Assistant Publicist - Radio 1, 1Xtra, Asian Network & Introducing
- BBC
- Feb 01, 2024
Full time
I.T. & Communications
Job Description
Job Introduction
Band: B
Contract type: Permanent
Location: New Broadcasting House, London
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
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.
Job Purpose
This job is all about connecting with young audiences and making sure that everybody knows what a great job the BBC does!
The team looks after communications and publicity for Radio 1, 1Xtra, Asian Network, BBC Introducing and BBC Music programmes on TV.
These parts of the BBC have millions of users and are focused on young people, ensuring that the BBC delivers relevant content on the right platform.
The networks are involved with a wide range of content including live radio, podcasts, festivals like Big Weekend or Wireless, YouTube, Insta, TikTok, TV, and more.
In the Assistant Publicist role you will be working on publicity for priority content across the BBC music networks from interviews with the biggest stars to showcases with brand new artists, content that reflects black culture, programmes designed for young British Asians, amazing fresh comedy, and film and TV projects. Recent work has included Radio 1's Sound of 2024, new DJs for 1Xtra, Asian Network Certified, 1Xtra's Hot For 2024, Radio 1's TikTok Takeover on Christmas Day, and Mollie King's brand new Radio 1 podcast Where It's At: A Short History of Girlbands.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
The Assistant Publicist will be involved in planning and delivering PR campaigns, dealing with reputational issues and crises, advising DJs and executives, supporting the team with admin tasks, and leading on individual projects. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, programme makers, commissioners and talent to advise on publicity strategy, plan events and announcements and maximise positive coverage.
This Assistant Publicist role will be working on some exciting projects for Asian Network this year, announcing some exciting new podcast titles with big names, as well as supporting on Radio 1's Big Weekend in May.
The publicist will be part of an out-of-hours on-call rota with colleagues.
Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience
Are you a fan of pop culture, pop music, social media, and youth issues? Are you on your phone all the time? Do you know what's trending right now?
You'll ideally have some experience in publicity or public relations in a high profile organization, across radio, TV and social media.
Have a proven track record of running creative publicity campaigns that are innovative and fun.
A good knowledge of media outlets and ideally contacts at some of those.
We are a very busy team so you really need to be organised and plan ahead whilst being able to juggle multiple projects.
You need to be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
An ability to create engaging social posts and clear ideas on best practice.
An excellent sense of what actually makes 'news' - What is new and interesting? What will get noticed?
You will be able to write engaging copy that is succinct whilst also giving all the information.
You'll have some experience of identifying and effectively managing reputational issues, including providing sound communications advice to colleagues and using varied communications tools to defend and enhance reputation.
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
Band: B
Contract type: Permanent
Location: New Broadcasting House, London
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
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.
Job Purpose
This job is all about connecting with young audiences and making sure that everybody knows what a great job the BBC does!
The team looks after communications and publicity for Radio 1, 1Xtra, Asian Network, BBC Introducing and BBC Music programmes on TV.
These parts of the BBC have millions of users and are focused on young people, ensuring that the BBC delivers relevant content on the right platform.
The networks are involved with a wide range of content including live radio, podcasts, festivals like Big Weekend or Wireless, YouTube, Insta, TikTok, TV, and more.
In the Assistant Publicist role you will be working on publicity for priority content across the BBC music networks from interviews with the biggest stars to showcases with brand new artists, content that reflects black culture, programmes designed for young British Asians, amazing fresh comedy, and film and TV projects. Recent work has included Radio 1's Sound of 2024, new DJs for 1Xtra, Asian Network Certified, 1Xtra's Hot For 2024, Radio 1's TikTok Takeover on Christmas Day, and Mollie King's brand new Radio 1 podcast Where It's At: A Short History of Girlbands.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
The Assistant Publicist will be involved in planning and delivering PR campaigns, dealing with reputational issues and crises, advising DJs and executives, supporting the team with admin tasks, and leading on individual projects. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, programme makers, commissioners and talent to advise on publicity strategy, plan events and announcements and maximise positive coverage.
This Assistant Publicist role will be working on some exciting projects for Asian Network this year, announcing some exciting new podcast titles with big names, as well as supporting on Radio 1's Big Weekend in May.
The publicist will be part of an out-of-hours on-call rota with colleagues.
Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience
Are you a fan of pop culture, pop music, social media, and youth issues? Are you on your phone all the time? Do you know what's trending right now?
You'll ideally have some experience in publicity or public relations in a high profile organization, across radio, TV and social media.
Have a proven track record of running creative publicity campaigns that are innovative and fun.
A good knowledge of media outlets and ideally contacts at some of those.
We are a very busy team so you really need to be organised and plan ahead whilst being able to juggle multiple projects.
You need to be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
An ability to create engaging social posts and clear ideas on best practice.
An excellent sense of what actually makes 'news' - What is new and interesting? What will get noticed?
You will be able to write engaging copy that is succinct whilst also giving all the information.
You'll have some experience of identifying and effectively managing reputational issues, including providing sound communications advice to colleagues and using varied communications tools to defend and enhance reputation.
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
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