Ecommerce Content Director

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About the Team

The teams who work on iMore.com, Androidcentral.com and Windowscentral.com give expert advice to consumers in each of their verticals. We review products, educate consumers, report the news that matters to enthusiasts and help people make informed decisions on the latest technology. You will be joining a team with colleagues in Europe, Asia and North America as part of our global technology coverage of Mac, Windows and Android devices and software.

Job Purpose

To lead planning and execution of commerce content strategy to help grow the MTV brands including Android Central, iMore, and Windows Central.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan commerce calendar based around popular editorial events
• Research trends (seasonal, etc) to see what emerging topics can be covered that are relevant at the time
• Monitor page performance for key metrics while testing new designs, elements, and layouts to improve on-page performance and conversions
• Oversee team-wide planning and execution of major shopping events (Prime Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday)
• Identify evergreen content to be created, monitor ranks, and give performance suggestions
• Identify ways to grow performance of deals team, including new content ideas, SEO improvements, coverage changes
• Act as a liaison between the ecommerce and tech team to ensure affiliate networks are properly set up and performance is tracking.
• Manage high yield content strategy across various brands including VPN, Antivirus & more.
• Work closely with editorial team leads to establish commerce opportunities and create content plans to execute performance
• Work with Editorial Director to identify areas of content expansion and growth across each site
• Perform keyword research for topics to ensure we are targeting correct terms and covering relevant related topics
• Research and identify new commercial opportunities for various brands
• Meet regularly with larger ecommerce team to discuss business goals, upcoming opportunities, and ensure general alignment

Requirements:

What do I need to succeed?

• Previous relevant experience in a similar role
• Experience with producing and executing commerce content strategy
• Good analytical skills
• Ability to influence & lead
• Proven presentation & training ability
• Ability to helicopter above challenges/problems and see the bigger picture
• Decision-making skills
• Problem-solving skills

Benefits:

What will I get in return?

As well as our standard benefits, we have a number of awesome perks available to our staff including:

• Unlimited paid time off (yes you read that right!)
• A share in our success- every member of staff receives a profit pool bonus at the end of our financial year
• Free digital magazine subscriptions and access to back copies of our print magazines and bookazines
• Regular staff socials arranged by our wonderful Employee Community & Culture committees (when we get back to the office)
• Huge opportunities to learn and develop whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues

We are Future

Connectors. Creators. Experience Makers

Future is a global multi-platform media company and leading digital publisher, with scalable brands and diversified revenue streams. We are dedicated to connecting over 300 million people worldwide with their passions, through expert content, world-class events and cutting-edge proprietary technology. We have big ambitions to transform media and change people’s lives.

We have a market-leading portfolio of over 220 brands spanning across technology, gaming, TV & entertainment, women’s lifestyle, music, sport, creative and photography, home interest and B2B. You may have heard of us...

But a stellar heritage isn’t enough. We continue to grow our portfolio and launch new brands, restlessly looking to improve, innovate and push the boundaries of what can be done. We develop leading-edge technology which is disrupting the media marketplace.

Together, we’re exceeding the expectations of everyone we exist for - our audiences, clients, staff and shareholders. In a short space of time, Future has transformed into an innovative global media platform.

We reap the rewards too, of course, with a fun and creative place to work with endless opportunities to forge a career. We believe in teamwork that transcends location, so we don’t have a Future HQ but a globally connected workforce across the UK, US, Europe and Australia

Every kind of talent is celebrated here.. We hire for person not for the role, looking for people who share our ambitions to be bold and innovate, making Future a global success story.

Let’s do this!

To apply for this role, please submit your CV and a covering letter explaining why this is your dream job!

Inclusion & Diversity

At Future we are passionate about ensuring that as a business, we are continuing to promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do.

Future is an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process will be free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respects all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values which will continue to ensure that all applicants, current and future employees are treated with respect and fairness.

We are continuing to be inclusive in our approach to flexible working, ensuring that we are making adjustments where required and providing our employees the tools and support to enable them to grow and flourish in their careers.