Communications Assistant

About us

London Marathon Events (part of the London Marathon Group) works to inspire, champion and increase activity in all ages, abilities and demographics. We do this through our successful event portfolio (which includes the TCS London Marathon and TCS Mini London Marathon, Brighton Marathon, The Big Half, Vitality London 10,000, Vitality Westminster Mile, Standard Chartered Great City Race and Swim Serpentine), through our extensive outreach programmes working with schools and community groups in London and across the UK and through our network of wholly owned or partially owned companies, such as Maverick, Run 4 Wales, Loch Ness Marathon Ltd, Caledonian Concepts, Athletic Ventures and Friday Night Lights

Our events raise millions for charities every year to improve the lives of individuals and communities and we passionately believe in the power of sport.

Our values are integral to who we are, how we work and what we do:

• Impact – together we create positive change

• Innovate – together we enable new ideas

• Everyone – together we champion inclusivity

• Customer first – together we go the extra mile for all

Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do, and we want to ensure they are at the heart of our company. We strongly value diversity within our workforce and recognise that different people bring different perspectives, lived experience, ideas and culture to the company. This difference brings with it great strengths, including diversity of thought. So, if you're ready to be a force for good, lead change and want to make a difference to society, keep reading.

Overview of the Role

We are looking for a communications assistant to join our busy communications team at London Marathon Events (LME) on a 9-month contract. (Tuesday 6 January to Friday 2 October This is a fantastic and rare opportunity for an enthusiastic professional looking for a career in sports communications, development and events.

This exciting role will be varied and focused on supporting the LME communications team in the planning and delivery of the 2026 event season which includes the Bath Half (Sunday 15 March), Brighton Marathon Weekend (Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 April), TCS Mini London Marathon (Saturday 25 April), TCS London Marathon (Sunday 26 April), The Big Half (Sunday 6 September), Swim Serpentine (Saturday 19 September) and the Vitality weekend (Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September).

Responsibilities
will be varied and include:

• Providing administrative support to the LME comms team across all events and activities, including the management of media and celebrity entries
• Support PR outreach – suggest pitch ideas for stories across broadcast, print and digital media and draft content
• Support the delivery of media events in the build-up to Event Days
• Support media opportunities and press announcements
• Support engagement of a wide range of media to attend Event Days, including the administration of media accreditation
• Support communications team with the media operations delivery on Event Days
• Support the communications director on public affairs priorities, including coordinating events

Required skills and experience:

Essential:

• Interest in a career in sports media and/or sports events
• Confident communicator willing to take the initiative
• Interest in the sport sector and mass participation events
• Ability to be flexible, supporting ad hoc projects and developing ideas
• Attention to detail and committed to completion of tasks
• Confidence and ability to work within a team and in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written English and strong writing skills
• Organised and confident on Microsoft Office programmes such as Word, Excel

Desirable:

• PR or media experience
• Knowledge of a range of elite sports, including running