PR and Communications Manager

Job Summary:

Company: Festival Republic

Department: Marketing and PR

Location: Farringdon, London and onsite at festivals during the summer

Reports to: Head of Marketing and PR

Working Hours: Full time with additional working including evenings and weekends during festival season

Contract Type: Permanent

Role Description

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 for the company's portfolio of festivals and events.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing and PR, you will manage PR campaigns and strategies to include all Festival Republic Festivals and live shows.

You must have solid, demonstrable experience as a PR or Media Manager within a similar field.

Who you are

Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience

• Substantial experience in music, live events, or entertainment publicity with team leadership experience
• A knowledge of social media and the digital media landscape including influencers and content creators
• Deep UK media network across key verticals with proven placement and storytelling success
• 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 writing and communication skills
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with marketing, ticketing, artists teams and corporate stakeholders

What the role includes

• Manage and maintain key journalist relationships in online, radio, TV, print and regional
• Managing PR campaigns across all festivals, ensuring campaigns are aligned with the goal of driving awareness, engagement and ticket sales
• 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
• Coordinating announcements / exclusives with media partners
• Setting up relationships / maintaining existing media partnerships in collaboration with the Marketing and Campaign Managers
• 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
• Manage corporate PR positioning and media enquiries
• Liaise with Global PR teams across the business
• Managing and coordinate key business messages with trade media
• Ensure updated corporate messaging sites on event websites
• Act as a primary media liaison with relevant authorities in the lead-up to and during the event
• Act as the primary point of contact for initial crisis management communication and liaise with the Live Nation Entertainment PR team if required

Equal Opportunities

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 identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

The Company

Festival Republic is part of Live Nation Entertainment which is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, LN Media and Artist Nation Management.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday 27th October 2025. We reserve the right to close applications at any time so encourage early application where possible.

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