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London, Greater London
PR Manager, Festival Republic (Maternity Cover)
Overview
About the role Festival Republic is the UK’s leading festival and events promoter. We are looking for an experienced, energetic and self-motivated individual to manage the PR Department in the London office for the company’s portfolio of festivals and events Reporting to the Head of Marketing and PR, you will manage the PR campaigns and strategies to include Community Festival, Latitude Festival, Wireless Festival, Reading & Leeds festivals, plus other events, working closely with the Marketing, Digital and Sponsorship teams. You must have demonstrable experience as a PR or Media Manager within a similar field, with a fantastic knowledge of the festival and music industry. Must have had experience managing a team. Responsibilities: Publicity; Understand the festival market for each event through market analysis, customer profiling and competitor awareness Manage and maintain key journalist relationships in online, radio, TV, print and regional Managing PR campaigns across all festivals Working with press agencies on strategy, targeted media, feature ideas, identifying and communicating the USPs and ethos of each event Negotiating and executing contracts with agencies and media partners Managing press department, dealing with all press enquiries to FR Coordinating announcements/ exclusives with media partners Setting up relationships/ maintaining existing media partnerships Working on collaborations with influencers and digital supporters Coordinating and managing media partner activity and overseeing press activity on site Managing press budgets for each event Managing requests to film on site Managing artist photo and film requests on site Coordinating Press launches and Press days Manage in house media lists and media distribution Corporate PR; Sponsorship liaison, communicating key messages and shining a light on key sponsor partners through publicity Corporate PR positioning and managing media enquiries Charity partners, communicating key charity projects per event and ensuring media needs are looked after Sustainability, communicating key process’ and media positioning within the market Stakeholder media management Drugs and health and safety messaging coordination Liaise with Global PR teams across business keeping abreast of current business trends Manage and coordinate key business messages with trade media Ensure updated corporate messaging sites on public forms e.g. Event websites Crisis Communications; Manage and circulate to key stakeholder’s robust media crisis communications plan Manage media, external PR agencies, in house PR agencies in the event of a media crisis Manage the creation and distribution of crisis communication media messaging Media liaison with key authorities in lead up to and at event Team; Manage PR Coordinators, PR Assistant and external PR agencies Key skills • A background in music PR, partnership work or media • Relevant experience in a similar role within the music industry • Creativity in abundance • A knowledge of social media and the digital media landscape • Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a number of projects at one time • Ability to stay calm under pressure and respond to changing priorities • Excellent communication skills • Fluent in English and an excellent command of grammar and spelling • Copywriting and proof reading abilities • Knowledge and enthusiasm for UK and European festival markets and events If you are interested in this role please apply by 27/03/2020 Please note due to high volume of applications for our roles we reserve the right to close all vacancies earlier than the advertised date without notice. To avoid disappointment please apply as soon as possible. We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.