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Senior Publicist - Entertainment

  • Location: London
  • Salary: Negotiable
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted about 2 years ago

  • Sector: marketing & communications
  • Contact: Lili Daw
  • Contact Email: lili.daw@handle.co.uk
  • Expiry Date: 18 February 2022
  • Job Ref: BBBH95009

Senior Publicist - Entertainment

Our client, an award-winning talent management, television production and live promotion company currently has a fantastic Senior Publicist role. This role is a great opportunity for someone interested in TV production and live comedy who can devise excellent publicity campaigns with creative their own creative ideas.

If you are looking for a new and exciting Publicist role and have experience in securing positive client coverage for audiences to enjoy, then this could be the perfect role for you!

Key Responsibilities:

  • Devising campaigns and strategies with key stakeholders
  • Lead and execute on successful campaigns
  • Develop and maintain great relationships with print, online and broadcast media
  • Be the talent liaison and relationship manager for the delivery of campaigns
  • Take the lead on behalf of the company and clients for media days and press events
  • Write engaging and professional press releases, presentations and reports
  • Help trouble shoot and improve systems processes across publicity and media department
  • Build and develop key external relationships with TV channels, external promoters, live venues and streaming platforms
  • Support the clients and company on key activities

You will have:

  • Great attention to detail and the ability to write engaging and professional press releases
  • The ability to work in a fast-moving news led environment
  • Excellent crisis management skills when require in an intense and high pressure moment with press
  • Good budgeting skills
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • Artistic, visual skills for photoshoots, press pack design and event design
  • Previous experience working in publicity
  • An interest or previous experience with entertainment and comedy

Please get in touch if this sounds like the role for you!

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.