Press Officer

6 months ago


London, United Kingdom Royal Opera House Full time

Press Officer


£28,000 per annum

6-month fixed term contract from September 2023

Full time; 40 hours per week with some flexibility for evening/weekend work

Based on site at ROH Covent Garden

The Royal Opera House continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming and social media to worldwide cinema screenings. The work of our Audiences and Media Department focuses on growing the love, advocacy and demand for the art presented by the Royal Opera House, so that we can share our work with millions across the world and grow our audience-generated revenues.

We are looking for a Press Officer to join the Communications team and provide responsive and effective support during a particularly busy period from September 2023. Working across both art forms with the Heads of Opera and Ballet press respectively, you will deliver on proactive campaigns that make an impact and help enhance the reputation and profile of the work on our stages.

This is a brilliant opportunity if you enjoy working in a busy team with a wide range of people and want to further your career in press and campaign delivery. This role will suit a candidate who is a strong team player, has an extensive media contacts book and is an effective relationship manager and is very driven.

Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

Extensive experience of working within a busy press office/communications teamExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with expert delivery of media relations strategyBroad experience working with artists, PR`s and agentsGood experience in the arts sector and broad understanding of the operational needs of large scale organisations and internal and external stakeholdersAbility to grasp key issues quickly and, when necessary, to deal effectively with complex situations at short notice

Given this is a contract role, prior experience in an arts (dance, and music preferred) or media organisation will be highly regarded as will the ability to get up to speed with specialised subject-matter related to opera and ballet and become operational in a short space of time.


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