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Commercial Lead - Magazine Publishing - London/Folkestone Hybrid

1 day ago

Bracknell

£60,000- £70,000 (depending on experience) Commercial Lead – Magazine Publishing Salary £60,000 to £70,000 depending on experience Permanent Hybrid London/ Folkestone Saga Magazine is looking to appoint a new Commercial Lead for 2026! You’ll be joining the UK’s biggest subscription based monthly publication in the UK with an accolade of recent awards. As the Commercial Lead, you will work closely with our renowned Editorial Director and Chief Data & Strategy Officer. You’ll be a credible commercially minded individual, able to oversee business development and revenue generation of the full omnichannel magazine. Having an entrepreneurial approach where you can leverage our multi-award-winning magazine content to maximise our commercial performance across multiple revenue streams. You will also be working with the Magazine Editorial team, key external agency partners and the Head of Finance as required, you will manage the full publishing revenue budget, which is comprised primarily of the magazine subscriptions, and advertising revenue, both internal and external. For subscriptions you will have line management of the Marketing Audience Manager, while for external advertising, you will manage our agency relationship. Internally you will work closely with our business units (Travel, Insurance, Money and new business), to ensure we’re optimising our promotional activity for the business as a whole. We work in a hybrid way at Saga both at home and in the office. This role requires you to be working from our London office a minimum of 2-3 times a week, allowing us to collaborate and share success as a business. On occasions, you may need to visit our Head Office in Folkestone, Kent. Role Responsibility Fully owning and managing the Publishing revenue streams, from our internal advertising of our Business Units, our External advertising across both Print and Digital formats, and our Subscription revenue of the Magazine. Working as the Commercial Lead in the Publishing team you will be responsible for the following: • To implement strategies to increase revenue from all our channels including Magazine (Print, Digital, Subscription, Newsstand etc.), Digital content such as Newsletters, Emails, Podcasts, Video content, social media etc., • Aligning of our advertising copy to our Editorial content., • Implement strategies to increase onward traffic from the magazine section of the website to the Business Units and lead the cross-department conversation about how value is assigned to this traffic., • Work with the Editorial team to collate and present key insights and data for monthly Business Updates to the leadership team., • Establishing sales targets for both advertising and subscriptions and driving the performance of both to ensure targets are met., • Working with finance to produce the monthly forecast and annual budget for the Publishing revenue, • Help oversee and negotiate contracts as required with new clients., • Work with the Digital and Data teams to ensure our website, and data insights are aligned to Publishing’s needs., • Identify profit-making brand extension opportunities and take the lead in securing sponsorships, networking with key external stakeholders and getting new projects off the ground., • Reviewing and developing operational processes to improve the performance and maximise growth of the partnerships where appropriate., • Working together with the other Saga Business units to promote the Saga brand., • Managing risk assessments for any new initiatives., • Staying aware of the latest trends and developments in the industry, ultimately being in tune with our customer and what other products and brands align to their needs and interests but do not step into our portfolio of products here at Saga People management, relationships and account management responsibilities; • Managing all daily commercial operations and partner with the existing editorial team., • Line management of the Market Audience Manager, who is responsible for the delivery of our Magazine subscriptions performance., • A Strong understanding and ability of forecasting sales volumes with extensive budget management and contract negotiations., • Integrity and objectivity, capable of selling ideas and implementing change., • Significant Account management experience in the publishing and/or digital media sector., • Clear experience managing advertising and affiliate budgets and P&Ls., • Clear understanding of advertising and affiliate reporting and data tools., • Able to apply KPIs to monitor, project, and drive performance., • Can work as part of a team and capable of delivering to tight publishing deadlines., • Naturally analytically with the ability to challenge and think outside the box; able to demonstrate curiosity and a drive to continually innovate and improve processes., • Demonstrates resilience and an ability to deal with demands placed on them, able to work calmly under pressure maintaining an ability plan for, and work to, tight deadlines., • Can deliver high quality, accurate output at pace and able to quickly adapt to changing environments, consistently setting high standards and driving performance. Saga Values: Make it Happen, Do the Right Thing, Customer First, Excellence Every Day, Our People Make Us Special Package Description At Saga we recognise that our people make us special. We believe our colleagues deserve rewards for the excellence they demonstrate every single day, that's why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues. BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO ALL COLLEAGUES: • 25 days holiday + bank holidays, • Option to purchase additional leave - 5 extra days, • Pension scheme matched up to 10%, • Company performance related annual bonus - Up to 5%, • Life assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salary, • Wellbeing programme, • Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insurance, • Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies, • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave, • Grandparents leave, • Income protection, • Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform About the Company Over the past 70 years we have become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.Job Reference: saga/TP/40191/3386

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