Senior Marketing Manager, Podcasts

London, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and optimize end-to-end podcast marketing across a growing studio portfolio, shaping brand, launch, and performance campaigns to grow dedicated audiences across audio and video.

  • Campaign engine: plan, brief, and deliver 360° launches and rebrands, coordinating creative, assets, and channel mixing for impact.
  • Brand leadership: develop new podcast identities from concept to assets, and refresh existing brands to drive growth.
  • Cross-functional delivery: partner with design, production, and agencies to move fast, maintain brand coherence, and improve performance with data-driven insights.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead day-to-day marketing delivery across Global Studios’ podcast portfolio - from building brands for new shows through to delivering campaigns that grow audiences
  • Lead day-to-day marketing strategy and delivery for Global Studios’ podcast such as The News Agents and My Therapist Ghosted Me
  • Own end-to-end 360° campaign planning and delivery for high profile new launches and rebrands
  • Lead the brand development for new podcasts from scratch - including briefing podcast titles, visual identity, artwork, photoshoots and the creation and delivery of campaign assets
  • Lead the refresh and repositioning of existing podcasts where needed - evolving brand identity, creative and campaign assets to support growth
  • Deliver campaigns that are designed for both listening and viewing, with a clear focus on growing audiences across audio and video platforms
  • Shape campaign positioning, messaging and channel plans for each title, ensuring activity is distinctive, targeted and effective
  • Work closely with design and production teams to bring brands and campaigns to life at pace and to a high standard
  • Oversee the development and delivery of all campaign assets, ensuring they are on-brand, audience-led and fit for platform
  • Act as a key day-to-day marketing contact for Global Studios stakeholders - providing clarity, confidence and strong delivery
  • Support the Head of Marketing, Media & Podcasts in setting priorities, identifying opportunities and maintaining momentum across the portfolio
  • Lead paid social planning and delivery for podcast campaigns, ensuring campaigns are set up to perform effectively across the funnel
  • Support paid social activity across other Global brands, including Capital and Heart, helping deliver campaigns that are audience-led, efficient and effective
  • Working with agencies to develop platform and channel plans that balance brand-building and performance objectives
  • Continuously optimise campaign performance - improving efficiency, maximising reach and driving audience growth within budget
  • Work closely with internal teams and agency partners to ensure campaigns are briefed clearly, delivered well and optimised effectively
  • Use data, audience insight and performance reporting to inform decisions, improve campaign effectiveness and identify growth opportunities
  • Support testing and learning across audiences, creative, messaging and platforms to improve outcomes over time
  • Help build best practice in paid social and performance marketing across the team
  • Build strong working relationships across Podcasts, Insights, Commercial, Social, Video, Brand and Production teams

Requirements

  • Strong marketing experience in podcasting, media, entertainment or digital content
  • A strong track record in campaign delivery across brand and performance marketing
  • Experience building and launching brands or campaigns from scratch, including briefing creative development and overseeing asset delivery
  • Deep expertise in paid social, with a clear understanding of how to use it across the full funnel
  • Experience delivering performance marketing campaigns that drive awareness, acquisition and audience growth
  • Strong understanding of how to market content across both audio and video platforms
  • Confidence using data, audience insight and reporting to inform strategy, optimise performance and demonstrate impact
  • Experience working with agencies and cross-functional teams to deliver campaigns to a high standard
  • Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities at pace
  • A natural collaborator with the credibility to build strong relationships across functions
  • A clear, confident communicator who simplifies complexity and keeps work moving
  • Passion for podcasts, audio, entertainment and digital content

Preferred

  • Strong marketing experience in podcasting, media, entertainment or digital content
  • A strong track record in campaign delivery across brand and performance marketing
  • Experience building and launching brands or campaigns from scratch, including briefing creative development and overseeing asset delivery
  • Deep expertise in paid social, with a clear understanding of how to use it across the full funnel
  • Experience delivering performance marketing campaigns that drive awareness, acquisition and audience growth
  • Strong understanding of how to market content across both audio and video platforms
  • Confidence using data, audience insight and reporting to inform strategy, optimise performance and demonstrate impact
  • Experience working with agencies and cross-functional teams to deliver campaigns to a high standard
  • Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities at pace
  • A natural collaborator with the credibility to build strong relationships across functions
  • A clear, confident communicator who simplifies complexity and keeps work moving
  • passion for podcasts, audio, entertainment and digital content

Benefits

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Global

The UK and Europe’s largest Radio & Outdoor company, Global is home to respected, national market-leading media brands broadcasting across the UK on DAB & FM and around the world on Global Player, including Heart, Capital, LBC, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X and Gold Radio.Global Player allows listeners to enjoy all of Global’s radio brands, award-winning podcasts, and expertly curated playlists, in one place in app, on web and on smart speakers.Global is also one of the leading Outdoor companies in both the UK & Europe, with over 253,000 sites reaching 95% of the UK population. Global’s extensive and diverse outdoor portfolio encompasses Transport for London’s Underground network, almost all major UK airports including Gatwick, the UK’s largest portfolio of roadside posters and premium digital screens in prime locations, as well as the UK’s largest network of buses including all major cities.On-air, on Global Player and with our outdoor platforms combined, Global reaches 51 million individuals across the UK every week, including 29 million on the radio alone.

Founded in 2007
London, England, GBR
4.8K employees (1,319 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
251.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$209
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.8%
Direct
49.9%
Referral
10.5%
Social
1.9%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,001 (21% of company)

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