Media Operations Lead

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Location : DMGT HQ - High Street Kensington, London

Position : Permanent

About the Role

We are seeking a highly capable Media Operations Lead to join our Editorial and Audience team .

This is a hybrid role at the intersection of media, operations, and strategy - ideal for someone with experience in consulting and a deep interest in media.

You will work directly with the Editorial Director and Head of Audience to identify, shape, and execute key strategic projects that support editorial innovation, operational improvement and audience growth.

The role will involve collaboration across multiple teams – including commercial, data, product, social and newsroom – as well as liaising with external partners.

Main Responsibilities

• Partner with editorial and audience leaders to design and execute high-impact strategic initiatives.
• Conduct structured analysis of content performance, audience trends and operational models to inform decision-making.
• Build business cases and implementation plans for new editorial and audience-led initiatives.
• Coordinate and manage complex cross-functional projects - ensuring they are delivered on time and aligned with company goals.
• Support long-term planning by mapping capability gaps, identifying emerging opportunities, and monitoring industry trends.
• Act as a thought partner to senior stakeholders - preparing board-level presentations, recommendations and updates.
• Maintain project trackers, critical milestone logs and risk registers.

Person Specification

Package Description

Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect :

Plus much more...

About Us

dmg media maintains an unwavering commitment to uncovering the stories that matter most. Its brands Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, The i Paper, MailOnline, and Mail+reach more than 9 million people daily in the UK.

Its global newsroom of journalists, formidable story-getting power, and breadth of content formats, delivers highly engaging, trusted content to loyal and new audiences, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Mail brand reaches three in five Brits every month and is officially the best-read, most recognised, most engaged newsbrand in the country. It is the largest news publisher on TikTok with over 28 million total followers and nearly 45 billion views

www.dmgmedia.co.uk

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Consulting and Strategy / Planning

Industries

Media Production

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