Future Plc
We're looking for a Head of Editorial Transformation to serve as the crucial link between creative vision and operational excellence, overseeing complex initiatives that continually refine how we efficiently and effectively deliver our magazines to market. What you'll be doing Reporting to the Global Print Editorial Strategy & Operations Director, you'll manage projects at the intersection of editorial workflows, technology migrations, and financial accountability, ensuring the division operates with peak performance. You'll conduct discovery analysis and value mapping, manage the full lifecycle of editorial projects, and act as a trusted advisor to leadership. Ultimately you'll be contributing to the creation of a modern editorial engine that balances high-quality output with rigorous Operational Excellence. Key responsibilities Operating Model Design: Lead the design and implementation of future state operating models and organisational structures to support evolving business needs. Business Model Development: Partner with leadership to refine business models and drive portfolio optimisation. Strategic Roadmapping: Collaborate with leadership to develop an operational roadmap. Workflow Optimisation: Conduct discovery analysis and value mapping to streamline editorial systems and workflow tools. Data Driven Decision Making: Use performance analytics to identify bottlenecks and provide evidence based recommendations for improvements. Project Leadership: Manage the full lifecycle of editorial projects from ideation through to post launch in a fast paced matrix environment. Procurement & Compliance: Lead vendor selection & management, including contract negotiations. Workshop Facilitation: Lead cross functional discovery sessions and workshops to align diverse teams-from Editors to Engineers-on project goals. Change Management: Conduct change impact assessments to ensure the smooth adoption of new tools and processes across the organisation. Experience that will put you ahead of the curve Project management experience within publishing Being as comfortable in a spreadsheet as you are in a creative operations department Proficiency with project management tools such as Asana, Looker and Google Workspace tools What's in it for you The expected salary for this role is up to £75,000. This is a Hybrid role from our London Office. Plus more great perks, which include; Uncapped leave, because we trust you to manage your workload and time When we hit our targets, enjoy a share of our profits with a bonus Refer a friend and get rewarded when they join Future Well being support with access to our Colleague Assistant Programmes Opportunity to purchase shares in Future, with our Share Incentive Plan Internal job family level E3. Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future We embrace and celebrate diversity, making it part of who we are. Different perspectives spark ideas, fuel creativity, and push us to innovate. That's why we're building a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. When it comes to hiring, we keep it fair and inclusive, welcoming talent from every walk of life. It's not just about what you bring to the table - it's about making sure the table has room for everyone. Because a diverse team isn't just good for business. It's the Future. Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website. Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!
We're looking for a Head of Editorial Transformation to serve as the crucial link between creative vision and operational excellence, overseeing complex initiatives that continually refine how we efficiently and effectively deliver our magazines to market. What you'll be doing Reporting to the Global Print Editorial Strategy & Operations Director, you'll manage projects at the intersection of editorial workflows, technology migrations, and financial accountability, ensuring the division operates with peak performance. You'll conduct discovery analysis and value mapping, manage the full lifecycle of editorial projects, and act as a trusted advisor to leadership. Ultimately you'll be contributing to the creation of a modern editorial engine that balances high-quality output with rigorous Operational Excellence. Key responsibilities Operating Model Design: Lead the design and implementation of future state operating models and organisational structures to support evolving business needs. Business Model Development: Partner with leadership to refine business models and drive portfolio optimisation. Strategic Roadmapping: Collaborate with leadership to develop an operational roadmap. Workflow Optimisation: Conduct discovery analysis and value mapping to streamline editorial systems and workflow tools. Data Driven Decision Making: Use performance analytics to identify bottlenecks and provide evidence based recommendations for improvements. Project Leadership: Manage the full lifecycle of editorial projects from ideation through to post launch in a fast paced matrix environment. Procurement & Compliance: Lead vendor selection & management, including contract negotiations. Workshop Facilitation: Lead cross functional discovery sessions and workshops to align diverse teams-from Editors to Engineers-on project goals. Change Management: Conduct change impact assessments to ensure the smooth adoption of new tools and processes across the organisation. Experience that will put you ahead of the curve Project management experience within publishing Being as comfortable in a spreadsheet as you are in a creative operations department Proficiency with project management tools such as Asana, Looker and Google Workspace tools What's in it for you The expected salary for this role is up to £75,000. This is a Hybrid role from our London Office. Plus more great perks, which include; Uncapped leave, because we trust you to manage your workload and time When we hit our targets, enjoy a share of our profits with a bonus Refer a friend and get rewarded when they join Future Well being support with access to our Colleague Assistant Programmes Opportunity to purchase shares in Future, with our Share Incentive Plan Internal job family level E3. Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future We embrace and celebrate diversity, making it part of who we are. Different perspectives spark ideas, fuel creativity, and push us to innovate. That's why we're building a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. When it comes to hiring, we keep it fair and inclusive, welcoming talent from every walk of life. It's not just about what you bring to the table - it's about making sure the table has room for everyone. Because a diverse team isn't just good for business. It's the Future. Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website. Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!
