deal with general enquiries from both internal departments and external clients & agencies. 
• Deliver robust sales documents and information on request for senior management, Commercial sales, media agencies and clients.
• Run audience reports and decipher the results for clients, also use the data to build solid sales arguments and build a story around performance. 

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Have a keen interest in the media and marketing landscape.
• Committed, hardworking and conscientious.
• Ability to work under pressure, multitask and manage a busy workload. 
• Helpful, proactive and self-motivated.
• Positive and upbeat.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Commercially aware. 
• Good communicator both written and spoken.
• Team player, able to work well with people from across many different aspects of the business.
• Supportive and appreciative of the ITV portfolio regardless of own taste and interests.

 Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• Media experience is beneficial but not essential.
• Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Gmail.
• Experience working on Apple Macs is beneficial but not essential.
• Experience working on any BARB audience data programmes (for example TechEdge or Media Ocean) beneficial but not essential.

ITV is for everyone.

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above).

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com. 

Find out more about applying with a disability.

* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.

Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.

ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:

• Flexible working with a range of options
• Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Competitive pension contribution
• Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
• Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life
  

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