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Supports the BBC Proms Communications team in managing publicity campaigns for the world’s largest classical music festival including programme publicity, digital content creation and delivery, and general administrative tasks to support the wider classical music communications team.

• Supports the creation of communication materials and implementation of communication campaigns.
• First point of call for incoming enquiries, handling routine press enquiries.
• Establishes and maintains a network of contacts with the media, national and regional newspapers and magazines, online, TV and audio outlets.
• Co-ordinates events, press conferences and briefings, previews and handling requests for interviews.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with internal and external production departments, talent, their agents and representatives.
• Provides required information and writes copy to high standards of accuracy and on time.
• Ensures any support systems used within the team are maintained and up-to-date and provides administrative and project support where necessary.
• Contributes to – and leads where required - evaluation of work, collecting and analysing data and working with colleagues to assess impact of communications work.
• Supports the running of social media channels in collaboration with the wider BBC Proms team.

• Experience in publicity, public relations or journalism, and a clear understanding of planning and executing publicity campaigns.
• A good news sense with an understanding of the news gathering process.
• The ability to deal with reputational issues under pressure and on tight deadlines.
• Experience of using social media and digital tools to promote content, generate news stories and engage new audiences.
• The ability to manage own workload effectively and assess priorities to meet conflicting deadlines, often at short notice and under pressure.
• Ability to write crisp, clear and lively copy for a range of audiences.

Desirable

• Ability to create, edit and produce digital assets.
• A passion for live music.
• Experience of organizing and managing events.

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Band: B
Contract type: Fixed term till October 2023
Location: Flexible. 2 to 3 days per week at London Broadcasting House, with some on site work at the Royal Albert Hall required.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.