Rights & Planning Associate Sky Sports

Job Description

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make [Employer hidden] a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

We’re looking for a hardworking and talented individual to join our team as a Content Rights & Planning Associate for [Employer hidden] Sports. It’s a fantastic opportunity for an analytically minded sports fan to make a huge difference in a critical role.

The Content Rights & Planning Associate is the ideal role for someone at the early stage of their career in Sports Content Planning. It’s an exciting role, with a wide remit that includes the critical management of Sports Rights combined with analytical & operational support for the Content Planning team.

What you'll do:

Rights (70%)

• Work closely with the Commercial and Legal teams to ensure all [Employer hidden] Sports rights are captured accurately & maintained in our Rights system,
• Collaborate with Sport Planning Teams (Linear, UI Merchandising and Streams) to ensure all required needs are met and Rights details are correctly recorded,
• To play an integral role in all Compliance and OFCOM related matters and to ensure all relevant date is recorded accurately,
• Find ways to improve the rights management process for [Employer hidden] Sports by challenging processes and exploring the use of new tools including AI,
• Interrogate the rights we have to make sure they are being fully utilised.

Content Planning (30%)

• Work closely with the team to help manage [Employer hidden] Sports forward plans (in Excel and Airtable),
• Learn how run basic performance analysis on TechEdge and Tableau and present those insights to the team,
• Collaborate with the [Employer hidden] Sports production teams to explore with them how customers are consuming their content,
• Support the Senior Content Planner and Manager in their management of commercial minutage.

What you'll bring:

• Strong interest in sport and sports media, with an understanding of content delivery across linear and digital platforms,
• Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to accurately manage and maintain complex rights, planning and compliance data,
• Flawless written and spoken English, with absolute accuracy in grammar, spelling and clarity, suitable for legal and operational documentation,
• Analytical capability, confident working with data to identify issues, inconsistencies and performance insights,
• Working knowledge of Excel and planning tools (e.g. Airtable), with exposure to rights systems, reporting tools or basic SQL considered an advantage,
• Proactive and curious mindset, with a genuine interest in using automation, AI and new tools to improve processes, efficiency and accuracy,
• You have worked in or with teams such as Legal, Commercial, Compliance, Operations or Production, and handled sensitive information appropriately,
• Used reporting or BI tools (e.g., Tableau/TechEdge or similar) to build or present basic performance reporting.

The Rewards:

There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• [Employer hidden] Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• Access a wide range of exclusive [Employer hidden] VIP rewards and experiences

Your office base:
Osterley:

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

For this role we offer the hybrid working approach with 3 days a week onsite in Osterley campus.

Inclusion:

At [Employer hidden] we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, So we're happy to support you as much as we can with flexible shift patterns.

We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advertisement at any time once we have received a sufficient number of applications.