Travel Merchandising Executive - 12 Month FTC Location: London Department Please Select Salary Range: Not Specified Advertising End Date: 19 Aug 2025 **Job Description** **Your role:** Reporting to the Affiliate Manager, this role is responsible forthe visual presentation and promotional aspects of our travel products and services to attract customers and drive sales. **Day to day you will:** + Sourcing appropriate holidays/offers that are aligned and relevant to the Editorial content + Identifying and building holidays for all marketing channels which includes social media, e-shots, brochures, mailers and websites + Crafting engaging content for the Times Holidays retail website to attract and inform potential customers + Collate and communicate key campaigns / offers / discounts from suppliers to marketing and sales team, both ongoing and in a monthly round up. + Source special deals and merchandise them appropriately across the retail and editorial websites + Review traffic to Times Travel and identify new articles to for Times Holidays to utilise for links + Conduct reporting and analysis of the offers; monitor links to ensure there are no expired / broken links. + Stay up-to-date with travel trends, competitor activities, and consumer preferences to optimise merchandising strategies. + Assist the Travel Partnerships team with ad-hoc requests as required **What we’re looking for from you:** + Knowledge of travel products and providers including touring and cruise + A broad knowledge of holiday destinations and ability to offer a variety of holidays/trips + Experience within the travel online environment and familiarity with the latest travel trends + Commercially driven, experience working to targets and KPIs + Comfortable collaborating with suppliers to curate itineraries and promote these within articles in a CMS + Customer-focused with an understanding of the importance of excellent service delivery + Able to build rapport and communicate effectively at all levels + Strong working knowledge of Excel and Google Sheets + Ability to master new systems and processes quickly If you think you have what it takes but don’t tick every requirement on the list, please do apply. We recognise that considering someone’s potential as well as their experience is a great way to hire. We want to hear from people who have a passion to learn and develop. At News UK, we know the value of working together, which is why we operate a hybrid working policy with a minimum of three days a week in the office. Being in the office allows us to collaborate, innovate, and thrive as a team in our vibrant and dynamic workspace. Some roles may require more office-based days depending on the nature of the position, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter to learn more about what’s required for your role. **News UK** is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. **Life at News** Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through ourDiversity Strategy (https://www.news.co.uk/more-than-the-news/diversity/) . At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society. **Benefits** Some of our benefits include: + Maternityleave up to 18 weeks full basic salary &paternityleave up to 2 weeks + Wide range oftrainingavailable, plus full LinkedIn Learning access + Private medical insuranceincluding coverage for pre-existing conditions + Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes + ‘Bikes for Work’and ‘Electric Car’ scheme + Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books + Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities + Access towellbeing benefitssuch as EAP, physio/massage and counselling + A generouspensionscheme with employer contributions of up to 5% + 25 daysholiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4volunteeringdays per year We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you to apply for any of our roles please contact us on [email protected] . **About The Candidate** **About The Company**