Activation & Operations Assistant, STV Commercial
Location: Glasgow/Hybrid
Salary: £25,878 per annum
STV Commercial are looking for an Activation & Operations Assistant to join the Activation & Operations team. If you are highly organised and enjoy working with numbers then this could be the job for you!
ABOUT US
STV is Scotland’s home of news, entertainment and drama, serving audiences with quality content on air, online and on demand. STV’s broadcast channel reaches 3 million viewers each month, while STV Player, the UK’s fastest-growing broadcaster streaming service, is now pre-installed in three quarters of the UK’s connected TV homes. Multi-genre production company STV Studios - one of the UK’s leading content businesses - has an impressive track-record of success across a wide range of broadcasters, with recent productions including Screw; Murder Island; Catchphrase; Antiques Road Trip; Yorkshire Auction House; My Family Farm Rescue and Landmark.
STV Commercial is proud to be part of the business community in Scotland. The Commercial team is committed to helping clients grow their businesses through the reach of STV and STV Player. We are focused on driving the Scottish economy through impactful advertising and marketing solutions that deliver effective campaigns, return on investment and enable brands to realise their growth ambitions. For further information about STV Commercial see www.stvcommercial.tv.
THE ROLE
The Activation & Operations Assistant will execute, optimise, book and deliver marketing and advertising campaigns across all STV output including audio, broadcast and digital platforms.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Activate client marketing campaigns by working in collaboration with sales teams to support with hands-on activation across scheduling, booking and optimising marketing campaigns running across all STV products and platforms.
- Assist, actively setup and manage daily the campaign delivery against campaign parameters.
- Provide regular updates of inventory availability, sales policy information, programming information and efficiency information to internal and external stakeholders as required.
- Maintain accurate and detailed records of campaign bookings.
- Efficiently manage workload within a team, displaying a high degree of initiative specifically in relation to individual portfolio management.
- Maintain regular, positive and proactive relationships with stakeholders.
- Regularly communicate with internal STV teams – including wider commercial team, insights, finance, creative and compliance as required.
- Be a brand ambassador for STV at all times.
- Assist in any other aspect of the work of the Company as reasonably required.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- A minimum of one year’s demonstrable relevant experience working in an administrative support capacity is essential, preferably gained within a commercial environment.
- Ability to forward plan, prioritise, achieve deadlines and adapt to a fast paced and varied workload whilst maintaining high levels of accuracy.
- ·Strong numerical/analytical skills, experience of working with numbers and carrying out calculations.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail to maintain a high-quality output.
- Experience of working across multiple systems to manage inventory, book campaigns, optimise schedules and deliver campaign parameters.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively and develop effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong IT skills, in particular MS Office, with a detailed understanding of Excel.
- Results orientated and target driven to succeed in a commercial environment.
- Effective problem solving skills, offering creative solutions and considering alternatives.
- Commercially minded with a passion for media and advertising.
JOIN US
If you have a demonstrable track record of delivery in a related role, we would love to hear from you. To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to hr@stv.tv by Tuesday 21 July 2026.
STV Group plc is an equal opportunities employer committed to valuing and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates underrepresented in our industry, so we are keen to hear from ethnically diverse talent and people that identify as disabled, deaf and/or neurodivergent. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Please let us know if you have any access requirements to support your application by emailing hr@stv.tv.