Future Plc
We are looking for a Mid or Senior Full Stack Developer to join a dedicated squad driving the Marketing Email Platform Consolidation initiative. You will work closely with the Tech Lead to build the "Hybrid Model" ecosystem, integrating a best-in-class 3rd party Email Service Provider (ESP) with Future's internal powerhouses: Alchemy (delivery), SCV (Single Customer View), and Advisor (AI). Your primary focus will be building the robust integration layers, data pipelines, and internal tools that allow our marketing teams to orchestrate hyper-personalized campaigns at scale. Key Responsibilities Integration Development: Build and maintain secure, high-performance APIs and connectors that sync data between our internal SCV (Single Customer View) and the external ESP (Email Service Provider). Data Pipelines: Develop real-time and batch processing pipelines to handle user identity, consent (Consentrix), and engagement events, ensuring the "Next Best Action" engine has the data it needs. Internal Tools: Build user interfaces and "Control Tower" features (within Cerebrum) that allow non-technical marketing teams to define segments, trigger journeys, and view performance dashboards. Template Engineering: Work with the Iris templating system to ensure it can dynamically render personalized content blocks served by our AI Advisor engine. Full Stack Implementation: Write clean, maintainable code across the stack (backend APIs, database queries, frontend dashboards), ensuring high test coverage and documentation. Collaboration: Partner with the AI Engineer to implement personalization logic and working with the Tech Lead to ensure architectural alignment. Migration Support: Assist in the technical migration of legacy campaigns and data from old providers (Selligent, Mailchimp) to the new unified platform. Experience that will put you ahead of the curve Full Stack Proficiency: Strong experience in modern web development, specifically with PHP (Symfony/Laravel) or Node.js/Golang for backend services, and React/TypeScript for frontend tools. API Integration: Significant experience consuming and building RESTful or GraphQL APIs, specifically integrating with third-party SaaS platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Stripe, or ESPs). Database Skills: proficiency with SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases, capable of writing efficient queries for large datasets. Event-Driven Architecture: Understanding of event-driven patterns (e.g., webhooks, queues, pub/sub) to handle real-time user actions like "abandoned cart" triggers. MarTech Awareness: Familiarity with marketing automation concepts (segments, journeys, triggers) or experience working with ESPs/CDPs is a big plus. DevOps Mindset: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and cloud environments (AWS/GCP). Problem Solving: Ability to debug complex data flow issues across multiple distributed systems. Personal Automation: Proactively identifies opportunities to automate personal workflows and tasks, showcasing resourcefulness and a commitment to efficiency through the use of AI tools (e.g., Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, Bolt). Beneficial Skills & Experience Marketing APIs: Specific experience with the APIs of major ESPs like Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Braze, or Mailchimp. Data Engineering: Basic knowledge of ETL processes or data warehousing (BigQuery). Workflow Engines: Experience with Temporal.io or similar tools for managing complex business logic. Testing: Strong belief in automated testing (Unit, Integration, E2E) What's in it for you The expected range for this role is £40,000 - £55,000 This is a UK Remote role. Plus more great perks, which include; Uncapped leave, because we trust you to manage your workload and time When we hit our targets, enjoy a share of our profits with a bonus Refer a friend and get rewarded when they join Future Well-being support with access to our Colleague Assistant Programmes Opportunity to purchase shares in Future, with our Share Incentive Plan Internal job family level T6 Who are we We're Future, the global leader in specialist media. With over 3,000 employees working across 200+ media brands, Future is a prime destination for passionate people worldwide looking to consume trusted, expert content that educates and inspires action - both online and off - through our specialist websites, magazines, events, newsletters, podcasts and social spaces. We've got ambitious plans that further build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities - and we're looking for driven people who want to be a part of it! Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future We embrace and celebrate diversity, making it part of who we are. Different perspectives spark ideas, fuel creativity, and push us to innovate. That's why we're building a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. When it comes to hiring, we keep it fair and inclusive, welcoming talent from every walk of life. It's not just about what you bring to the table - it's about making sure the table has room for everyone. Because a diverse team isn't just good for business. It's the Future. Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website. Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!
