Digital Delivery Executive (Off-Site)

DC Thomson Ltd.; Aberdeen City, Glasgow, Dundee; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join DC Thomson as a Digital Delivery Executive, where you'll manage and deliver high-volume digital advertising campaigns across various platforms, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines. This role offers hybrid working and the chance to be part of a vibrant team dedicated to impactful media content.

Benefits

34 days holiday

Health Cash Plan

Competitive pension

Staff discounts and benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering multi-platform paid advertising campaigns.
• Comfortable working with social ad manager platforms.
• Excellent written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Delivering high volume digital advertising campaigns across platforms.
• Setting up campaigns and monitoring results within set budgets.
• Optimising campaigns to meet performance benchmarks.

Skills

Communication

Campaign Management

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Tools

Meta Ads Manager

LinkedIn Campaign Manager

Google Ads

Job description

At DC Thomson we are a business with a purpose – to make a positive impact on the communities we serve.

We are home to some of the world’s best-loved media brands, organised around local news and radio, companionship, kids, advocacy, energy, puzzles and hobbies.

The Courier, The Press & Journal, The Sunday Post, Beano, Stylist, Puzzler, The People’s Friend, My Weekly, bunkered, Energy Voice, Findmypast and Brightsolid are just some of the brands you might know us for.

Deeply rooted in our communities, we are investing in data, technology and talent to unlock a new level of understanding about what really matters to our customers. This is how we are shaping the future of media.

We’ve changed the way we work to create a flexible, collaborative, learning-led culture that draws on expertise from across the organisation to create award-winning content and cultural moments that make audiences want to be part of our communities.

We’re looking for the best people to join us at DC Thomson, to share their energy, ideas and skills and be part of our story.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Job Title:Digital Delivery Executive (Off-Site)
• Ways of Working: Hybrid (2 days in the office and 3 days at home)

DC Thomson is on an exciting transformation journey to growth. Our brands matter to people and we are passionate about sustaining meaningful relationships with the communities these brands serve, focussed on creating brilliant content and experiences that inspire our audiences and communities.

The Digital Ad Operations team is a modern and ever-evolving team that delivers a high volume of digital advertising campaigns for both our customers and internal brands. The team of delivery experts works closely with the Commercial Content, Creative and Commercial Development departments to ensure all campaigns are delivered to the expected benchmarks and beyond. The team is at the heart of the DC Thomson digital operation and is a vital resource for the company to achieve digital growth.

As a Digital Delivery Executive (Off-Site), you will be responsible for:

• Delivering a high volume of paid digital advertising campaigns across platforms including Meta, Google, TikTok, Spotify and LinkedIn for both commercial clients and internal marketing teams
• Setting up campaigns across multiple social ad manager platforms, building custom audiences, monitoring results, and delivering results within set budgets
• Producing creatives that align with brand guidelines and within approved templates, ensuring consistency and quality across all campaigns
• Delivering a variety of advertising formats including articles, audio, video, and visual creatives to support multi-platform campaign delivery
• Optimising campaigns daily to meet performance benchmarks and maximise campaign effectiveness
• Accurately recording campaign performance and delivery data within internal tracking spreadsheets and systems
• Supporting Sales and Sales Enablement teams by collating and sharing timely campaign updates, performance insights, and delivery information
• Collaborating with Creative, Commercial Content, and Sales teams to ensure all campaign assets are received and campaigns are launched on schedule

Key to your success will be:

• Experience in delivering multi-platform paid advertising campaigns across Meta, Google, or LinkedIn
• Comfortable working across multiple social ad manager platforms, including Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, and other relevant tools, with the ability to efficiently build, monitor, and optimise campaigns to meet performance goals across various audiences and formats
• Excellent written communication and language skills, with high attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams (plus business-level computer literacy including Microsoft Office)
• Strong attention to detail when processing and recording campaign data, ensuring accuracy across all tracking and reporting
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines
• Strong organisational and administrative skills, with a methodical and proactive approach to tasks
• Adaptable to frequent changes in digital platforms, tools, and advertising best practices
• Quick to learn new products, platforms, and advertising solutions
• Commercial mindset with a proactive approach to identifying emerging opportunities that enhance existing products or support the development of new solutions aligned to digital growth objectives

What to expect from the recruitment experience:

As we move through the recruitment process, we want to get to know you, as well as help you understand the team, where we are going and how you can play a part in our future a little better.

Following an initial screening process, if you are selected to move to interview, we will introduce you to the hiring panel over email and make sure you’re clear on the outcomes of your time with them, as well as timelines for hearing any next steps.

We will also share any helpful feedback we can with you, so whether it’s the right role or not this time around, we can help each other grow.

To make sure you are supported to be at your best through the process, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application or make adjustments along the way.

To apply for this role, please follow our online application process and submit a CV and cover letter.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working 35 hours per week from our Dundee, Aberdeen or Glasgow office, depending on which of these three locations is closest to your home address. The role presents the opportunity of hybrid working that must include regular office attendance for 2 days per week. We offer a generous package including 34 days holiday, Health Cash Plan, excellent Pension, a competitive salary, and many more staff discounts and benefits.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and encourage applications from everyone and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or any other protected characteristics.

If you have any issues with your application, please email [e-mail]

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early once we have received suitable applications. Therefore, please ensure you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

DC Thomson offers an amazing opportunity to support and work across a variety of companies, in a range of diverse roles and areas of interest. Group Services support the entire DC Thomson Group and form a number of core business functions, which enable the smooth and effective running of our businesses.