Brand & Promotions Manager

At The Hits, we love big ideas, loud moments and promotions that people can’t stop talking about. We’re on the hunt for a brand and promotions expert to lead bold, content led campaigns that excite our audience.

What You’ll Do

The primary purpose of this role is to drive audience engagement through innovative, high impact promotional campaigns.

You’ll be the strategic lead for all promotions and activations — ensuring everything we do is on brand, audience first, commercially appealing, and flawlessly executed.

How You’ll Do It

• Lead The Hits promotions and activations strategy, shaping the broader brand plan
• Develop bold, multi-platform campaigns with content, digital, marketing and commercial teams
• Own partnerships, concerts and commercial integrations — from ideation to delivery
• Champion the brand in client briefs and integrated sales opportunities
• Align regional markets through strong relationships and regular collaboration
• Ensure campaigns are delivered to a high standard, on time and within budget
• Use insights and market intelligence to inform future strategy
• Manage and grow the promo team, including rostering, onboarding and training
• Support NZ Radio Awards submissions

What You’ll Bring

• At least 4+ years' in media or marketing, preferably with skills in promotions or campaign management
• A creative, ideas driven mindset with a passion for innovation
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of integrated brand partnerships
• A results focused approach with high levels of ownership and accountability
• Natural influencing and negotiation skills
• Exceptional communication and relationship building abilities
• Confidence presenting ideas to internal teams and external partners
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound decisions under pressure

Why Join The Hits?

You’ll be shaping one of New Zealand’s biggest and most influential media brands — working with passionate, creative people and bringing big ideas to life on a national scale.

All applicants will be asked about their working rights in New Zealand. E.g., Citizen, resident, visa, no visa etc.

New Zealand Media and Entertainment is NZ's premium integrated media group. We keep Kiwis in the know about what matters most to them, and dig into what’s going on in the world and why, as well as shining a light on the latest and greatest in news and entertainment. Combining radio, digital, and print we reach more than over 3.6 million* Kiwis every week.

We are home to more than 50 of Aotearoa’s award-winning media brands - each with its own voice, and each powered by the country’s top media personalities, journalists, broadcasters, designers, writers, commercial thinkers, operations teams, marketers, digital and tech specialists and many more. You can achieve anything you set your mind to here – the possibilities are endless!

Come and join the future of NZME. Give it your all and enjoy the ride because this could lead anywhere…