We are looking for a Mid or Senior Full Stack Developer to join a dedicated squad driving the Marketing Email Platform Consolidation initiative. You will work closely with the Tech Lead to build the "Hybrid Model" ecosystem, integrating a best-in-class 3rd party Email Service Provider (ESP) with Future's internal powerhouses: Alchemy (delivery), SCV (Single Customer View), and Advisor (AI). Your primary focus will be building the robust integration layers, data pipelines, and internal tools that allow our marketing teams to orchestrate hyper-personalized campaigns at scale. Key Responsibilities Integration Development: Build and maintain secure, high-performance APIs and connectors that sync data between our internal SCV (Single Customer View) and the external ESP (Email Service Provider). Data Pipelines: Develop real-time and batch processing pipelines to handle user identity, consent (Consentrix), and engagement events, ensuring the "Next Best Action" engine has the data it needs. Internal Tools: Build user interfaces and "Control Tower" features (within Cerebrum) that allow non-technical marketing teams to define segments, trigger journeys, and view performance dashboards. Template Engineering: Work with the Iris templating system to ensure it can dynamically render personalized content blocks served by our AI Advisor engine. Full Stack Implementation: Write clean, maintainable code across the stack (backend APIs, database queries, frontend dashboards), ensuring high test coverage and documentation. Collaboration: Partner with the AI Engineer to implement personalization logic and working with the Tech Lead to ensure architectural alignment. Migration Support: Assist in the technical migration of legacy campaigns and data from old providers (Selligent, Mailchimp) to the new unified platform. Experience that will put you ahead of the curve Full Stack Proficiency: Strong experience in modern web development, specifically with PHP (Symfony/Laravel) or Node.js/Golang for backend services, and React/TypeScript for frontend tools. API Integration: Significant experience consuming and building RESTful or GraphQL APIs, specifically integrating with third-party SaaS platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Stripe, or ESPs). Database Skills: proficiency with SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases, capable of writing efficient queries for large datasets. Event-Driven Architecture: Understanding of event-driven patterns (e.g., webhooks, queues, pub/sub) to handle real-time user actions like "abandoned cart" triggers. MarTech Awareness: Familiarity with marketing automation concepts (segments, journeys, triggers) or experience working with ESPs/CDPs is a big plus. DevOps Mindset: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and cloud environments (AWS/GCP). Problem Solving: Ability to debug complex data flow issues across multiple distributed systems. Personal Automation: Proactively identifies opportunities to automate personal workflows and tasks, showcasing resourcefulness and a commitment to efficiency through the use of AI tools (e.g., Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, Bolt). Beneficial Skills & Experience Marketing APIs: Specific experience with the APIs of major ESPs like Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Braze, or Mailchimp. Data Engineering: Basic knowledge of ETL processes or data warehousing (BigQuery). Workflow Engines: Experience with Temporal.io or similar tools for managing complex business logic. Testing: Strong belief in automated testing (Unit, Integration, E2E) What's in it for you The expected range for this role is £40,000 - £55,000 This is a UK Remote role. Plus more great perks, which include; Uncapped leave, because we trust you to manage your workload and time When we hit our targets, enjoy a share of our profits with a bonus Refer a friend and get rewarded when they join Future Well-being support with access to our Colleague Assistant Programmes Opportunity to purchase shares in Future, with our Share Incentive Plan Internal job family level T6 Who are we We're Future, the global leader in specialist media. With over 3,000 employees working across 200+ media brands, Future is a prime destination for passionate people worldwide looking to consume trusted, expert content that educates and inspires action - both online and off - through our specialist websites, magazines, events, newsletters, podcasts and social spaces. We've got ambitious plans that further build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities - and we're looking for driven people who want to be a part of it! Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future We embrace and celebrate diversity, making it part of who we are. Different perspectives spark ideas, fuel creativity, and push us to innovate. That's why we're building a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. When it comes to hiring, we keep it fair and inclusive, welcoming talent from every walk of life. It's not just about what you bring to the table - it's about making sure the table has room for everyone. Because a diverse team isn't just good for business. It's the Future. Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website. Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!