Job description

This is offered complete with the exception of 'measures of success' which have beenretained for business sensitive reasons.However, if you have suggestions for measures of success, or different keyresponsibilities and accountablities please add your (attributed) suggestions.Title: Digital Development Director Based: Media House, PeterboroughReports to Group MD, Emap Specialist Media.Scope: Emap

Job Purpose Summary: Thought lead with the following purposes:

1. Evangelise the (revenue and idea generating) power of the network with the emergingeffect that the company functions in a more networked way - leading to the delivery of more product launches, reinventions and acquisitions which are fit for the future.2. Seek, see and share future business opportunities.3. Quality assure big ideas across the business - Operating at the What (strategic) level.Heavier involvement defined/driven ONLY by the benefits to Job Purpose Summary 1.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

1. Offers Thought Leadership internally and externally2. Thought leads by example (breaking out of and across silos)3. Offers strategic overview and tactical analysis to MDs and project management teamsagainst known, emerging and predicted macro trends.4. Acquires and shares future business intelligence for/with senior team.5. Enables self-forming adhoc teams6. Ends internal disconnect caused by hierarchical structure (idea flow).7. Acts to fill structural holes8. Supports examples of new emap culture and thinking:9. Organises and stimulates disruption workshops.

Personal Skills and Abilities

A visionary

Fascinated by future possibilities and able to consistently draw compellingconclusions which people will want to follow.

Understands the socio-economic impact of world2.0

Believes in the power of thenetwork, the value of putting the community first and of taking the narrow-cast, two-way-flow approach to information exchange; niche not mass. Scores engagement over interruption and understands that none of us is as clever as all of us.

A strategic and creative thinker

Acknowledges seismic change and defines clear pathsto new goals. Able to make the complex simple. Confident in ability and intellect tochallenge the status quo and shape the best possible future in an evolving world.

Hungry and flexible enough to learn

Enjoys the process of learning and the discovery of emerging solutions. Prepared to be wrong. Prepared to change. Non-dogmatic, nonadversarial approach.