Digital Operations Executive (6-month FTC)

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Job Type: Fixed Term Contract  

Contract Duration: 6 months

About McLaren Racing: McLaren Racing was founded by New Zealand racing driver Bruce McLaren in 1963. The team entered its first Formula 1 race in 1966, since when McLaren has won 20 Formula 1 World Championships, more than 180 Formula 1 Grands Prix, the Le Mans 24 Hours at its first attempt and the Indianapolis 500 three times.

About Digital: The Digital Team, based within Marketing, focusses on three core areas; digital products, social media, and fan relationship management (FRM). In collaboration with all departments across Marketing, we’re responsible for engaging with and growing our global fanbase, while bringing our brand and partnerships to life through best-in-class content and campaigns across our channels.

Purpose of the Role: Supporting the Digital team with day-to-day and project-based operations across content, campaigns, and digital products for McLaren Racing. 

This role involves working with a breadth of stakeholders, supporting in the delivery of brand and partner digital content in line with existing partner rights, and supporting the seamless running of digital operations across the team.

Role Dimensions:

This is a temporary role within the Digital team in McLaren Racing. Some flexibility with working hours will be required to accommodate involvement with the global Formula 1 grand prix calendar and/or campaign launches.

 Principal Accountabilities: 

  • Support the day-to-day and project-based operations of the Digital team.
  • Provide support on a broad range of digital projects in line with the team’s objectives. Includes developing briefs, support resource planning, and working closely with departments across Marketing to ensure the smooth running of the Digital team.
  • Support the Digital Operations Manager to ensure our partner’s contractual rights are fulfilled.
  • Support the Digital Operations Manager in leveraging McLaren’s digital and social media channels to aid the Partnership Development team.
  • Liaise with internal departments, including McLaren IT, Procurement, and Finance to support day-to-day digital operations, including raising purchase orders.
  • Liaise with third-party digital agencies to support the maintenance and development of our digital products including the McLaren website and McLaren App.
  • Support the day-to-day operations of our McLaren Plus fan engagement programme.
  • Supporting the Race Operations and Partnerships team where we required during heavy workloads.

 Essential:

  • Previous experience working within a marketing team.
  • Previous experience of working with brands/partners to deliver content, campaigns or events, pertaining to contractual rights.
  • Previous experience working in a real-time, reactive content or event production environment.
  • Excellent project management skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of internal stakeholders.
  • Ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects, ensuring that projects are on-brief, on-brand, and delivered to deadlines.

Desirable:

  • Previous experience working in a digital team.
  • Previous experience working for an agency, sports, premium or luxury brand.

 Personal Attributes:

  • Excellent communication skills, confident in contributing ideas and working in a collaborative fashion.
  • Impeccable attention to detail.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment; must be a team player.
  • Proactive in knowing when to escalate issues.
  • The passion to learn and grow within the digital space.

These are our core values. They support our vision ‘to deliver the most exciting and inspiring performance in racing and are the things that we believe are most important in the way we live and work within the McLaren Racing family. They should directly inform how we think, how we behave, and how we perform at every level of our team. 

  • Ingenuity
    • We never stop pushing forward
    • We look for advantage in everything
    • We bring creativity to challenges
    • We strive for simplicity
  • Energy
    • We bring energy to everything we do
    • We connect people to the thrill of racing
    • We share passion for our great sport
    • We never give up
  • Humility
    • We are respectful
    • We roll up our sleeves to get the job done
    • We serve the team
    • We are custodians of our legacy
  • Openness
    • We are open minded and curious
    • We own failures, learn and improve
    • We communicate with clarity and honesty
    • We are open to challenge
  • Bravery
    • We are at our best when we’re at our bravest
    • We embrace opportunity
    • We take responsibility for our actions
    • We believe in what we do